Response to CNN Article
In an interview with CNN during the DNC, Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood Action Fund President, proclaimed to both the viewers and the hosts that Tim Kaine “has been a champion for women and families his entire lifetime” (Richards). Richards indicated the possibility of Mr. Kaine being against abortion personally in saying that he keeps personal opinion and politics separate. According to Richards, Mr. Kaine has “had a 100% rating with the Planned Parenthood Action Fund” (Richards). In addition, Mr. Kaine “has been a champion for Planned Parenthood” (Richards). Then Richards made another remark stating that Mike Pence “has made his whole political career out of attacking Planned Parenthood, trying to defund Planned Parenthood” (Richards). Also, she praised Tim Kaine as “a champion for women and families his entire lifetime” (Richards). She also spoke with a similar descriptor while addressing the DNC. Tim Kaine, according to Clinton spokesman Jesse Fergeson, wants to repeal the Hyde Amendment, prohibiting the utilization of funds from the federal government to support abortion services such as Planned Parenthood.
Since those who are in the majority that have the position of law regulation refuse or lack the passion to stop abortion, what stops them from limiting the amount of children in a family if the country does become overpopulated such as China? In my humble opinion, a government that the democratic party suggests would not mind conducting abortions on those whom have already hit the mark of the allowed number of children. When I am married, if it is in God’s will and grace, how many times my wife is pregnant will be the same number of children I have.
Where is the voice for the babies that are presently and are going to be affected by abortion? There seems to be a voice for everything: of course human beings, unless you are a baby, and things that are not human such as whales, trees, dogs, and cats. Something is not clicking if our society puts the value of the environment and mere animals over the life of a human being (or a fetus which I still think counts as a human being). Murder is illegal, is it not? Well, how can abortion be legal then? I know there are exceptions such as rape and forced sexual intercourse through intoxication. I have no clear answer for the victims of these issues except for condolences and sympathy. It is not clear cut on this side of the spectrum of abortion. But on the other side of the spectrum of abortion, voluntary sexual intercourse, any excuse that is made by individuals on this side of the spectrum is based on self, is illogical, and is unreasonable. How is it possible that our society as a whole has found abortion to be morally acceptable?
Response to New York Times Article
Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana and Donald Trump’s running mate, is well known for his hatred of abortion, calling the procedure “the worst Supreme Court decision since Dred Scott” (Pence). This decision in 1857 declared that black slaves were nothing more than mere property. The “sanctity of human life” (Pence) is very important to him because of his Christian faith and his practicality. He abhorred this rather evil act against human life as “nascent human life that is ended abruptly and in darkness” (Pence). Since becoming governor over Indiana in 2012, Mr. Pence has signed anti-abortion measures every single year. Before becoming governor, he was in Congress where he represented southern Indiana advocating one of the first bills denying Planned Parent funds from the federal government in 2007. Year after year he pushed for the same exertion, mustering words of indignation resulting in minor effect. Mr. Pence pushed for the very bill that would have caused Indiana to be the first state to ban abortion on a broad spectrum. Abortions would be banned if it were based only on the race, sex, or suspected disabilities of the fetus. If an abortion was allowed, the doctor must give particular information to the woman, the woman would have to receive certain counseling, and the care with which is to be shown in the handling of the fetal tissue. Those who provide the procedure of abortion must bury or cremate the fetuses. Without this bill, sorrowfully, the fetal tissue is “discarded as medical waste” (Davey and Barbaro 17). Many made an outcry in rebellion to this law that would take effect in Indiana. Infuriated protestors, mostly consisting of women, marched on the Capital, holding signs of a sarcastic nature mocking the governor as “a repressive, fatherlike figure from a bygone era” (Davey and Barbaro 24). There is even a campaign of phone calls and online postings, called “Periods for Pence”, where women could share updates from their current menstrual cycle with the governor’s office since he had undermined “deeply personal decisions” (Davey and Barbaro 25). The “constitutionality” of the controversial matter was put into question that had been specified by longstanding Supreme Court rulings on the matter of abortion. This fact even concerns those who support the bill. A day before the bill was supposed to take effect in late June, a federal judge announced a preliminary injunction against the bill. The State of Indiana is thinking over the possibility of appealing the ruling which the anti-abortion groups are trying to persuade the governor’s office to do so. After revoking a bill that he had passed making homosexual marriage illegal in Indiana, bonds were quite strained between him and conservative groups. But this abortion law was an opportunity for Mr. Pence to fix those rather strained relationships. After signing the bill, conservative groups without hesitation came forward to his defense and have freely bestowed him with praise. Indiana Right to Life, a caucus that is in opposition to abortion, has a local chapter that plans to present Mr. Pence with it’s yearly “Courage Award” for his diligent and courageous work on the law to make abortion illegal. The executive director of St. Joseph County Right to Life, Jeanette Burdell, praised Mr. Pence, saying, “Pro-lifers are very proud of the work he has done on this” (Burdell).
While there are people who are in the position of law regulation that advocate abortion, there are also those who oppose this evil procedure with a fervent passion such as Mr. Pence. He is among the many voices standing up for those babies who are and will be affected by abortion. Mr. Pence fought to have abortion made illegal, and he got it passed. The only problem that occurred was the “constitutionality” of the bill. I completely admire his passion to put his beliefs and what he thinks is right above political agenda and the status quo. He was not concerned with the negative drawbacks of this bill; the only concern was getting it passed.
This is a reminder and encouragement for me and other conservatives that there is a hope for our country to turn from it’s dark path. I hope that more like him will rise to the occasion and fight the status quo of self-gratification, convenience, and immorality. I find it repulsive that people would resist in the manner that they did. They think that he is single minded and intolerant, instead they need to turn around and look at themselves. I believe that it is the citizen’s duty to respect those who are in charge even if they are in disagreement. Go right ahead and voice your disagreement if you want to because we live in a country that allows us to speak freely in a worthy and honorable manner.