By Bill Donahue
Next Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Those who support abortion rights are in denial, and for eminently good
reason: the public has turned against them. Indeed, more Americans
consider themselves pro-life than at any time since 1973.
On November 21, the Centers for Disease
Control released a report, “Abortion Surveillance—United States, 2009,”
that found there was a 5 percent decrease in abortions between 2008 and
2009, the largest single-year decrease in a decade. This makes sense
given the general revulsion against abortion. Then there is the
increasing reluctance of doctors to kill children in utero: it takes a
special kind of person to do that. This is why New York Governor Andrew
Cuomo wants to allow non-doctors to do abortions—they don’t have the
same scruples about killing the innocent.
The number of abortions peaked in 1990
and has been declining ever since. The number of abortion providers
peaked in 1982, and while they have been steadily declining, a leveling
off has been evident since 2005. The good news is that 27 states and the
District of Columbia have experienced a decrease in abortion providers.
Pro-abortion activists are in denial.
For instance, the Center for American Progress’ (CAP) Faith and
Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute issued a statement yesterday
by a few clergy members that is classic doublespeak. It says they are
committed to “justice and dignity for all God’s people” [my
italic], which is obviously a lie. They also say they “affirm the
sacredness of conscience…as a foundation of religious liberty.” This is
also a lie: Sally Steenland, director of CAP’s Faith and Progressive
Policy Initiative, who is touting this statement today, cheered when
Catholic conscience rights were nixed by the HHS mandate.
For the record, George Soros funds CAP and the Ford Foundation funds its Faith and Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute.
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