Press Laments Loss of Panda Cub, Ignores Loss of 1.2 Million Human Babies

by Carol Tobias, President
National Right to Life Committee

Scientists, zoo officials and panda fans everywhere sat on the edges of their seats last week to watch the drama of a panda birth unfold at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.


The panda mother, named Mei Ziang, gave birth to one panda cub excitedly described as “vibrant, healthy, and active” by CBS News. A second cub was stillborn, an event described by observers quoted in the Baltimore Sun with words such as “sadness,” “pure sorrow,” and “terror.” Other news outlets alternatively heaped praise on the zoo for the successful birth, or sad condolences for the loss of the second cub.

I don’t want to take anything away from the sadness people experienced at the loss of the cub, nor for the wonder of the birth of one of these endangered animals. Whenever that occurs, it’s an amazing event.

continue reading at http://www.lifenews.com