{"id":328,"date":"2009-08-02T11:43:43","date_gmt":"2009-08-02T11:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/apagansblog\/2009\/08\/a-preview-of-pro-life-america.html"},"modified":"2009-08-02T11:43:43","modified_gmt":"2009-08-02T11:43:43","slug":"a-preview-of-pro-life-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/apagansblog\/2009\/08\/a-preview-of-pro-life-america.html","title":{"rendered":"A Preview of ‘Pro-Life’ America"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lindsey Beyerstein<\/a> over at Majikthise
\n<\/span>provides more information about
\nthe utter hypocrisy and genuine nastiness of the triumph of “pro-life” forces in Nicaragua in
\noutlawing abortion for any reason whatsoever.<\/font>   <\/font><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

. . .  <\/span>the law makes it a crime to save the life of the mother using
\ntreatments that are contraindicated during pregnancy, like chemotherapy,
\nanti-malarials, or drugs for HIV\/AIDS. That proviso distills the woman-hating
\ncore of the anti-choice agenda. Proof positive that some people consider women
\nas nothing more than incubators.<\/span><\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


<\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Beyerstein writes that according to Amnesty International<\/a>, <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

women are punished for miscarriages, even
\nspontaneous ones, because doctors can’t always tell the difference between a
\nnatural and an induced termination.<\/span><\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Amnesty reported<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

Amnesty International delegates met with young girls who, having been
\nsubjected to sexual violence at the hands of close family members or
\nfriends, were compelled to carry the resulting pregnancies to term
\n-giving birth in many instances to their own brothers or sisters
\n-because they were denied access to alternatives.  It is deeply
\ntroubling that there was a recorded rise in pregnant teenagers
\ncommitting suicide by consuming poison in 2008.<\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/p>\n

Obstetricians, gynaecologists and family doctors in Nicaragua told
\nAmnesty International that under this Penal Code they can no longer
\nlegally provide effective medical treatment for life threatening
\ndiseases in pregnant women and girls because of the potential risk to
\nthe foetus.<\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

These sickos have perverted one of the most sacred human relationships, that of a mother to her child.  American women can look forward to similar
\ntreatment if these Sauronic folks ever triumph here.  <\/span>Since that’s unlikely, thank the Gods, over here they are forced to settle for simple murder.<\/span>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n


\n<\/font><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/font><\/p>\n

<\/blockquote>\n


\n
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