{"id":2518,"date":"2011-03-22T00:23:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T04:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liveaction.org\/blog\/?p=2518"},"modified":"2013-03-29T18:55:34","modified_gmt":"2013-03-29T22:55:34","slug":"pro-lifers-should-reject-alters-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-lifers-should-reject-alters-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-lifers should reject Jonathan Alter’s smug pro-choice lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jonathan Alter at Bloomberg Businessweek<\/a> wrote, \u201cDo so-called pro-life activists want to posture about abortion or actually reduce the number of aborted fetuses each year? If it\u2019s the latter, they should be trying to expand Planned Parenthood, not kill it.\u201d Thanks, Jonathan. The best way to reduce an injustice: legalize it and use government funds to finance it. Who knew?\"Stop\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Alter\u2019s hissy fit was a reaction to the Pence Amendment, a bill that Alter falsely claims would prevent Planned Parenthood from offering various reproductive health services unless they stop providing abortions.<\/p>\n

Shifting the debate to money, Alter claims that the Pence Amendment \u201cmight even increase the deficit\u201d and argues that Planned Parenthood \u201csaves the government money.\u201d And what does saving money have to do with saving human life? Nothing. But when has a pro-abortion apologist ever let the facts get in the way of a pro-abortion theory?<\/p>\n

Alter then quotes Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, who says, \u201cFor most of these women, who tend to be younger, we\u2019re the only doctor they see.\u201d Richards says that sixty percent of the women who visit Planned Parenthood clinics report seeing no other doctors at all. So? This argument is a logical fallacy. Unless you have a medical condition that requires a specialist, why would you see more than one doctor? Richards, as is her style, uses scare tactics, attempting to position Planned Parenthood as the only health provider for women. The facts<\/a> prove her wrong.<\/p>\n

Enough about facts, though, Alter was on a roll. He continued, \u201cAccording to the best available studies (from the Guttmacher Institute, named after a former Planned Parenthood chief), the birth control handed out by the organization prevents more than 600,000 unwanted pregnancies a year. Think about that number: At least 600,000 women a year go in for birth-control pills or condoms and end up not getting pregnant. Given that a large percentage would have an abortion if impregnated, it\u2019s fair to say that Planned Parenthood prevents a few hundred thousand abortions a year.\u201d<\/p>\n

First, Alter admits the \u201cbest\u201d available studies are from the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion organization that was founded as a division of Planned Parenthood. No conflict of interest there.<\/p>\n

Second, Alter falsely assumes the 600,000 women a year who get birth control from Planned Parenthood wouldn\u2019t have anywhere else to get birth control. He then falsely assumes Planned Parenthood is the reason 600,000 women a year end up not getting pregnant. He completes his argument with the ridiculous claim that Planned Parenthood prevents a few hundred thousand abortions a year, a claim based on his own false assumptions. You\u2019re a gem, Alter.<\/p>\n

And what\u2019s a pro-abortion propaganda piece without a little pro-life bashing? Alter opened his tirade questioning the integrity of pro-life advocates by using the term \u201cso-called\u201d pro-life activists. He closed by declaring, \u201cWomen\u2019s health issues don\u2019t register with them [anti-abortion conservatives].\u201d<\/p>\n

Just another objective report from our unbiased media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Alter at Bloomberg Businessweek wrote, \u201cDo so-called pro-life activists want to posture about abortion or actually reduce the number of aborted fetuses each year? If it\u2019s the latter, they should be trying to expand Planned Parenthood, not kill it.\u201d Thanks, Jonathan. 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