{"id":35220,"date":"2013-05-21T09:26:02","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T13:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=35220"},"modified":"2013-05-21T14:40:35","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T18:40:35","slug":"the-oxymoron-of-safe-abortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/the-oxymoron-of-safe-abortions\/","title":{"rendered":"The oxymoron of \u201csafe\u201d abortions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Liberal blogger Amanda Marcotte wrote a recent piece<\/a> for USA Today<\/em> titled “How to prevent another Gosnell.” In the article, Marcotte seeks to answer the question she believes is lurking on everyone’s mind after his verdict: “How can we prevent future tragedies like this?”<\/p>\n

Marcotte is under the impression that Gosnell is the lone bad cowboy on the abortion\u00a0frontier. We’ve rounded him up and put him in\u00a0prison, and now the world is a much better place. In reality, Gosnell is one among many crooked abortionists in our nation. Our latest videos from the Inhuman<\/a><\/em> project show the\u00a0extent\u00a0doctors and clinic workers will sink to in the name of “reproductive rights.” I hope Marcotte will watch those videos and realize women are being victimized and\u00a0deceived\u00a0today. Sadly Marcotte would rather focus on future prevention, which she states can be accomplished by making abortion “safer”.<\/p>\n

Indeed, if we want to prevent future Gosnells, the solution is simple: Abortion should be regulated, of course, but in the same way that all other medical practice is regulated, with an eye towards making it safe, not making it hard to get.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Safe and legal – the all too familiar rallying cry of those who champion abortion. How easy it is to disregard the fact that it’s legal in some states to abort a 26-week-old in the womb, yet Gosnell was convicted of first-degree murder for killing children born alive at 24 weeks. I guess as long as it’s legal and sanitary, ethical questions need not be raised.<\/p>\n

I’m not\u00a0against\u00a0clean\u00a0facilities\u00a0and good health care.\u00a0It\u2019s clear that Gosnell\u2019s Women\u2019s Health Center was a horrific place: dirty\u00a0equipment, bloodstained tables, cat feces on the floor. By now most of us have read the details, and they’re stomach-turning. Marcotte wants women in sterile environments, where they can terminate their children with little risk to their own heath and well-being. I’ll admit that I can see how that certainly sounds better than being in a clinic where baby feet are held in jars. Yet do a clean room, decorated walls, and a\u00a0certified\u00a0OB-GYN constitute a safe abortion?<\/p>\n

A Planned Parenthood question-and-answer page<\/a> has this question posed:<\/p>\n

How Safe Are In-Clinic Abortion Procedures?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/b>Safety is an important and common concern for women. In-clinic abortion procedures are very safe. But there are risks with any medical procedure.<\/p>\n