By Corinna Swetz
A pro-life group reputed for its
defense of human life has unveiled its true colors about the taking of human
life.
Live Action News posted a video
titled, "The Pro-Life Reply to: Abortion Can Be Medically Necessary."
https://youtu.be/5TmomK2RB2A While
feigning to reject the argument that "abortion is medically
necessary," they turn around and argue in its defense.
According to Live Action, an
abortion is no longer an abortion when it involves an ectopic pregnancy. An
ectopic pregnancy is when the newly conceived child upon conception attaches itself
somewhere other than the lining of the uterine wall, e.g. the fallopian tubes,
posing risk to the child and mother. In
such a situation, they view "terminating the pregnancy" (code
language for "killing the baby") as "medically necessary" and
deny that this is an abortion.
Speaking for Live Action News, neonatologist
Dr. Kendra Kolb says: (editor’s notes in brackets)
“Some will also confuse the necessary treatment for an
ectopic pregnancy with an abortion…. When a preborn child implants outside the
uterus, it is a hostile environment for the baby in which it cannot survive [false,
they sometimes survive], and sadly, removing the baby from the fallopian tube
or abdominal cavity is necessary, as an ectopic pregnancy will inevitably end
in a miscarriage [not true] and may threaten the mother’s life. These
situations are devastating, however they are not considered abortions.” [by the
pro-abort people, that is]
Nay. Taking the life of the unborn
under any circumstances is abortion. And while the Church has no
specific teaching on how to deal with ectopic pregnancy, it is very specific on
its teaching about abortion, which unfortunately occurs in the course of
treating ectopic pregnancy, i.e. the artificial ejection of the living child
from the mother’s womb. Several popes have made it clear that there is nothing
that can outdo the evil of abortion, and this would include any good that could
come about in treating ectopic pregnancy.
Hence the principle of double
effect would not apply in this case, since the secondary effect (abortion)
is far worse than any good that can be accomplished in treating ectopic
pregnancy.
If in fact doctors know that a pre-born child will die in a miscarriage, then the only moral thing to do is to let the baby die naturally. For only God, the Giver of human life, may take human life. No man may play God.
However, it can never be said with
certainty that an ectopic baby will not survive the pregnancy. The baby could
be implanted into the uterus later during pregnancy or otherwise survive by
unforeseen or miraculous means, as we have often seen. There is a plethora of
documented information showing that ectopic pregnancies have born healthy
children from time to time. https://www.lifenews.com/2015/12/28/miracle-twin-babies-survive-rare-ectopic-pregnancy-after-mom-had-her-tubes-removed/
Even so, Live Action insists that
babies of ectopic pregnancies need to be removed surgically, yet they deny this
is abortion. Kendra says, “Abortion unnecessarily ends the lives of children,”
alleging thereby that it is sometimes necessary to end the lives of children. Such
“necessary” ending of human life is abortion, and as such, incurs the guilt of
murder.
There is a huge moral difference
between an ectopic baby dying a natural death via miscarriage and being
"terminated" by a doctor removing him or her from the womb.
The former is an act of God while the latter is the case of arrogant man
playing God.
This is not to mention that a misdiagnosis of
ectopic pregnancy is always possible, since man can err. It isn't rare that
doctors make a mistake and erroneously come to the conclusion that their
patient has this or that medical condition.
Sadly, these false diagnoses are often
deliberate. Doctors will often declare a healthy baby to be ectopic or “brain
dead” just to harvest his organs or simply out of a demonic thirst for blood.
The mother needs to realize that if
she “terminates her pregnancy” she has committed an abortion, regardless of
what the Medical Deities (MDs) or pseudo "pro-life" experts would
have her think. Should a woman find herself in this situation, she needs to beg
God for the courage to keep her baby and accept the results. At least by doing
this, she won't be guilty of blood but can rest in peace, whether or not she or
the child survives.
Even if doctors know the diagnosis
is absolutely correct and the baby or mother will absolutely die, the baby
still deserves the basic care of remaining in the mother's womb until natural
death (miscarriage).
Live Action disagrees. Their
rationale opens the door to "pulling the plug" on the terminally ill
and denying them basic care on the grounds that "the patient is going to
die anyway." With this “ectopic” argument, withdrawal of artificial life
support is justified where people are now encouraged to deny it is slow euthanasia, i.e. murder.
Making excuses for abortion and euthanasia has become common these days, even among some “pro-lifers,” but this shouldn’t surprise us. After all, if population-control experts can infiltrate the Vatican today they can certainly infiltrate the pro-life movement. We’re living in perilous times when the agents of darkness have now sown their lethal agenda into every walk of life, so we need to “Watch and pray. For ye know not when the time is." (Mark 13:33) The words of the Apostle Peter especially apply at this time:
“Be sober and watch: because your adversary
the devil, as a roaring lion, goes about seeking whom he may devour.” (1 Peter
5:8)
Corinna Swetz is 28 years old. Originally from Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada, she moved to Los Angeles five years ago with the earnest hope of becoming an American citizen. She's a fervent Catholic, enjoys writing, and is a staunch defender of conservative values on the Catholic and political blogosphere. Corinna had authored an exquisite book of poems, Poetic Reflections, which is available on Amazon.
