In relation to the last several preceding posts. This was a recent story related to the economics of abortion industry.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,571215,00.html?test=latestnews
It reminds me a little bit about our involvement in the dental industry. I don't want to cast dispersions on the profession. But there are a variety of competing interests and always a variety of choices in treatment. There is the patient; there is counseling; there is informed consent; there is everyone's welfare; and there is profit; there are always judgment calls; and there is what insurance covers or not.
It takes strong individuals not to have the profit motive be number one concern. It is only human. Always take it into account. You are putting your welfare into the hand of people who run a business. Ethics are a huge thing that varies from organization to organization and individual to individual. Don't be duped and don't be rushed and don't be pressured. Get another opinion when you feel you need one.
TAKE YOUR TIME. Try praying,too. You might think and listen more and discover entirely different and surprising options. You might discover you have courage and hope and support.
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Hey there, it's lucky I checked back. You see, you never actually posted my comments, so I never got the e-mail that told me they were up.
But I sometimes check back and in this case it's good that I did.
So anyways to speak to the points you made:
First and foremost, abortion is not an "industry" least of all in Canada. In Canada, abortion is fully covered by the healthcare system. This is why the term "abortion doctor" is a misnomer. There are no doctors whose entire profession is abortion. There are OB/Gyns who preform abortions in addition to giving paps and delivering babies.
Heck, even in the States, where abortion isn't covered it's not an industry. The big money is in birth-control.
As for the story you've got there from Fox, I've seen it around and I've seen many questions raised about it. For example: How did she become a Planned Parenthood director when she was apparently unaware of how abortions are preformed? There are also many inconsistencies with her claims of executive pressuring her into making more girls have abortions.
Anyhow, I'd like to point out that you are equating abortion with the pro-choice movement. It's a common mistake, but you see, abortion is only one of three different choices a woman has. Pro-choice is about ensuring women have access to all three choices and may decide when they reproduce. This includes access to birth control, pre-natal care, adoption agencies (both closed and open), abortion services and post-natal care.
Anyhow, I'm glad I popped in, next time just post the comment so that I get the e-mail, tagging things 'Dear Rabble' sadly doesn't send them to my inbox.
Love,
Rabble
Hi, I left notes on your blog about the reposting. Maybe that wasn't clear. I got your blog from the statcounter.
Industry: it sounds negative. And what is the definition of industry. I first balked at it when I first heard of the "dental industry". To me dentistry is health care with the primary interest the interest of the patient. But whenever production increases profits, the commercial interest enters the picture.
There are "abortion doctors" in Canada. My information is that the abortion providers at the clinic in Edmonton are over 70 years old. If I hear of any dentist practicing over 70 years old, I think--they did not save for retirement--and I don't want him to fix my tooth.
In term of the Planned Parenthood director, I only know that Fox story and but I don't think it is implausible. People change their minds and there are similar stories from the past; I think Carol Everett was one. The pressure to keep the operatories humming along also does not seem unreasonable. I myself have tried to keep dental operatories working at maximum efficiency and profitability. It all depends on whether she is a credible witness or not.
If "pro-choice" is about all those options then why object to the Back Porch. Why object when somebody says: wait a minute, don't feel rushed and pressured. You don't have to do this today and maybe you don't have to do this at all. You have all kinds of choices down the road, but you can never bring this life back.
I find it funny that Rabble objects to the back porch offering biscuits and hot chocolate to women, as if they can't make up their own minds as to whether they want to eat a biscuit, but finds them imminently qualified to make the decision as to whether or not they want to murder the baby they have conceived. I guess when it comes to biscuits, I'm pro-choice. Let the women decide if they want to eat or not.
I find it funny that Rabble objects to the back porch offering biscuits and hot chocolate to women, as if they can't make up their own minds as to whether they want to eat a biscuit, but finds them imminently qualified to make the decision as to whether or not they want to murder the baby they have conceived. I guess when it comes to biscuits, I'm pro-choice. Let the women decide if they want to eat or not.
Choosing to end the life of another human, is a choice?
The human may not be born yet, but he or she is still human.
A six month old cannot survive on it's own either.
Why not CHOOSE to snuff it's life out, also, if he or she is too much a burden on the parents?
Please Forgive the delay, school comes first.
http://prochoicerabble.blogspot.com/2009/11/dear-people.html
There is my reply to all of you, feel free to comment there.
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