The following blog post is written by 2L student staff member Stefani Goodnight.
Abortion is a human right. I repeat that statement over and
over in my head. I try to think about it objectively and see if there is
something I am missing.
Amnesty International (AI) launched a campaign entitled “My
Body, My Rights.” “My Body” refers to the mother and “My Rights” refers to her
right to choose to end the life of her baby. Am I the only one who sees a disconnect
here? In its report “She is Not a Criminal,
the Impact of Ireland’s Abortion Law” AI declares that human rights
apply only after birth and that Ireland's constitutional recognition of the
right to life for unborn children is "inconsistent with international
human rights law.” [1]It
is not until the baby passes through the birth canal that it is entitled to
life and rights as a human?
The other day I read an article in the news about an ABC TV
show I do not watch called “Scandal.” In the latest episode a woman has an
abortion while Silent Night (a hymn celebrating the birth of Jesus) is playing
in the background.[2] I
felt angry. Is this what the leading country on human rights glorifies? Of
course Planned Parenthood commended the show and said they hope that Congress
and the nation are taking note.
I think we are taking note and we are saying enough is
enough. I don’t believe Planned Parenthood speaks for the Nation as a whole. We
have seen the evil that has come from Planned Parenthood under the guise of
“women’s reproductive health.” I believe that the tide is turning on abortion.
Christian or not Americans do care about human rights and we aren’t buying the
lies put forth by AI or Planned Parenthood that an unborn child does not have a
right to life. Neither are we persuaded by the gross irreverence of ABC.
As far as I
can see, international laws are silent on the issue of abortion and it is
ludicrous to claim that this silence creates a right to abortion that supersedes
the rights of the unborn. [3]
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