Irony: Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood of Illinois President and CEO Carole Brite released a statement Sunday expressing "shock" over the tragedy.
"While legal abortion services in the United States have a very high safety record, a tragedy such as this is devastating to loved ones and we offer our deepest sympathies," Brite stated. "Planned Parenthood of Illinois cares deeply about the health and safety of each and every patient."

In an article by Audrey Barrick, reporting for christianpost.com, the president of Planned Parenthood Illinois issued the above statement in response to the death of a 24 year old woman who had recently received their services. Ms. Brite is quoted above as saying that “Planned Parenthood…cares deeply about the health and safety of each and every patient.”

Ironic.  In nursing, we are taught that our patient extends beyond the individual being treated to include their family.  So, for the organization whose purpose is to terminate unwanted pregnancy, which would otherwise become a family member, to claim that they care deeply about the health and safety of each and every patient, is ironic at best, and if we are to be entirely truthful about the matter, deceptive.

There are many arguments which can be made here to argue the semantics and differences in beliefs:

Is this a fetus or an unborn child?

That is probably the most popular of arguments with regard to abortion rights since Roe vs Wade.  Iʻm not interested in jumping on that never ending carousel of stupidity.  The fact of the matter is that something does not have to be believed in or even agreed upon in order to exist. It is fact, that upon conception, a gamete from a man and a woman joins to create a whole new thing, biologically unique from all the other cells in either parent, yet drawing from only those two pools. It is what it is no matter how you want to describe it. Whether you say, lump of cells, embryo, or baby does not change what it is, and what it has potential to become.  It is not an issue of terminology, or religion, or whether or not one can afford it.  It is an issue of values.  Do we value life?  Do we value life indiscriminately? What does it really mean to value life? 

As a Christian, and one enamored with her Creator, I am a bit biased and can say from personal experience, that one cannot truly appreciate life until meditating on the Creator. That an All Powerful God, who spoke things into existence, allowed us freedom to choose between Him and our own way, and gave up His Holy and Righteous position to come to earth for 33 years or so, experience our pain and limits, suffer horribly at the hands of evil, and die, in order to win a battle for us that we donʻt even want to believe is going on. Donʻt believe in a Creator?  Iʻm sorry.  Youʻre really missing out.

Back to the article, Iʻm so glad that Ms. Barrick is quoted as saying that.  In logical arguments, it helps to write out your proofs.  If it is true that a woman is a patient and a fetus is a patient and Planned Parenthood terminates the existence of fetuses, then it cannot be true that Planned Parenthood cares deeply about the health and safety of each and every patient.  Suppose you still think my logic is flawed, thatʻs okay.  There are other viewpoints.  Like how studies have shown that there is documented psychological damage to the women who have had an abortion. 

I donʻt know if my post really has a conclusion.  Iʻm actually quite the amateur, if you havenʻt already noticed.  I suppose I just wanted to type out my thoughts and reaction to the article named above.  Here is a link for yourself:

http://www.christianpost.com/news/pro-life-group-calls-for-planned-parenthood-probe-after-botched-abortion-death-78739/#TujWPLv5ZT1lbuAT.99

I know I wonʻt be the one to change society, and Iʻm okay with that. But I will take this opportunity to speak up, and to go against the grain of our current popular culture.  The day opposition becomes silent is the day we are no longer challenged to grow.