Opposing Planned Parenthood, Cynically

A TINY, PRECIOUS, perfectly formed and healthy baby being sucked out of its mother's womb and sliced to pieces is an image no more appealing to pro choice liberals than it is to sanctimonious, right wing screeching anti-abortion fanatics. Fact is, nobody favors abortion. We are all, everyone among us, "pro life". If you think otherwise, you are far more cynical about human nature than is even remotely appropriate, and cynicism about human nature is almost always appropriate. Pro choice people simply believe that there is indeed a choice to be made, and that the choice should belong to the woman, not the government. This does not mean that they want women to chose abortion, it means that they believe that the woman should have the choice. Big government conservatives believe that unborn babies should be protected by law, which would be preferable, if it were enforceable, and posed less than an enormous threat to pregnant women. Prohibit abortion, and abortion takes place anyway, under desperate circumstances, in back alleys with coat hangers. This increases the rate of mother death. After the baby is born, conservatives revert to small government; no help for new mothers. Absolute devotion to the health of the child, until the day it is born. Permit abortion, and offer counseling and assistance and alternatives, like Planned parenthood does, and you have a healthier society. Planned Parenthood is an organization whose purpose is to help people, which is exactly what it does. Since it helps people, it is no wonder that American conservatives are generally opposed to it, and that when it comes time to help people, they want their government small, tiny, invisible.