Article by Cameron Spink

 

The Punch is a great website to dialogue on many different issues. You get journalists on the opposite sides of the fence to each other heatedly debating so many different topics. One such topic is abortion which always brings a lot of controversy. Tory Shepherd, staunch atheist and editor of The Punch fired the first shot writing an article in March last year declaring herself as a "pro-abortionist" and blaming "pro-lifers" as the reason why so many women feel guilty about aborting their babies. You can read her article here.

 

It took some time but eventually, yesterday, there was a response from Tim Cannon, the media spokesman for the Australian Family Association. Thankfully, it is worth the wait. Cannon fires back with strong scientific opinion that "human life commences at the time of conception". He also compares the plight of the unborn babies as similar to the fight for freedom for slaves. Apples and oranges, one might say, but the resemblances are worth considering. Click here to read his full article.

 

There are other advocates for the life of the unborn fetus worth considering. Tim Cannon mentions Dr Bernard Nathanson in his article. Obviously this article was written before the good doctor died on Monday. The example of such a man demonstrates how the full understanding of the effects of abortion on the fetus can change a committed pro-choice advocate into a renown pro-life supporter. You can read a more thorough article about Bernard's life on Bill Muehlenberg's website.

 

There are others who have seen the damage of supporting the right to abortion. Abby Johnson was the director of Planned Parenthood and also a Christian. Planned Parenthood is a very strong advocate for women's rights and the use of abortion. Thankfully Abby realised, while looking at an ultrasound, that her occupation was one that promoted death to unborn babies. Her comprehension is recorded in her book called Unplanned.

 

Lila Rose is only young, actually she is my age, yet her actions have had a profound impact upon the organisation that is Planned Parenthood. She smuggled a camera into a clinic and recorded a consellor giving her advice to lie and act illegally. Planned Parenthood protested that it was taken out of context. So she posted the whole video. Then they said that it was an anomaly. So she recorded at another clinic. It may be coincidental to Lila Rose's videos but Planned Parenthood's government funding is now set to be cut if the US Senate approve the new budget. Click here to see Lila Rose's videos on liveaction.org.

 

We may still have the abhorrent abortion laws in Victoria but there is good reason to be optimistic of our chances to overturn this law and restore sanity.