Hysteria, Abortion, and Breakfast

"Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery,suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it."~Elia Kazan

Recently, in response to the Stupak Amendent that was attached to the 2000 page Frankenstein's monster that is HR 3962, a group called Credo Action decided to invoke the horror of back alley, coat-hanger abortions. Essentially, you sign an online petition, and they send a coat hanger to the 20 Democrats that supported the Stupak Amendment (H.AMDT. 509).

This is hysteria at it's finest. First of all, the notion of coat hanger abortions are ridiculous. A great article (here) posits a few common sense ideas. Ask yourself, do you know an actual person that committed a back alley abortion? Or even an actual "friend of a friend"? Secondly, the amendment, doesn't prohibit abortions, it only prohibits public funds going to pay for abortions.

But barring that, let's look at what groups like Credo are defending. Though the arguments for abortion have been hashed and rehashed, and people are generally unswayable in their convictions, the recent conversion of a former planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson leaves room for hope that hearts can be changed. So I solider onward.

Argument One: It's just a mass of tissue, not a life.
To be blunt, if that was truly the case, then I want my California Condor omelette. Or my Kemp's Ridely Sea Turtle Frittata. You can't have it both ways, either it's a life or it's a tasty treat. Pick one and go from there.

Argument Two: Keep your hands off my body.
Um... excuse me? Here's a little Bio-101 for you. The split second an egg is fertilized by sperm, the resulting mix of DNA is completely distinct from every other person on the planet. If that child was allowed to be born and later went on to, let's say, commit a crime, the authorities using DNA forensics would only be directed to the child! The mother's DNA, while sharing similar traits, would be distinct. It isn't your body we're talking about, narcissist.

Argument Three: I don't want to bring a child into this bad situation (pick one) I'm in.
This is so ridiculous... So, a better alternative to poverty or drug addiction is the slaughter of the individual? I suppose this would be a more interesting way for the government to engage in its war on poverty and drugs. Hooked on crack? Are you living below the poverty line? We'll suck your brains out with a vacuum, 'cause that'll be better for you.

I realize that I could be construed as using hysteria myself, but frankly I didn't even broach the subject of Margret Sanger and the genocidal tendencies of the pro-abortion movement. Abortion is barbarianism at it's pinnacle. It's defense is absurd and reprehensible. I'm just trying to demonstrate absurdity by being a little absurd myself.

I suppose I could send Congress some condor eggs.