I honestly do not know why I am still amazed at the bias of some of these articles. Instead of looking at this as a good thing for women, this article attempts to make even the thought of looking into the affects of abortion on women something outrageous. Kaiser is certainly in the forefront of promoting abortion…I say kudos to Governor Blunt!
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt (R), an abortion-rights
opponent, last week convened a task force to examine the potential
physical, emotional, social and economic effects of abortion on women,
the AP/Joplin Globe reports.
The Governor’s Task Force on the Impact of
Abortion on Women consists of only abortion opponents who were
recruited by two antiabortion advocates, according to the AP/Globe.
Cindy Province — co-founder of the Center for Bioethics and Culture-Missouri,
who was asked by Blunt’s administration to help recruit task force
members — said the task force intends to look for "truthful, honest
information" from researchers about the procedure’s effects on women.
She added, "We’re trying to get good evidence about the effect of
abortion on women and make decisions about what the state can do to
help women who find themselves in the situation of an unplanned
pregnancy." John McCastle — president of Alliance for Life-Missouri,
who proposed the task force — said he plans to investigate whether
abortion leads to crime, as well as other issues. McCastle said he has
read unspecified studies suggesting that a significant majority of
female prisoners have had abortions.
"This is a very informal group of good people who
believe in advancing the cause of life and believe that we should
minimize the impact of abortion on society," Blunt said at a recent
press conference. He said that he will begin the task force with the
"presumption that abortion has a negative impact on Missouri children,
Missouri women, Missouri men, because it’s harmful to society." Peter
Brownlie, president of Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri,
said that he "doubt[s] this governor is particularly interested in an
objective overview of the impact of abortion." Blunt said, "I don’t
begin with assumption that [task force members] will have significant
recommendations, but they very well may" (Lieb, AP/Joplin Globe, 10/28).
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