I was surprised to discover that Nat Hentoff, the columnist for the leftist Village Voice, is pro-life. His current column addressing a couple of abortion-related issues is published in the Washington Times. Presumably the Voice would not carry this one.
He comments on the irony that a Planned Parenthood poster contest called "Every Choice is a Story" at its SaveRoe.org web site requires parental consent before a minor may submit an entry.
He observes, as have I and others, that the new technology for "four-dimensional" imaging of a fetus during the early months of gestation is likely to make a difference in the abortion debates. He writes,
Now available is the 3D/4D "four-dimensional" ultrasound scanning that, as the June 2003 issue of Citizen reports — "offers patients the opportunity to see their babies moving with incredible surface detail that delineates facial and body features." I saw these 4D human beings in a recent television broadcast.
Dr. Robert Wolfson, a Colorado Springs perinatologist specializing in detecting fetal abnormalities, is quoted in the Citizen's article. In a number of hospitals, through fetal surgery, these abnormalities can be repaired in the womb. But, with regard to the impact of 3D/4D ultrasound on abortion, Dr. Wolfson says that "it creates a commitment to the pregnancy, and the individual on board, from both parents. ... It's all about the fact that you can fall in love with your child before birth."
He also discloses an astounding comment made by a woman in Madison, Wisconsin some years ago:
Years ago, defending my pro-life position on a radio talk show in Madison, Wis., I was excoriated by a woman caller who furiously described the fetus as "the enemy within," adding that, in self-defense, she had "the right to kill my enemy."
Update -- I guess I hadn't been paying attention. This site and this article have been around for a while.
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