Bob Bird: The glaring inconsistencies of ‘pro-lifers’

By BOB BIRD

“Life begins at conception! Legal protection for the unborn, from Conception until natural death’ Democrats are the party of death! Only a madman would vote Democrat!”

We have heard this for a long time, and from many apparent pro-lifers, who are seemingly just fine with IVF, beginning with Donald Trump and JD Vance. These might include untold numbers of married couples who march against surgical abortion, even while they themselves contracept with low estrogen pills, which sometimes functions as a micro-abortion drug. 

Many, upon learning that contraception not only diminishes the value of the preborn, but aborts them, have writhed in angst and sorrow on what they thought was merely preventing conception — only to discover that it often creates the destruction of a conceived human being made “in the image and likeness of God” — one of their own children.

Then we have the dishonest American Medical Association, that bastion of medical gravitas, which has redefined “conception” to mean “implantation”. This was done several decades ago in order to assuage the emotions of pro-life mothers who used Low E pills, distributed by Planned Parenthood as a “safer” alternative to regular pills, and also IUDs — intra-uterine devices — that used copper wires to create a hostile environment for conceived children, attempting to implant themselves in their mother’s womb.

All this was promoted in the 1950s and 60s by Planned P as a way to supposedly strengthen families: fewer children would mean quality children. And women would be free to enter the workforce! And leave their children to day care facilities. Something that Marxists had being doing for decades.

Satire: And, as we all know, divorce rates have dropped, children have become more secure, women are more revered than ever before, and men continue to have an equal hand in the guidance of the children.

Yet the news is currently good: The Trump Administration is dropping its support for federal funding of IVF. Aside from the fact that the idea of federal funding for IVF is utterly unconstitutional, it is also evil. It makes a mockery of the claim that, “Life begins at conception.” It mocks God, the Lord and giver of life, while pretending to be on His side. It gives fodder to the culture of death that accuses pro-lifers that they are selective about their own supposed beliefs. 

It is not unreasonable to assume that this exposed inconsistency is a result of prayer on the part of prolifers, who love both Trump and the unborn, and wish for him to come into line with Divine Will. We all knew that Donald Trump was a flawed human being. He has a lot of company, along with the rest of us. How he and JD Vance learn the truth is irrelevant. The bottom line is, we all have gone that route — and repented.

Let us pray that Trump and Vance see this as a benign correction from God, and admit it. We will not win this fight unless and until we admit that contraception cheapens human life, that it sets the table for massive human extermination, and that we need to humble ourselves before God as we endeavor to bring our government — and nation — to the Truth, despite the failure of both Protestant and Catholic preaching.

The Catholic Church has not changed its teaching, but has abdicated preaching this truth among most of its bishops and priests. Now, evangelicals are awakening to how they have been deceived, and recognized that 100 years ago, their teaching mirrored what the official Catholic teaching has never wavered from. It is time that a new evangelization arises, that will unite Christan denominations:

Not only is surgical and chemical abortion wrong, but also … micro-abortion! Sleepers: awake! Preach the unpopular truth, which Christ never hesitated. Lose some, but gain even more. 

And save your own souls in the process!

Bob Bird is former chair of the Alaskan Independence Party and the host of a talk show on KSRM radio, Kenai.