May 22, 2013 (FRC.org) – The IRS waged a secret war against conservatives, the White House covered up an attack on a consulate, and the Left wants to crack down on our “dishonesty?” Considering the administration's vulnerability, now is hardly the time for liberals to wage a truth campaign. But then, common sense has never been a hallmark of the abortion lobby. Desperate to shift the attention away from the horrors of Kermit Gosnell and Douglas Karpen, senators like Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) are leading a witch hunt against pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) to take the focus off America's real problem: unregulated and unethical abortion clinics.
It's a defense mechanism–pure and simple.
While the rest of the country looks with shock on the inhumanity of born-alive abortion, Democrats in Congress are trying to crack down on a movement helping women to meet basic needs and make a safe and informed decision: pregnancy care centers. Sen. Maloney insists that their offices are the real threat and has introduced a piece of legislation that would punish PRCs that imply they perform or refer for abortion. She calls it, ironically, the Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act (H.R. 2030)–which, if you didn't know any better, would seem to address the conspiracy of abortion clinics that hide the truth about unborn children, abortion, and its lifelong effects.
Instead, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and other liberals are so intent on discrediting the centers that they're exposing their own hypocrisy. If anyone's in favor of full disclosure, it's the pro-life movement! Unlike the Left, these centers tell moms what Planned Parenthood won't: that there are ways of coping with unexpected pregnancies other than abortion. And unlike their competition, they don't have a financial stake in the outcome! If Congress is going to scrutinize anyone, shouldn't it be the groups actually profiting from their agenda?
In the meantime, Sen. Maloney has far bigger things to worry about than PRCs. After all, the worst thing that can happen in a pregnancy resource center is that a woman decides to keep her baby (unlike an abortion clinic, where that child could end up in a freezer while her mom dies in the waiting room). While liberals complain about caring and persuasive pro-lifers, the real violence is going on right under their noses. It's happening in places like Delaware, where the local Planned Parenthood is so focused on turning a profit that it can't be bothered to clean its equipment; or at a clinic in downtown D.C., where the doctor promises to kill babies born-alive.
“No one,” said Sen. Menendez, “should ever be subjected to misleading information when they're seeking medical care.” We agree. So who will amend this bill to ensure that abortion groups explain what actually goes on inside their walls? Why aren't its clinics required to admit, “We'll encourage your underage daughters to have an abortion without your knowledge or consent”? Or, “Our employees willingly cover-up sexual abuse, defraud taxpayers, and never perform in-house mammograms?”
If anyone needs truth in advertising, it's the industry telling mothers their baby is just “a blob of tissue” or that late-term abortions are only performed in “life-threatening emergencies.” If Senator Maloney and pals want to bring some accountability to the process, then it's time to look in the mirror–not at pro-lifers.
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Reprinted with permission from FRC.org.