Via American Papist.
Rep. Daylin Leach (D., Montgomery), the sponsor of a new bill that would require every hospital in Pennsylvania to immediately administer Plan B to all victims of rape (underlining mine):
"Some people believe AIDS is punishment for sin … but we would never allow doctors to withhold treatment from anyone struck with the illness. We are all free to practice our religion, but if we put ourselves in a position to provide emergency medical care, our right to practice religion ends when we start making life-changing, adverse decisions for other people."
He has a point if rephrased. We should not be life-changing or adverse decisions for other people. I would consider killing innocent children in the womb to be quite adverse and especially life-changing or really a life-ending decisions. It is rather strange to say that we are free to practice are religion, but if we want to prevent murder then that is out of bounds.
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Hang on, these bills are requiring the hospitals to administer Plan B even if the woman does not request it?
That is an unconscionable violation of patients’ rights!
It’s interesting what a change in definitions can do—as you point out, Leach’s statement as given is a no-brainer. But what you consider to be “adverse”—well, the devil’s in the details (in this case, Leach’s details, which threaten to force medical professionals to leach the life from unborn children).
Peace,
–Peter
One of my favorite lines from “Rob Roy” After Rob Roy learns his wife was pregnant, possibly as consequence of a rape, she suggests aborting. His response:
“Its not the child that needs killing.”
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