Utah Free Press

Abortion: Politically Dead Issue?

By Richard Okelberry (Note: This essay was originally published at KVNU’s, For the People Blog.)

During the last election cycle a curious stance against Abortion was making its round through conservative circles.  Some were advising fellow conservatives that Abortion was essentially a dead issue because the chance that the Supreme Court would ever overturn Roe vs. Wade was highly unlikely.  Therefore, Conservatives were advising other fellow Conservatives that Abortion as an issue was dead and should not be used as contributing factor when deciding how to use your vote.  Well, it appears that those who supported this argument and would have us believe this issue is dead were themselves dead wrong.

Last week, in one of his first executive orders, Barack Obama lifted the ban on federal funding for international groups that perform abortions.  In essence, we will now be spending federal dollars to help pay for the promotion and eradication of unwanted children worldwide.  While expected by many groups who lobbied for the change, it seems just a little ironic that Obama who ran on a platform that called for reductions in overall abortions would first days in office immediately reverse a ban that effectively helped fulfill his promise.  Maybe Obama decided that by funding abortions in third world countries, he would help further his Green Agenda by helping to control world populations.  Ultimately, can anyone honestly argue that providing funding for abortions will ever reduce the number of abortions performed?

Regardless, one thing is certain; while it may be unlikely that the Supreme Court will ever confer human rights on a viable child in the womb, the issue of abortion is not dead.  Failing to support candidates that oppose abortion eventually leads to legislation that makes the procedure more and more readily available and common.  Even abortion advocate will often claim that “nobody likes abortion,” yet these same advocates don’t seem willing to stop promoting and funding abortion until it is free and easy for everyone on demand as a lifestyle choice rather than one of pure medical necessity.  As such it appears that abortion rates will never truly diminish without constant and consistent opposition to candidates that refuse to recognized the need to give human rights to the unborn.

Finally, if you voted for Obama and hold the belief that abortion is wrong or at least should be rare, you personally need to begin accepting responsibility for every child that is discarded as a result of this executive order.   After all, you voted for this decision and you are now making all of us pay for it!