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Kentucky ACLU
Chapter Seeks Over-The-Counter Abortions
By Mike Minton
In their relentless quest to allow women to kill their babies, the Kentucky
chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has published some
misleading results of a survey regarding the availability of a prescription drug
euphemistically called 'emergency contraception,' or the even more soothing
'Plan B'-- as well as the attitudes held by some pharmacists toward the drug.
The misleading article, found on the KY ACLU chapter's website, states in its
opening paragraph that "Nearly half of Kentucky pharmacists refuse to fill
prescriptions for emergency contraception...." However, in the very next
paragraph we find this quote, "Of 309 pharmacies surveyed last fall, 47% refused
to fill the prescription, were unwilling to answer questions, provided
inaccurate information, or refused to refer prospective patients to another
pharmacy." Well, which is it? Did 47% actually refuse to fill it or not?
This is a favorite liberal tactic: group a host of questions under one heading,
and then use the results to make it appear as though the response was to only
one of the questions proffered. I would like to know how many of the alleged 47%
actually refused to fill the prescription, as opposed to those who fell under
one of the other categories.
Regardless of the true number, my hat is off to those who would refuse to fill
the life-ending drug, who have the audacity to actually stand by their moral
convictions. I have long held that life begins at conception, and therefore, it
doesn't matter if that life is ended at nine hours or nine months, it is still a
life taken. What's more, not only is it a life taken, it is a life taken as a
matter of convenience.
The survey also claims that only 13% of pharmacies surveyed in Kentucky actually
had the Plan B drug in stock. The pharmacies claim there is little demand for
the abortion pill, and therefore it is unreasonable, and unfeasible, for them to
keep the drug in stock--makes sense to me.
Now, not only do the great protectors of life want to make pharmacists dispense
the prescription, but they actually want to force pharmacists to dispense the
drug without the customer even having to present a prescription. That's right,
over-the-counter abortion.
And they have found a stooge to do their bidding. Rep. Tom Burch (D-Louisville)
says he will introduce such a bill in the KY General Assembly next week.
However, the abortion pill does have its opponents. In comments posted at the
website of Louisville television station WHAS-11, Sen. Dick Roeding (R-Lakeside
Park), said the following: "You're talking about killing a human being as far as
I'm concerned ... with the unborn child." And regarding making the drug
available over-the-counter, Sen. Roeding said, "Why do we treat them different
than other drugs...I don't think we should."
It is my hope that all Kentuckians who agree that unborn children deserve to be
protected will contact their local congressmen and express their opposition to
the abortion pill in general, and specifically to it being dispensed without a
prescription. The culture of death advocated by liberals in our society keeps
getting worse, and it will continue to do so as long as it is given the
nourishment it needs to grow.
To find out who represents you in the KY General Assembly, go here: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/whoswho/whoswho.htm.
To leave a voice message for legislators, you can call
(800) 372-7282, and for the hearing impaired, the TTY number is (800) 896-0305.
This drug, just like the standard form of abortion, is wrong on so many levels
that one hardly knows where to begin. Obviously, it is wrong in that it takes
the baby's life. But, this issue reaches far beyond that. It also promotes an
ever-increasing attitude of indifference toward personal accountability,
promotes the practice of unprotected sex--which in itself presents a whole set
of health risks, and promotes sexual promiscuity.
Please contact your respective legislators and speak in opposition to the
impending legislation. I pray for our country, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky
in particular, as we continue to perpetuate this culture of death.
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