April 29, 2005
The cognitive dissonance of *the culture of life*
by Liza Sabater
What I like about Daily Kos :: Stupid Sluts: Not My Daughter is at how it encapsulated the hypocritical morality of the anti-choice movement. Eugenics is wrong --as long as it is done on those who are not like us. Euthanasia is wrong --unless you can't afford life. Abortion is wrong --unless we need it to keep our DNA pure. Morality or primate instinct?
And so when his daughter confessed to him in tears that she was pregnant, he decided upon the moment that he would pay for her abortion. He made the appointment, drove her to it, and stayed in the waiting area during the procedure. He even arranged to have time off from work to care for her afterward. The two of them managed to keep the entire incident secret from the rest of the family by renting a room for her to stay in during her convalescence. A "fanatically" religious wife would have tried to put a stop to their mission had she known, he said.Today John's daughter teaches math and science at a well-known southwestern university, is a locally celebrated painter, has two children and is married to "the right sort of fellow--smart, like her." Not the "deadbeat" who got her pregnant when she was nineteen. Incredible, I thought. He's pro-choice and doesn't know it.
Posted by Liza Sabater in Abortion, Bio-Power, Christian Fundamentalism, Conservatism, Culture of Life, Fascism, Liberalism, Parenting, Prejudice, Religion, Reproductive Rights, Roe vs. Wade, Sexual Politics, Sidelinks
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