But will Obama have the wisdom to reflect on our views?
Pro-life leaders are seeking a meeting with President-elect Obama to “establish a foundation” for cooperation in building a culture of life which “honors equality and human rights and ends abortion.”
A December 17 letter seeking a meeting has been signed by Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition; Brandi Swindell, Founder and President of Stanton Healthcare; Deborah Frantzich of Rachel’s Vineyard; and Day Gardner, President of the National Black Pro-life Union.
“The thoughts and prayers of the pro-life community have been with you since your historic victory,” the letter professes.
“Since social justice and compassion begin in the womb, it is essential that we purpose in our hearts to end the pain and tragedy of abortion in our lifetime,” it adds.
Calling on Obama to fulfill his promise that all viewpoints will be heard and respected in the White House, the coalition promises to send an advisory delegation to Obama composed of women who run medical clinics for those in “challenging pregnancies” and for post-abortive women who have been “wounded and diminished” by abortion.
“It is important that you hear from professionals in the field who daily reduce the number of abortions through their labor of love and sacrifice,” the letter adds, saying Obama should also hear first-hand stories from a “growing chorus of women” who suffer because of their abortion.
Writing in a press release, Rev. Mahoney explained the motivations behind the letter.
“President-Elect Obama has never sat down face with members of the pro-life community that represent the values embraced by millions of Americans. He has never heard the narratives of women who have been bruised and diminished through abortion,” he claimed.
“Mr. Obama has never heard the personal stories from thousands of dedicated professionals that have laid aside personal ambition and financial gain in order to serve women who find themselves in challenging pregnancies. He has never heard from faith and human rights leaders that are devoted to standing for social justice and ending the tragedy and violence of abortion.”
It is an amazing blind spot in so many liberals – their unwillingness to consider just what “pro choice” entails. It will be worthwhile for Obama – and his Administration – to sit down with these people and hear their views, and look for ways that the liberal concept of social justice can be worked in with the pro-life viewpoint. It does stagger me to think that people can consider a dead baby a proper solution to poverty, or fear. Though, to be generous about it, 99% of pro-choicers don’t think of it like that – and its my contention that most of them, in the final analysis, really haven’t thought the matter all the way through. Partially, no doubt, because they’ve never been truly exposed to the pro-life viewpoint. Obama meeting with this groups would be a good start.
The question is whether or not the pro-abortion groups like NARAL and NOW will even allow Obama to meet with the pro-life groups? One thing the pro-abort people know is that they can’t withstand comparison with the actual pro-life movement. They can shadow-box with great success against the mythical pro-life community, but the actual people in the pro-life movement – especially those women who have suffered abortion – are insurmountable, and deadly arguments against the moral and intellectual cowardice which lies at the bottom – unsuspected by most – of the pro-choice movement.
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