You Can
Only Sell Body Parts….of Dead Babies
Scott J
Mahurin
As pretty
much everyone has seen by now, Planned Parenthood has been busted in a video
for discussing the sale of body parts of aborted babies.
In the
video, excellently devised and produced by the Center for Medical Progress, a
pro-life group based in Southern California, a Planned Parenthood executive
discussed the going rates for livers, hearts, and lungs of dead babies casually
over wine and salad.
Dead
babies.
Livers.
Lungs.
Hearts.
Dr.
Deborah Nucatola, the senior director of medical services at Planned Parenthood
wasn’t sure if it was $30, $70, or $100 for a dead baby’s heart.
But she
seems to be an expert on how to get it.
I have
several thoughts on this going forward and how pro-lifers should respond.
First, we
must remember that as disgusting, nauseating and horrifying as the video is,
that this kind of thing HAPPENS ALLTHE TIME.
For over
40 years, aborted babies have either been disposed of in dumpsters, picked up
by medical waste disposal companies like Stericycle, and then incinerated with
other medical “waste,” or sold on the black market for profit.
The fact
that this is the first time many Americans have heard about what can happen to
aborted babies tells us how good the pro-abortion crowd is at keeping things
secret.
Second,
the mainstream media is beginning to pick this up. CNN and CBS both ran the story
on their evening news programs, and neither network is known for its sympathy
for pro-lifers and conservatives.
But this
actually leads us to another point. The mainstream media’s response is almost
as callous as Dr. Nutacola. On CBS, the issue was whether or not abortion was
good or bad, or dismembering the baby was ethical or not, since these things
are settled in their minds—but whether any federal laws were broken in the
potential selling of baby body parts.
So, let’s
make sure we aren’t as callous as Dr.Nutacola. Only in a culture as confused as
ours can we be outraged about the selling of baby body parts but ask no
questions about how the baby parts got there in the first place.
Third,
watch the GOP candidates closely here. Thesis now a national issue, so the
candidates will be lining up. However, some of them have been calling for
Planned Parenthood’s defunding for a long time, while others will see the wind
blowing a certain direction and position themselves accordingly. Either way, we
should do our homework. Do not read this as an endorsement, but Planned
Parenthood is scared of Ted Cruz. That is because heptoses a real threat to
their organization. There are others like Mr. Cruz in the nomination fight, and
we should take a closer look at them.
Fourth,
recall that this video is the product of something. And that something is the
result of elections and judicial appointments. That something is the result of
a large number of Christians who have been silent on the issue of abortion.
Ironically, we see that we are all pro-choice, and because of the choices we
have made as a nation, we are where we are.
So, we
have to keep our eye on the ball here. You can only get a baby heart from
Planned Parenthood if the baby has already been murdered.
It might
cost $100 to get a baby’s heart, but this can only happen in a culture that has
lost their own.
So, it
may seem like God has given us over to what we want, but let not lose hope. Let
us repent and pray. May God have mercy on all of us. Find out where your
nearest abortion clinic is located. Ask the LORD how you can get involved to
stop abortion. If you are blessed enough to live in a city without a clinic,
(my city currently has five and the city across the bay also has five) then
donate to pro-life ministries and pregnancy centers who can help those in
crisis pregnancies. Give support to the sidewalk counselor son the front lines
of this movement. And let us remember the words of King Solomon in Proverbs
24:11-12.
Deliver those
who are drawn toward death,
And hold back those stumbling
to the slaughter.
If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
Does
not He who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render
to each man according
to his deeds?