Desensitizing Killing as a “Maturing Event”
By , Published April 16th, 2010

In November 2009, President & CEO of Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina, Janet Colm, spoke to Planned Parenthood supporters. Here are some highlights of her speech that frankly disgusted me down to my very bones. You can read the whole speech here.

“As you probably know, we have just opened our third health center – in Fayetteville.  Originally we planned to provide only family planning services in Fayetteville.  But early on we heard from people in the community that there was a need for the high quality, respectful abortion services that are a hallmark of Planned Parenthood.”

I guess “high quality” abortion consist of hiding rape and giving out incorrect information about life in the womb which we  have documented so many times at Planned. Check out this one :

“The legalization of abortion has improved the average living conditions of children.  Mothers with wanted children have lower levels of depression and better quality relationships with their children.”

That audacious statement made my stomach turn with more disgust towards Planned Parenthood. What Planned Parenthood is saying is that by killing children, we are improving the living conditions of children. It is love, protection, and nurture that improves the lives of children. How are those things taught when we tell our society that some lives are wanted and loved and others are not?

“And, I believe, at the individual level abortion can be a life changing event – a maturing experience.  For many young women it is their first experience with successfully coping with a major personal crisis – the first time they have made a decision that cannot be changed.”

I agree with her that abortion can be a life changing event, but is it really a maturing experience for a woman? If so, then it is a negative experience with major life consequences because there is another life involved here, the beautiful unborn.

“This is what we tell our abortion patients: Abortion is a common life event similar to having a baby, getting a divorce, getting married, losing a loved one. We know that women have abortions because they care about themselves, their families, and their future families.”

Just because something is common (abortion, divorce, death of a loved) doesn’t mean it is good or right. Planned Parenthood’s crazy logical jumps are just another attempt to normalize the ‘abortion’ act. My fellow human beings, do not let the real logic and meaning of abortion be misused or distorted. If you want an accurate picture of what a human abortion does, I would encourage you to visit http://HeresTheBlood.com.
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  • http://LiveAction.org Ignacio Reyes

    How is killing children improve the "average living conditions of children"? Oxy-moron.

    My stomach turned as she said, "Abortion is a common life event similar to having a baby" One brings life the other death. It's happiness vs. sadness. Nothing "similar" about them!

  • Abby

    I have a few comments on the selections that are posted here of this woman's speech. I don't want to offend anyone by my comments, but simply point out a few details I see lacking:

    Does she honestly have the statistics that abortion "increases the living conditions of Children"? I would like to know where that information was derived. Was she making a personal assumption?

    And again, when she says that for young adults to have an abortion is a "maturing experience", is she deriving, again, her information from personal experience? I do not want to assume the worst, maybe she has had an abortion and felt that it was a wonderful "maturing experience".

    My last issue with the excerpts here is that she says that abortion is a common "life event". For those of us who are born again christians, let me point out that she likens abortion, which is in no way biblical, to divorce and death. Ever since sin entered the world, there has been death. Divorce (Now there are some good cases for that! I won't state the reasons here, but in some [rare] instances it is biblical) is another result of sin. Before Sin, there would never EVER have been any reason whatsoever for Divorce.

    May we continue to pray for these people. They are human, as are we, and need the love of our Savior. To God, without the redemption of his Son, we are all just as guilty as they are of committing sin.

    May God Bless Y'all as you continue to spread the truth !~

    A praying partner in Christ ~

    Abby

  • Valerie

    Abby, your comments were far from offensive – they were succinct and truthful! Indeed, we should question the reasoning behind Janet Colm's outrageous statements. Just where is she getting her information from?

  • chaosvoider

    I agree with Abby… Where IS she getting her information…

    I don't see how an abortion improves the living conditions of children when the child is just being killed in the first place… Where's the logic in that statement?

    Abortion is being abused as a form of birth control. Where's the maturity in that? Abortion only proves how ignorant you are to human life and, in my opinion, is weak. Strong women go through with it and they are much braver for going through with the pregnancy than those whom haven't. And on top of that, you are missing the joys of raising your own child!!

    Children are a blessing and a bundle of joy. I have a friend up in England whom just had her first child and she has been a much happier person. I could tell by the pics and vids. :)

  • http://www.thoughts.com/livelife_3/blog lovelife_3

    "We know that women have abortions because they care about themselves, their families, and their future families" Irony is a painful thing. Because eveyone wants to suffer from major depression and care for themselves by making them infertile! The family doesn't exist if abortion does. And when she says future families it's simply stupidity out loud. Abby is smart, I agree with her 100%!

  • luckymamma

    I think Janet is trying to say that women who wait until they are "mature" and "financially ready" to have kids, can probably give them a more stable home. Look guys, I'm pro-life, and I agree her arguments are full of holes – but mockery is not going to win anyone over. We have 5 kids, and we do it on a tight budget, but it ain't free! Perhaps a good question to ask her would be "When is PP going to truly respect "choice"and offer women parenting classes and affordable or free baby supplies, perhaps even child care so women can finish their degree without resorting to abortion? (I know, I know….perish the thought of that actually happening, but someone needs to call this org swimming in money on their "concern" to do something actually positive!).

    So let's respond with the absolution to love them both, recognize adoption as a positive alternative for many, and philosophically insist that human life in any form is worthy of respect and protection.