By
This
week, Americans were treated to a particularly nauseating piece of
politically-charged television when a supposedly family-friendly show
offered an episode with a plotline that centered on a lesbian couple
having a late-term abortion.
It makes one miss the days of Ozzie and Harriet.
The plot
occurred on the ABC Family show, “The Fosters.” In this episode,
entitled “Mother,” a character named Lena is 20-weeks pregnant and is
married to her lesbian partner, Stef. The show takes a dark turn when
Lena goes to the hospital with pre-eclampsia and the doctor informs the
couple that Lena could die if she gives birth.
The couple is offered the choice of
whether to induce birth and the baby will die or to have a late-term
abortion and they choose the latter option.
Now-
this will not be a discussion surrounding the pros and cons of abortion
to save the life of a mother. That is a complex issue reserved for
another day, another time.
What my disgust revolves around,
however, is the blatant attempt to normalize abortions. There is a time
and place to discuss pro-life or pro-abortion stances; family
get-together time is not one of them.
The plot is an obvious attempt to advance a leftists agenda and normalize and inoculate viewers so as to normalize abortions.
Let’s remember- this is a show focused towards teenagers and families.
Why must the decidedly pro-abortion message be displayed so prominently
on an ABC Family sitcom?
I’m not a prude; I understand that there exists some obscene issues to
discuss and abortion, I’m sorry to say, is a reality in this world. I’m
happy to have a debate on this subject, but what of the children
watching television that are now exposed to this subject matter? What
are they to make of it? That infanticide is normal and no big deal?
God help us.
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