A Study in Contrasts

     (NRLC www.nrlc.org) Remember the old Wrigley Spearmint Gum "Double Your Pleasure" ads? John Kerry, the Abortion Establishment's newest best friend, apparently figured he could double the impact of his fawning tribute to Planned Parenthood's Gloria Feldt and NARAL's Kate Michelman at Sunday's "March for Women's Lives" by running a pro-abortion ad in the same time frame.

     The following is the script of Kerry's 30-second "Choice" ad:

     ANNOUNCER: The Supreme Court is just one vote away from outlawing a woman's right to choose. George Bush will appoint anti-choice, anti-privacy justices. But you can stop him.
     
     Help elect John Kerry and join the fight to protect our right to choose. Contribute now at JoinJohnKerry.com. Call or log on now.

     (On screen: JoinJohnKerry.com; call 1-800-523-5293)

     JOHN KERRY: I promise to take the fight to George Bush every single day. I'm John Kerry, and I approved this message.

     ANNOUNCER: Log on, call, contribute for a new direction.

     I hadn't actually seen this ad until someone was kind enough to tell me that it can be read (and seen) at the National Journal website. (Unfortunately, you have to be a subscriber to log on.) As it happened, I clicked it on just before a friend e-mailed to tell me about an encouraging story in the May issue of Redbook magazine, to which I shall turn in a second.

     Kerry's appearance and his ad tells us two things. First, he is not at all shy about advertising his cozy relationship with the Abortion Establishment.

     What Kerry did "amounted to an unapologetic line in the sand," to borrow the description the New York Times offered when reporting on pro-life Vice President Richard Cheney's speech last week at the NRL Educational Trust Fund's Proudly Pro-Life Awards Dinner. In each instance, the rival campaigns for President were demonstrating their allegiances, not only to the pro-and anti-life movements, but also to the entire world.

     Second, Kerry is also demonstrating that he is a willing participant in the Big Lie perpetrated by the pro-abortion movement. Not one, but two pro-Roe justices must be replaced before this ghastly decision is history.

     "The True Story of a Teen Mom" appears on page 124 of the May Redbook, amid a sea of semi-sleazy stories that dominate so many women's magazines today. The subhead neatly captures the message of the piece written by Lu Hanessian: "Think a young mother's life always heads downhill? Rachael Gordon, who gave birth at 14, proves the answer is 'no way'--and offers hope to others struggling to succeed."

     The story does not glorify unwed teen parenthood; we learn in considerable detail the many obstacles Rachael, as a single mom, had to overcome. But it is a tribute to her indomitable spirit

     We learn that from the moment of her son Felix's birth, "rather than marvel at his tiny hands and wide brown eyes, Rachael wasn't sure how she felt. 'All I could think was that this person was 100 percent dependent on me,' she recalls."

     When her 17-year-old boyfriend abandoned her, what got Rachael through was her mother's support and a steely determination to "prove everyone wrong." Later, at her lowest point, two acts of generosity provided her with that little extra she needed to finish her college education.

     In some ways the most important idea in Rachael's story came at the very end. "By telling her story, Rachael hopes to help other young mothers--and the public at large--realize that teen moms can succeed. All they need is a little encouragement and a lot fewer judgments."

     Contrast her courage and her steadfast loyalty to her baby with John Kerry's abortion-as-a-first-and-every-resort. Rachael and Felix and Rachael's husband prove that in a crisis pregnancy, there IS "a better way" than taking the child's life.

     Too bad John Kerry is to busy cutting commercials to realize that.

By: Dave Andrusko
Source: National Right to Life
Publish Date: April 29, 2004