Did
you notice the decrease in news coverage of this year’s
March for Life in
I
tuned in to local and cable channels every day looking for
news on the March for Life events I knew were being held in
the nation’s capitol for the 34th anniversary of
Roe vs. Wade. But I could find little coverage, The same thing
was true for print news.
Why?
Because of the mainstream media’s liberal bias, many would
say. And I would agree with that.
But
more specifically, could it be because, as William
Saletan of the Washington Post writes, “For
the first time in 14 years, legal abortion in the United
States is in serious jeopardy.”?
Has
the mainstream media adopted a new don’t
show, don’t tell too
much pro-life news policy…because it could
persuade more people to take a second look at the pro-life
argument. Images of huge crowds demonstrating for civil rights
is powerful, especially when there are large numbers of young
people, in this case…marching for life.
A
few years ago, one of my husband’s business friends who was
very active in the community tried to do something about the
continual liberal-leaning bias in our county’s newspapers,
and ended up starting his own newspaper. What an undertaking.
What an expense. What an uphill battle it was competing with
the big media boys. Today, because of the internet, no longer
is owning a newspaper or a television station the only options
available for someone who wants to do something to get the
unbiased news out.
Anyone
can set up a website or a blog for little or no cost, and
hundreds, thousands, even millions may very likely read what
you post. The MSM having realized the power of the internet
has a presence on the web, but they do not dominate it. News
coverage is no longer in their control.
Every
issue you can think of, and every side of every issue, is
covered on the internet including the pro-life / pro-choice
issue. Blogs for Life
and ProLife Blogs,
are just a couple of examples of credible news coverage. And NPLR
(NationalProLifeRadio.net), which began just over two months
ago, has had well over half a million hits to their site
already. While Planned
Parenthood is probably the pro-choice staple, the Democrat
Party often leads with this issue on their site, such as
covering the new Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi’s
remarks on the 34th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade:
"Today, we observe the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that affirmed a woman's right to make her own reproductive health care decisions.
"Roe v. Wade is based on a woman's fundamental right to privacy, a value that all Americans cherish. It established that decisions about whether to have a child do not and should not rest with the government. A woman – in consultation with her family, her physician, and her faith – is best qualified to make that decision.
"The
110th Congress signals an end to 12 years of destructive
debate putting politics above science and restricting women's
rights afforded by the Constitution. In this new Congress, we
will work together in a bipartisan way to reduce the number of
abortions by preventing unintended pregnancies through
comprehensive sexuality education and access to family
planning in the
"As I have throughout my time in Congress, I will continue to work to ensure a woman's right to choose. We must preserve the right to privacy while promoting a comprehensive approach to reproductive health care, including planning for healthy families."
However, while feminists such as Nancy Pelosi claim they are the ‘majority’, they are actually losing ground on one of their bedrock issues…a woman’s right to abortion, as a new Zogby Poll indicates. As posted on their site: “Polls are consistently showing that Americans are becoming more pro-life. A December poll conducted by Zogby International, a respected nonpartisan polling firm, confirms that, by a 53% to 36% margin, the public supports the statement, "Abortion destroys a human life and is manslaughter." An amazing turn of events. Note, this is referring to abortion, period. Not partial-birth-abortion, et al.
Probably one of the most powerful reasons pro-choicers are losing ground is because of the emergence of organizations such as Feminists for Life, with their “Women Deserve Better” campaign, and the Silent No More movement, where women who have had abortions are admitting they regret having done so. Not to mention the new 3 and 4D ultra sound scans that show amazing pictures of what’s really inside the womb of a pregnant woman...a baby.
More
and more women have grown tired of being told that in order to
be liberated they have to be on the side of death. They
realized it doesn’t work.
Sharon Hughes
is Founder and President of The Center for Changing Worldviews
and a radio talk show host on KDIA AM1640 in San
Francisco, RIGHTALK.com, and
online at Oneplace.com. Her column appears in many
recognized news sites and publications, most recently FRONTPAGEMAG.
She also writes for
NewsBusters.org.,
a division of The Media Research Center. For
further information visit her Websites www.changingworldviews.com,
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