Monday, April 22, 2013

Abortion: Why isn't this a national outrage?

After learning about the acts of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, I was completely disgusted by his outrageous acts. Ultimately, he is illegally taking away the lives of innocent babies who have no way of protecting themselves.  I am shocked that our government did not do anything to stop his dangerous and  unsanitary practices, even with the complaints put forward about his "clinic."  It is unjustifiable that the lives of many women were put into danger, some who had even died, were dismissed.  However, I believe that this has not been a headlining story for many reasons.  Due to the fact that this clinic was in a poor area, with many girls and women coming because of desperation, the situation was probably overlooked.  If this had taken place in the an area such as the Main Line, I believe that it people would have paid more attention to it and his practices would have been stopped immediately.  Another possibility of why this story has not been a large, national story may be because of the issue it focuses on.  In today's society, abortion is an extremely controversial topic that polarizes many groups.  It is possible that the media did not want to take a stand on either side.  Regardless, Dr. Gosnell's practices were extremely horrifying and deserved attention so that it could have been stopped immediately.

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