Should the state of Louisiana shut down in order to deal with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
A feminist blogger made these remarks regarding the recent legislation that sets restrictions on abortion clinics in Louisiana:
“With little fanfare and recognition, a new bill has made its way through the Louisiana Legislature. While thousands in my state have found themselves unemployed and unable to feed their families due to the effects of this oil disaster, the Louisiana legislature has found something they believe more important to focus on: abortion.”
If that were the case I would stand up and cheer. I can, perhaps, in the moment, only think of one disastrous circumstance more urgent and awful than the gulf coast oil spill. That would be abortion. That would also be the current neutrality and ambivalence toward abortion in our nation.
Does the flow of oil need to be stopped, urgently? Yes. Unquestionably. This is a disaster and it is urgent. Does the flow of the blood of innocent pre-born children need to stopped? Yes. Unquestionably. It is a disaster of far greater proportions and of far greater consequence to human life and liberty.
While there are fewer and fewer things the Louisiana legislature can do to cap the underwater oil flow as the federal government continues to interrupt and delay the response, not to mention President Obama’s denying help from other nations to clean up the spill, should they cease other activities? Or just the ones that fly in the face of the feminist, environmentalist, dialectical materialist agenda?
Typically, I would not respond to an unknown feminist blog, (anymore than they would respond to an unknown pro-life blog), but I think this may be an accusation we see leveled at Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal at a much higher level in the coming weeks. We should stand prepared to answer this kind of critique as it is baseless and false.
