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The BIG LIE about Life. . .How they redefined when human life begins by Theo Stearns The power of even one lie can never be
underestimated. For many years, "conception" was synonymous with
fertilization, the moment when egg and sperm meet and mingle to form a
genetically complete and unique male or female human being. However, in
the 1960s, promoters of the pill and the IUD actually redefined
"conception" as implantation of the embryo in the uterus, which occurs
several days later. Why? To disguise the fact that birth control pills and
IUDs can effectively destroy human life by preventing implantation in the
womb after conception has occurred—that is, these methods sometimes or
always act as abortifacients. A woman never knows when she is having an
early or "silent" abortion. By this deception, many are led to believe
that they are using only a "contraceptive." Before the Lie A New Definition Was Needed As it became evident that the IUD was effective
because it caused early abortions, anxiety grew about its acceptance. In
1962, Planned Parenthood's medical director, Mary Calderone, warned that
"if it turns out that these IUD's operate as abortifacients, not only will
the Catholic Church be against them, but Protestant churches as well." In
1964, when it was observed that Muslims would reject the IUD if they knew
it was abortifacient, PP's infamous researcher, Dr. Christopher Tietze,
suggested that such people need not be disturbed if a new definition of
conception could be promoted and widely accepted ... "If a medical
consensus develops and is maintained that pregnancy, and therefore life,
begins at implantation, eventually our brethren from the faculties will
list." In other words, by a simple twist of words, a great deception could be used to trick those who otherwise would shun the destruction of human life in the womb. Abortifacients could henceforth be labeled "contraceptives. "And so it happened. In 1965, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology quite abruptly accommodated birth control promoters by publishing a new definition: CONCEPTION is the implantation of a fertilized ovum. No new scientific discovery brought about this change in terminology. It appears to be completely pragmatic—in order to obscure the truth about the abortifacient characteristics of rapidly developing birth control technology. By 1968, contraceptive advocates had conveniently
forgotten when human life begins—convenient because it would soon become
evident that newer and safer forms of birth control pills act as
abortifacients as well as contraceptives. Some, such as most lUDs and
progesterone-only pills, do not stop ovulation at all. During the decade of the sixties, the era of the
sexual revolution, Christians in large numbers, both Protestants and
Catholics, accepted and used these new forms of "contraception" without
knowing the reality of how they worked. This continues to be the case
today. Thus, in 1973, the Supreme Court, claiming it could not deal with
the question of when human life begins, "legalized" the destruction of
human life in the womb from the moment of conception up to the time of
actual birth. The fact that the court decision begins with a mention of
the importance of population control suggests an interest beyond the
health and "private" concerns of women. It also mentions menstrual
extraction, the "morning-after" pill, and artificial insemination—all of
which involve the destruction of embryos. It seems that, in 1973, the
Justices were well aware of the problem, i.e. that effective birth control
ultimately involves the destruction of newly-conceived human life. The Most Effective Way. . .Killing So in the end, it has turned out that the most effective way to control births is to kill the babies either surgically or, even better, by pharmaceutical products or abortifacient devices. Today there are scores of drugs and devices in the medical marketplace which physicians and the public call "contraceptives," although they often kill an already-conceived child before or during the process of implantation. The latest and most dramatic of these products is being' marketed as "emergency contraception" (morning-after pill). EC is explicitly promoted as "never causing abortion" -- because, by definition, it acts before implantation is complete! Always conscious of their questionable position on the beginning of human life, the anti-life forces continue to express concern that any proposed anti-abortion laws would also restrict certain types of "contraceptives" and research procedures. Can We Afford to Ignore Contraception? Unfortunately, many prolife advocates focused
their work on opposing surgical abortion and seemed to ignore
contraception; meanwhile, abortifacients were developed, successfully
marketed, and their use became a national habit. The redefinition of conception has produced no less than a revolution in our personal and social morality. Embryonic stem cell research highlights the erosion of respect for human life in its earliest stages and the progress of the culture of death in dehumanizing the unborn. The very language is something Hitlerian—"unused," "spare"—in which "useless" life can be used to benefit others! When it is asserted that these embryos are defended as being human beings, the culture of death responds—"No, it is only a cluster of cells." Those who defend them are vilified as fanatics who oppose scientific progress and the welfare of humanity itself! The truth --- that the aims of stem cell research and the many promising benefits it may well produce can be accomplished by the use of adult stem cells is very often left unspoken by the media and those who are advocating embryonic stem cell research. For more information or further
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