I am a doctor. I know better than you.
I call this the "Expert Witness Defense." Zerden infers that, since he is an expert (a doctor), his opinion carries more weight than others. Pro-abortion women sometimes invoke this defense in the abortion debate. Since men cannot give birth, their opinion on the subject should be discounted.
Also consider the fact that Zerden makes his living partially off of performing abortions. He has a vested interest in the practice being continued!
Abortion is safe. We must continue to focus on keeping the patient safe.
"As a physician, my No. 1 priority is my patients’ safety. Abortion is already extremely safe."The pro-abortion argument never mentions the baby! How safe is the abortion procedure for the baby whose life is being ended? For their argument to succeed, they must dehumanize or ignore the baby.
You pro-lifers are so insensitive! Did you know that one in three women have an abortion over their lifetime? "That is someone you know and love."
If Zerden were intellectually honest, he would cite where he got this outrageous statistic. But let's play along with him! He infers that because this repulsive act, one that murders babies in the womb is routinely performed, we should sit down and shut up because we may hurt the feelings of a women who had an abortion. Carrying his logic further, we are surrounded by these women; it is impossible not to encounter one of them. One in three! Really?
Using that logic, we should never condemn adultery, pornography, divorce, or having children out of wedlock since these things are so pervasive in our society!
He applauds decisions made based on science and medical evidence rather than politics.
Again, in the interest of intellectual honesty, this argument would be more accurately stated by applauding decisions made based on science and medical evidence ONLY IN REGARDS TO THE MOTHER!
Zerden completely ignores the science and medical evidence related to the baby. Such as: once the egg is fertilized, a life that previously did not exist is formed! Or perhaps Dr. Zerden could walk the reader through the medical evidence of fetal pain and fetal development? Maybe he could share with the reader pictures of an aborted baby or in utero ultrasound pictures so we can scientifically observe the fingers, toes, eyes, and heart of the non-human, clump of cells? Maybe he could show us a video of a partial birth abortion to scientifically demonstrate the lengths to which some in his profession were willing to go to make a buck?
The bottom line in the abortion debate:
"WHAT ABOUT THE BABY?" is the question we must pose to our pro-choice, pro-abortion friends and family. They must account for the baby in their arguments!
