Oh Henry

Abortionist Henry Morgentaler died last Tuesday, May 28^th at the age of 90. It made for a big news story. He is hailed by many as a great Canadian hero. In 2008 he received the Order of Canada. Due in large part to his efforts, Canada has been without an abortion law for the past 25 years. We are one of only three nations in the world in that category. The other two countries are China and North Korea (quite the company we keep eh!).

Upon receiving his award in 2008, Morgentaler proclaimed how proud he was to have been given the “opportunity coming from a war-torn Europe to realize my potential and my dream - that is to create a better and more humane society.” What a sad irony those words contain. What Henry did to those little unborn babies was every bit as violent as the ravages of the war in Europe and there is nothing ‘humane’ about the violent taking of innocent human lives.

However, on the weekend just prior to Morgentaler’s death, another story broke, coming out, of all places, China. It was the story of the remarkable rescue of a new born baby from a 4 inch sewer pipe. The little one had apparently been ‘flushed’ by his mother upon her giving birth to him but, amazingly, his cries were heard, and that led to the dramatic rescue of the child, placenta still attached, by local firefighters. Since then strangers have flooded the hospital with gifts and even adoption offers for the baby.

So, here’s the thing. The abortion crusaders have always argued that being ‘wanted’ is what determines the value of a life. But if that were actually true then these firefighters wouldn’t be heroes at all. At best they would have only been wasting their time.