A couple of weeks ago, the Missus and I watched an episode of Law and Order where the case centered on the topic of abortion. It was a great episode, and involved a “ripped from the headlines” (or “ripped-off from the headlines” as I always like to say) story of an abortion doctor who was slain at his church during a service. The interesting thing about the episode is that several of the main characters were portrayed (favorably) as being pro-life. One of the police detectives was very frank about his pro-life stance, so much that his partner objected openly (and was portrayed very negatively when he did so). One of the Assistant D.A.s was also very much pro-life (even arguing with his boss that Roe v. Wade needed to be re-examined because of advances in medical technology since 1973), and his assistant, who was pro-choice at the beginning of the episode, changed her mind near the end after hearing the testimony of a witness who gave birth to a child (a baby who would have been otherwise aborted because of severe birth defects — the mother gave birth and enjoyed the few hours of her child’s life). Here’s a clip of a very powerful scene. NBC needs to be applauded for such a powerful episode.
The Missus pointed me to this story today. It involves a woman who worked as a director at a branch of Planned Parenthood. She resigned after she was forced to watch an ultrasound of an abortion being performed (I cannot imagine how horrible that must have been). She describes the change of heart in terms of a spiritual conversion.
God is certainly capable of striking a straight blow with a crooked stick. May He be praised!
I was genuinely watching that L&O episode with my mouth open. I could not believe what I was watching. Especially since fans of L&O will remember an episode from the first season that centered around a clinic bombing that had the opposite conclusion.
Very interesting.