Conservatives cannot help but laugh about National Public Radio’s night newscast. All Things Considered A segment about possible reversal was aired on January 25. Roe v. Wade that sounded like an abortionist’s commercial.
They told the heart-tugging story of a poor couple getting an abortion in Boise, Idaho. It had all the liberal lingo in the title: “If many people are struggling to obtain abortions, the restrictions could be made more restrictive.“.
Anchor Ari Shapiro advised that there were already significant barriers for many who seek this procedure. Katia Riddle, a reporter from Idaho, was with one family as they navigated these hurdles. It started:
KATIA RIDLE: Mercy Ventura-Gonzales has a difficult night the night before she gives birth.
VENTURA-GONZALES: I’m terrified. I’m scared.
RIDDLE. There is also guilt, sadness, and anger. The 23-year old isn’t feeling doubt. According to her, this decision is right.
Cody Simms, her boyfriend, has been “together since they met in Washington’s homeless shelter four year ago.” Many nights they slept on the streets. After moving to Twin Falls, Idaho they had Axle.
RIDDLE. They live week-to-week in motels and are working as restaurant workers. Their precarious financial situation could be tipped by another child. Ventura-Gonzales claims this pregnancy is very different from her first.
VENTURA-GONZALES: You know what? I don’t feel attached to them. Do you think it is crazy to imagine that my loved one’s spirit would return to me if they can be handled? You chose your body, it’s not mine.
RIDDLE – Idaho is just one of two dozen states which have the potential to ban abortions. Roe falls. Ventura-Gonzales will likely need to drive to Oregon to undergo this procedure. It would take five more hours to drive. It will have dire consequences for people like herself, says she.
VENTURA GONZALES: The trend of abortions is not slowing down. They will not stop. They’re going to continue doing it illegally, and even more dangerously.
NPR has no idea which option is better: Death for the baby or a five-hour drive by the mother. There’s no question for liberals.
The woman walks into the clinic and is greeted by a muffled sense of balance. One street protester shouts, “Please stop your madness!” These are just four quick words. Ventura Gonzalez stated she would not shout back but be “adult about it”.
Next came the pro-abortion advocates:
RIDLE: The entire trip, including the car, hotel, gas and the actual abortion, costs over $1,200. The couple found it too expensive, and they were able to get financial help from Northwest Abortion Access Fund.
ARIEL HARDRoeYou can say, “We’re already there.”
Ariel Hard, a volunteer for RIDDLE. They assist people with arranging travel, and paying for the abortion. It was a two-hour trip that the couple did, but it is far shorter than some of their other trips.
HARD: We have many people who come from Utah, Montana, or other places. They drive to us. It takes them, like, 10 or 12 hours.
RIDDLE She is the chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood Northwest Region.
REBECCA GIBRON: A difficult task will soon become nearly impossible.
Riddle gave the baby a happy bow and concluded that the baby was dead. “She climbs in the front seat and applies a warmth compress to her stomach. Ventura Gonzalez wears a T shirt she got from an abandoned box on the street. On the front are the words, ‘I’m strong, I’m beautiful.'”
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