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Progressive ideology leads to paganism

David Robertson  |  World
Date posted:  29 Nov 2024
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Progressive ideology leads to paganism

A 9-10 week-old unborn baby

They say that when America sneezes the rest of the world catches a cold. At least that remains true for the Western world. A great example of that was seen in the State of Queensland in Australia this October.

The ruling Labor party seemed on course for a crushing defeat in the State elections, when the Premier Stephen Miles decided to make abortion an issue. Taking a leaf out of the Kamala Harris playbook, he suddenly started arguing that ‘women’s reproductive health rights were at stake’. Although he did not win, it was intriguing that most of the mainstream media in Australia saw this as a sensible vote-winning tactic.

What was striking was the language used – which was exactly the same as that used by Kamala Harris in the US. Together with Michelle Obama and celebrities like Beyoncé, Harris upped the rhetoric claiming that any restrictions on abortion are a ‘health care crisis’ and that what she incorrectly called ‘Trump’s abortion ban’ was killing women. What are always missed out in this discussion are the number of women who die because of the abortion pill, and the side effects of abortion, including mental health.

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