This furor over abortion (again) reminds me of last weeks Boston Legal (the ep. Smile) and the rape victim suing the Catholic hospital because they failed to provide her with the ‘morning after’ pill when she requested it.
Specifically I am reminded of the exchange between the characters of Shirley Schmidt and Denise Bauer when, at the end of the episode it is revealed…
…Well, don’t read any farther if you want to be surprised when watching the episode.
Here are the lines from the transcript:
Denise Bauer: So?
Shirley Schmidt: I just spoke with her mother. She’s having an abortion. While it’s still legal.
Denise Bauer: Girl who said she would never even consider it. She hands Shirley a bottle of beer.
Shirley Schmidt: Well. What’s the alternative? Having custody battles with your rapist? Sorry. That was really tasteless.
Denise Bauer: It’s all tasteless. The more science comes up with alternatives to the misery of abortion the louder the opposition.
Shirley Schmidt: Course it’s about power. It’s always been about power. They drink. Shirley motions with her bottle. These guys have any friends?
Denise Bauer: Not for long.
So the do-gooder at the Catholic hospital in fact contributed to someone having an abortion, all because of the scientifically indefensible belief that life begins at conception.
Misery does love company, I guess.
Rev. 06/25/22
