Lives for Lamborghinis? It's Time to Reform the Ethics of Human Life
Few stories so clearly illustrate the Biblical truth that "the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil" (I Timothy 6:10) than the controversy that has exploded following the release of undercover videos from the Center for Medical Progress in which Planned Parenthood doctors talk about dismembering unborn children to sell tissue and body parts. Incredibly, some are trying to justify this trafficking of the unborn, which is only possible with the kind of situational ethics found on that wide road paved to Hell.
The mindset that can embrace the sale of the hearts, lungs, limbs, livers and tiny humanity of the unborn begins with rejecting the authority of God who declared every life to be precious.
That purposeful and intricate miracle that brings about life is beautifully described in Psalm 139: "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful."
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Contrast that view with the video footage of Planned Parenthood Federation of America's Senior Director of Medical Services Dr. Deborah Nucatola detailing a 'menu' of aborted baby hearts, lungs and livers that she can make available for buyers. Or consider President of the Planned Parenthood Medical Council Dr. Mary Gatter saying that they can alter the way that unborn lives are ended to a "less crunchy technique" to get more whole specimens for sale, as she haggles over whether $100 per usable body part is enough, saying at one point: "Let me just figure out what others are getting, and if this is in the ballpark, then it's fine, if it's still low, then we can bump it up… I want a Lamborghini."
A Lamborghini for a life. The infinitely valuable, the priceless being traded for the temporal gain of a worthless status symbol. Yes, this is evil.
To be clear, laws actually exist that say it's illegal to sell human remains, but they can be donated for "consideration." Planned Parenthood's lawyers are trying to say they haven't committed any crimes, only covered costs. But if that were so, why were Planned Parenthood doctors haggling over how much money they could make?
We need investigations. And in fact, those are underway.
But we also need to take a hard look at our culture, to consider how we've turned our unborn children into commodities. It's time to debate the wisdom of allowing our tax dollars to be entangled with an organization whose business ends in the extermination of the unborn and then traffics in their mangled body parts. It is sickening and indefensible under any circumstance. If ever there was a need for outrage, for righteous indignation, for bold demands for reform, this is it.
Planned Parenthood is the nation's number one abortion provider, receiving at least 40 percent of a billion-plus dollar annual budget from taxpayers. In fact, taxpayers give $1.26 million each day to keep their profitable business in the black.
As Christians, we can add our voices to those who are calling for an end to taxpayer support of a business that sells death to the unborn and tells women they are alone in the world.
We can work together to welcome every life and to protect the weak and helpless.
We can support our local crisis pregnancy centers that help mothers through the birth process and subsequent demands of raising an infant.
But let's also get to the root issue; we need to examine our own hearts to ensure that we love people and not money.
Jesus said, "Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me."
Finally, speak out to your legislators; let them know that you think Planned Parenthood must be defunded and write to the companies who are shamelessly donating money for this barbaric practice.
