Why Planned Parenthood’s defense isn’t working

Despite all of the spinning from Planned Parenthood (and their MSM defenders), it’s not working. As video after video continues to drip out (scroll down to watch the second video), Planned Parenthood looks even worse as they try to demonize the messenger. In the words of an atheist professor (more on that below), “Blather all you want about it not being a baby; your brain knows better.”

Planned Parenthood is looking even worse as unedited videos are now available for all to see. Here’s the latest video:

Here’s an atheist professor explaining why Planned Parenthood’s callous response is not working from a scientific point of view:

Two very important parts of the moral sense are protectiveness towards babies and children, and a sense of disgust and fear of contamination. (There is an actual scientific debate about whether the latter two are separate.) Our protectiveness towards children is very much an evolutionary product of our being social animals. It’s triggered by big eyes, big heads, small bodies, etc.. For example, in contrast to us, male lions slaughter the offspring of other male lions. As any biologist will tell you, there’s little difference between a 22-week fetus and a newborn anyway; a breathing reflex, perhaps, and a change in blood flow that happens on birth. But, more innately, when we look at a 22-week gestational age human being in a preemie nursery, our brains see it as a baby, and our protective instinct is triggered. Light-hearted chatter about crushing the bodies of late term fetuses disturbs us, and it should. It’s completely natural we feel that way. Blather all you want about it not being a baby; your brain knows better…Read more.