Similarly, an unrelated adult who took a minor out-of-state for another medical procedure would be called a ?kidnapper.? We?d issue an ?Amber Alert,? and her picture would be on CNN and Fox 24/7. Upon apprehension, the adult would face possible charges of endangering the welfare of a minor or interference with parental custody?both of these are felonies.

Yet, because the ?procedure? in question is abortion, none of this applies. Abortion is not a right anymore; it?s the right. It trumps everything else and, thus, embodies our deepest commitments and most treasured values.

Now, most people would deny this but it only proves that they haven?t been paying attention. If they had, 13-year-olds like ?L. G.? wouldn?t feel entitled to make life and death decisions.

For further reading and information:

John Cot??Girl, 13, argues right to abortion,? Sun-Sentinel ( South Florida ), 30 April 2005 .

Jill Barton, ?Fla. Won?t Appeal Abortion for 13-Year-Old,? WashingtonPost, 3 May 2005 .

?Florida judge approves abortion for 13-year-old,? CNN, 3 May 2005 .

?Girl?s abortion was legal; the reason for it wasn?t,? Palm Beach Post, 9 May 2005 .

?House Passes Parental-Consent Abortion Bill,? FOX News, 27 April 2005 .

BreakPoint Commentary No. 050502, ?Sacrificing Our Daughters: Abortion and Sexual Predation.?