David Ancell / Friday September 06, 2002
Here is the e-mail I sent to Phil Donahue (donahue@msnbc.com) just minutes ago:
Dear Mr. Donahue,
I am writing in regard to your interview with Oprah Winfrey in the September 2002 issue of Oprah Magazine. In it, you gave a graphic description of an abortion that you filmed.
In this, you describe the unborn child as “the birth matter in the jar” as though it were a disposable object being described. That which was in that jar was nothing less than the mortal remains of a human being just like you and me. If you had been aware that someone had planned to gun down someone else on the street, would you have filmed it?
You noted that half of the people to whom you showed the film in a room were crying when they saw the abortion. No doubt they recognized that this was the murder of an innocent human being. I am saddened to hear that your response to them was “Well, that’s the procedure–15 minutes,” as though they were viewing a normal medical procedure. Many of them, are aware that an abortion is, for many people, not just a 15-minute procedure. It is the killing of a human being. Many women will suffer for a lifetime because of the evil they know they have done. On top of that, many suffer from medical complications as a result of their abortion, including infertility and infection from incomplete removal of the unborn child.
I would hope that you would become more respectful of human life in the future. I will pray for as much. However, if you have determined that you will not be so, please be more sensitive to those who are suffering from regret for what they have done. Such depictions as these can bring back very painful memories in these women.
Your attention to this matter is appreciated.
Sincerely,
David Ancell
My e-mail to Oprah Winfrey (youropinions@hearst.com) is very similar, but here it is:
Dear Ms. Winfrey,
I am writing in regard to your interview with Phil Donahue in the September 2002 issue of Oprah Magazine. In it, Mr. Donahue gave a graphic description of an abortion that he filmed. I am disturbed that you would print such a thing.
In this interview, he describes the unborn child as “the birth matter in the jar” as though it were a disposable object being described. That which was in that jar was nothing less than the mortal remains of a human being just like you and me. Would you have been so willing to print the interview if he had described filming a murder of someone on the street?
He noted that half of the people to whom you showed the film in a room were crying when they saw the abortion. No doubt they recognized that this was the murder of an innocent human being. I am saddened to hear that his response to them was “Well, that’s the procedure–15 minutes,” as though they were viewing a normal medical procedure. Many of them, are aware that an abortion is, for many people, not just a 15-minute procedure. It is the killing of a human being. Many women will suffer for a lifetime because of the evil they know they have done. On top of that, many suffer from medical complications as a result of their abortion, including infertility and infection from incomplete removal of the unborn child.
I would hope that you would become more respectful of human life in the future. I will pray for as much. However, if you have determined that you will not be so, please be more sensitive to those who are suffering from regret for what they have done. Such depictions as these can bring back very painful memories in these women. In fact, I would ask you to consider having a show about post-abortion trauma. It is a side of abortion that is rarely depicted in the secular media.
Your attention to this matter is appreciated.
Sincerely,
David Ancell
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