There is no better illustration of why the “both sides need a voice” approach is a lie and does a disservice to viewers than seeing Jim Acosta try to correct Students for Life president Kristan Hawkins’ persistent lies and finally getting fed up enough to just cut her off.
She never should have been on in the first place. There was absolutely no need for a “both sides” approach to the Supreme Court ruling that women have the right to emergency abortions when they are bleeding out on the floor of the waiting room. Seriously, this is a no-brainer and was also an opportunity for SCOTUS to affirm women’s right to reproductive health care across the nation, which they did not do.
Dr. Chris Pernell, Director of the NAACP Center for Health Equity, was clear about that, saying “I agree with Justice Jackson, this was a moment for the Supreme Court to decide clearly and compellingly in the favor of the universal rights of all people, especially women. And that didn’t happen.”
Yes, that’s pretty much the sum of it. Just to recap, an Idaho hospital was sued because they refused to treat pregnant people who came to the Emergency Room in need of a D&C or other reproductive health services, citing Idaho’s ban on abortion and fear of liability as a result.
And of course, CNN had to bring Kristan Hawkins on for “balance,” which is absurd. And Hawkins was there just to spew misinformation about everything abortion-related.
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