Can Bill Nye da Science Guy Stop Mansplaining Abortion?

by Kim D.

Bill Nye has a new video advocating for abortion. He wants pro-lifers to "stop telling women what to do with their bodies." His argument stems from the fact that when women and men have intercourse, boocoodles of sperm are released which have the ability to fertilize tons of eggs. That doesn't make a pregnancy. The rare fertilized egg that attaches to the uterine wall does. Well, that's partially true. Nye conveniently forgets to mention that abortifacients prevent fertilized eggs from implanting to the uterine wall, but that doesn't stop him from claiming pro-lifers are clueless:

"It’s just a reflection of a deep scientific lack of understanding and you literally or apparently literally don’t know what you’re talking about."   Really?

For the most part, pro-lifers object to the ending of viable pregnancies. Many pro-life believers concede that, abortifacients aside, fertilized eggs, which are not viable, are not part of the "when life begins" argument; however, the science guy wants them too.

But if you’re going to hold that as a standard, that is to say if you’re going to say when an egg is fertilized it’s therefore has the same rights as an individual, then whom are you going to sue? Whom are you going to imprison? Every woman who’s had a fertilized egg pass through her? Every guy who’s sperm has fertilized an egg and then it didn’t become a human? Have all these people failed you?

I'm not going to claim if Nye doesn't have a uterus that he shouldn't have an opinion on abortion. Abortion is not only about a woman and her body. The decision to end life is not only a  woman's issue; it is a human rights' issue. However, personally, I wish the science guy would stop mansplaining anything in regard to women's reproductive rights. 

I have had four pregnancies. The first, twins, I lost at 22 weeks. I had to have a D&C to evacuate the failed pregnancy. The next two were fertilized eggs which never developed fetuses although they were attached to the uterine wall. In both of these instances I had to take the morning-after pill in conjunction with other medication to force my body to expel the non-viable, yet fertilized eggs. The fourth pregnancy worked like a charm and we have a rock-star of a kid to show for it.

Technically, on three separate occasions, I have had to use abortion techniques to evacuate my body of failed pregnancies. As a woman, each time was difficult even though I knew I was not ending a viable life. Abortion of a viable pregnancy is an extremely difficult decision to make. It is not a choice I would personally make, although I do have sympathy for people who believe they must make the decision to abort a potential life.

The current law of the land is that abortion is legal. This very fact places the power to decide into the potential parents' hands which can be overly burdensome, especially in cases where genetic defects are found or in the instances of danger to the mother's life or for those who fall victim to rape or incest. However, common-sense restrictions on the process should be considered in light of the full-length videos released by The Center for Medical Progress.

Planned Parenthood's contribution to "science" should be debated. If, after being thoroughly investigated, it is determined that the organization's value falls in the realm of promoting abortion over other viable life options and reaping the rewards from the sale of fetal body parts, then taxpayers should not be asked to fund these morally questionable practices. The pro-abort crowd is getting nervous, as they should be, and if they are relying on the "My body, my choice" and "don't tell women what to do with their bodies" arguments, they perhaps need better logic and a better spokesperson than Bill Nye.