Abortion in the Media

Queensland Premier, Anna Bligh, has received constant criticism by the pro abortion lobby for her Government's concern about the use of abortion drugs, particularly those unapproved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (many also argue that abortion does not come under the category "therapeutic").

Life Network Australia has been following the case of Tegan Leach, a 19 year old Cairns woman who was charged earlier this year for procuring her own miscarriage, while her partner Sergie Brennan, 21, was charged for procuring a miscarriage and supplying a drug, misoprostol.

The ongoing exploitation of this young couple by the pro abortion lobby is inexcusable. The young couple were charged with importing an illegal drug, not approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, to induce an abortion, which raises issues of safety. The situation of this young couple in crisis has been splashed on newspapers all around the world in what can only be described as a heartless campaign by those pushing for liberal abortion laws in Queensland.

Another recent case, in Texas, near the Mexican border, further highlights the dangerous use of drugs to procure abortion, in this case, again misoprostol. According to LifeNews, Ruby Lee Medina, 31, and her boyfriend Javier Gonzalez, 37, allegedly placed the remains of a seven-month-old unborn (aborted) child neatly in a box and, as some reports indicate, set the box under their Christmas tree. The couple have been charged with abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.

According to LifeNews, "an anti-ulcer drug not meant for pregnancy or abortion purposes was used to procure an abortion". Medina used the anti-ulcer drug, which she obtained from friends who reside in Reynosa, Mexico, for the self-induced abortion. Gonzalez said that Medina called for an ambulance after she began bleeding and told paramedics she did not know the location of the unborn child.

The couple attempted to flush the body of the baby down the toilet but were unable to do so - they had then planned to "bury the baby's body in their backyard but police found them out first".

"Apparently they cleaned up the fetus and they placed it inside a gift box under the Christmas tree," the police chief said.

Medina’s mother, Marina Perez, was surprised by the news and couldn't understand what had happened. She said "the couple had already planned to name her grandson Noel". She said "the drugs caused Medina to go into labor to deliver the baby, whose remains were cremated at an area morgue on Monday".

The article went on to say that "Medina and Gonzalez appeared in court on Monday and had their bail set at $20,000. Officials waited until Monday to formally charge the couple so Medina could recover in an area hospital". Medina has four other child, who are reportedly staying with their grandmother, and police suspect that Medina has engaged in a self-abortion in a similar manner as this one once before and that she was using illegal drugs at the time.

Life Network Australia maintains that no abortion is safe, the life of an unborn baby is taken and the procedure holds serious risks for the mother, which are to be (responsibly) highlighted by the Queensland Government (see our article).