This is an amazing story. Not because Kourtney Kardashian, a reality television star, chose not to abort her child, but rather her willingness to candidly discuss the evolution of her thinking as she mulled her “choice.” I’ve emphasized the most powerful parts of her statement; the parts that must sound like nails on a chalkboard to an abortion industry not used to this kind of thing from young, female celebrities:
“I definitely thought about it long and hard, about if I wanted to keep the baby or not, and I wasn’t thinking about adoption,” … “I do think every woman should have the right to do what they want, but I don’t think it’s talked through enough. I can’t even tell you how many people just say, ‘Oh, get an abortion.’ Like it’s not a big deal.” …
I looked online, and I was sitting on bed hysterically crying, reading these stories of people who felt so guilty from having an abortion,” she recalls. “I was reading these things of how many people are traumatized by it afterwards.”
After scouring the Internet, Kardashian says she started to realize that an abortion wasn’t an option for her. “I was just sitting there crying, thinking, ‘I can’t do that,'” she says. “And I felt in my body, this is meant to be. God does things for a reason, and I just felt like it was the right thing that was happening in my life.”Kardashian says she did some intense soul-searching. “For me, all the reasons why I wouldn’t keep the baby were so selfish: It wasn’t like I was raped, it’s not like I’m 16. I’m 30 years old, I make my own money, I support myself, I can afford to have a baby. And I am with someone who I love, and have been with for a long time.”
Not saying I’m right or even that someone hasn’t already done so, but the obvious effect on Kardashian after she learned about women “traumatized afterwards” only reinforces a long held belief that the most effective anti-abortion documentary would be one involving women living with what must be a terrible burden of regret and guilt — who after some years pass and a little maturity settles in are now faced with the true enormity of a monstrous act that can no longer be rationalized away.
It only makes sense that there are plenty of good and decent women out there who were once young, fell for the feminist line and now live with the horrific realization that for the sake of convenience they killed their own child. In the hands of a compassionate and intelligent documentary filmmaker, the gathering and recording of those testimonials would be a persuasive way to give others a glimpse into their own future and convince them to consider adoption.
Those who believe in legalized abortion but claim to want fewer abortions should find this kind of approach perfectly acceptable, right? Right…?
Most of what springs from our toxic celebrity culture affirms only that the apocalypse is near, so hopefully Ms. Kardashian’s affirmation of life will get the attention it deserves.
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