Tebow Super Bowl Ad Controversy Proves "Pro-abortion," not "Pro-choice"

Sarah Palin has written a note on her Facebook page on the move to oppose an ad that's scheduled to be run during the Super Bowl. The active opposition to the ad by the National Organization for Women (incorrectly named, btw) and other groups, shows just how pro-abortion, rather than pro-choice, they are.

The 30 second segment is sponsored by - and paid for by - Focus on the Family. It tells the story of Pam Tebow, mother of Heisman Trophy winner, Tim Tebow. Tebow's mother was encouraged to abort him due to medical problems.

Colorado Springs, Colo (Friday, Jan. 15, 2010) – Focus on the Family will broadcast the first Super Bowl ad in its history February 7 during CBS Sports' coverage of the game at Dolphin Stadium in South Florida.

The 30-second spot from the international family-help organization will feature college football star Tim Tebow and his mother, Pam. They will share a personal story centered on the theme of "Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life."

Jim Daly, president and CEO of Focus on the Family, said the chance to partner with the Tebows and lift up a meaningful message about family and life comes at the right moment in the culture, because "families need to be inspired."

"Tim and Pam share our respect for life and our passion for helping families thrive," Daly said. "They live what we see every day – that the desire for family closeness is written on the hearts of every generation. Focus on the Family is about nurturing that desire and strengthening families by empowering them with the tools they need to live lives rooted in morals and values."

Daly added that all the funds to air the ad came from a handful of "very generous and committed friends" who donated specifically to support the project. No money from the ministry's general fund was used.

The Tebows said they agreed to appear in the commercial because the issue of life is one they feel very strongly about.

The Washington Post reports that there has been opposition to the airing of the ad:

After learning of the ad late Monday, Women's Media Center (speaking on behalf of the National Organization for Women, the Feminist Majority Foundation and other organizations) asked CBS to pull the ad. It also questioned how and why the network, which used to forbid "advocacy" advertising, agreed to air Focus on the Family's spot, which is valued at $2.5 million to $3 million.

"An ad that uses sports to divide rather than to unite has no place in the biggest national sports event of the year -- an event designed to bring Americans together," Jehmu Greene, president of the Women's Media Center, said in a statement.

The pressure on CBS proves my earlier assertion that as a society, we in the US have moved from the 1960's slogan "Our Bodies, Our Choice," to "Our Bodies, Our Choice, and You Don’t Have Choice."

AMA opposes marriage and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

November 10, 2009, delegates to the AMA interim session approved resolutions recommending that the AMA oppose same sex marriage bans, urge redefinition of marriage under federal and state laws. They also recommend the ending of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the military.

"Report 1" - "REPORT 1 OF THE COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH (I-09), Health Care Disparities in Same-Sex Households," is only published in the "members only" access, in advance of publication in a "peer reviewed journal." There is a specific request *not* to publish the report. However, for those of you who would like to review the report, let me know and I'll forward the pdf.

Report 1 tells us that, according to census data, approximately one third of people living in same sex relationships are uninsured, while also noting that slightly less than 1% of the US population lives in same sex households. The Reference Committee report states that "Adoption of this report further strengthens AMA policy in support of issues impacting same-sex households."

The AMA currently recommends that members be aware of and work to prevent possible health care disparities among men and women who live in same sex partnerships. However, by adopting this report, the delegates have now apparently voted to encourage a wide-spread untried and potentially unhealthy social experimentation by calling for the redefinition of marriage on behalf of 0.33% of our population in order to "support measures providing same-sex households with the same rights and privileges to health care, health insurance, and survivor benefits, as afforded opposite-sex households."

Surely, the same goal can be achieved without demanding that all States and the Federal Government change their definition of marriage.  It appears that even the State of Washington, which just voted to afford the same rights of marriage to same-sex couples, did not go far enough to make the radicals happy.



The resolution concerning "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" originally asked that the AMA oppose using any disclosure to a health care professional for dismissal. However, the reference committee recommended and the HOD approved, a substitute resolution that goes far beyond support for patient confidentiality in health care:
"HOD ACTION: Substitute Resolution 917 adopted.
"REPEAL OF “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL”
"RESOLVED, That our American Medical Association advocate for repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” the common term for the policy regarding gay and lesbian individuals serving openly in the U.S. military as mandated by federal law Pub.L. 103-160 and codified at 10 U.S.C. § 654, the title of which is "Policy concerning homosexuality in the armed forces.""

It's getting harder and harder to tell myself that I must continue my AMA membership in order to make a difference with in the organization. I'm beginning to be afraid that by adding to their numbers, I'm part of the problem, rather than a help.