If you read the comments in the story below regarding Fred Deutsch becoming president of South Dakota Right to Life, you might’ve caught some commentary from Spencer Cody, One of the board members of the organization.
They were very telling, as Spencer minced few words in his literary dismantling of State Representative Isaac Latteral’s abortion legislation that he’s brought at various times. In this instance, Spencer took aim at the Representative’s legislation to ban beheadings in abortion:
I commend Rep. Latteral’s strong commitment to life, but there were so many things wrong with that bill that it needed to just go away. For starters, it did not actually ban dismemberment abortions to begin with. Latteral did not catch this obvious error among others because he does not vet his bills and was too busy and interested in making the connection to ISIS beheadings hence the “beheading ban bill.” Don’t worry. Abortionists prefer to rip the child apart one limb at a time anyways. The idea that a beheading ban would prevent dismemberment abortions shows one’s unwillingness to understand the very problem they seek to remedy. Meanwhile, Latteral was so busy showboating this insane bill to realize his Down Syndrome counseling bill was going down in flames even though we likely had the committee votes if he were willing to get his act together. If he brings something that silly again this session, we might just stand back and let him own it. He can explain to the AG’s office how they are going to defend it in court and work on the futility of defending one of his poorly-written bills in court while we go on with the business of saving lives. At least it will keep him busy.
There has often been a difference in opinion between those are aligned with South Dakota Right to Life, and those who take a more agressive approach.
RTL always has one eye on the Supreme Court when they present measures, whereas those Who might take a harder line in the life movement are well prepared to challenge all the way up to the Supreme Court, regardless of whether others view it as folly.
What do you think? Is Spencer’s scolding of Latterel an outlier which has no relation to the larger battle? Or does it represent one group who has long represented the life battle telling the more radical forces on the same side not to screw it up for all of them?
The prolife community needs to work together – shared cause and shared commitment. Fred will do much to bring everybody together
Latterell has not advanced the pro life cause. I think it’s because he’s more about him and headlines than accomplishing something.
He can’t be all about the headlines.
Maybe adding a direct link to Isaac’s response would be appropriate.
Spencer Cody accurately represents the profoundly un-Christian attitudes prevalent within SDRTL’s professional fundraising machine.
“Maybe adding a direct link to Isaac’s response would be appropriate.”
Giving Isaac’s response its own post would be appropriate. So would offering him an apology.
I didn’t realize someone in Portugal was so concerned with how others portrayed Isaac on-line.
If it was that important to you, why didn’t you just post it yourself?
I commend Spencer Cody and joined the SDRTL recently as this is a very important cause to me. Good to see him come out and make a strong statement.
Latterall should have known better and he needs to start listening to intelligent people.
it’s the difference between measured, well thought out approach and the Quixote-like tilting at windmills. Although the latter is heart-felt and touches on sympathies – it does not accomplish much. The former does not play on the public’s attitudes like the “underdog”, but instead keeps going forward to perform the tasks and accomplish goals. SDRTL has accomplished much in SD, and Mr. Deutsch will do a fine job as president of the organization.