Coronavirus: Massachusetts Exempts Abortion from ‘Nonessential, Elective’ Surgery Ban
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PENNY STARR
20 Mar 2020 Breitbart News
States across the country put a halt to elective surgery to save medical resources for fighting the Chinese coronavirus outbreak, but Massachusetts is making sure women can end the lives of their unborn children without impediment.
The Massachusetts Department of Health issued a statement:
DPH defines nonessential, elective invasive procedures as procedures that are scheduled in advance because the procedure does not involve a medical emergency . . .
. . . The
New Boston Post reported on the development:
The statement does not explain why abortions are exempted from the ban. A spokesman for the state’s public health agency acknowledged a request for comment from New Boston Post early Wednesday afternoon, but did not immediately provide one.
Among the surgical procedures deemed “nonessential” by the state’s public health agency are:
- Knee replacement
- Hip replacement
- Excision of cancerous skin lesions
- Colonoscopy
- Tooth Extraction
- Removal of Ingrown Toenail
- Kidney stone lithotripsy (a procedure that breaks down kidney stones)
The
Post noted that the abortion industry, which has
ended the lives of more than 60 million unborn babies since the Supreme Court’s
Roe v. Wade decision made abortion on demand the law of the land, are
pleased with the decision, including Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts.
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts said in a statement:
We thank the Baker Administration for working to preserve continued access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care, including abortion . . . .
. . . But Andrew Beckwith, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute, is outraged by the decision, the
Post reported.
“Planned Parenthood’s priority is to keep killing babies even when the whole world is focused on saving as many lives as possible right now, and they’ve even managed to convince the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to prioritize elective abortions during the current health crisis,” . . .
