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ABC moderators, David Muir and Linsey Davis, decided to “fact-check” Donald Trump throughout Tuesday night’s debate. This is not usually the role of a debate moderator, but since they insisted on doing so, it would have been helpful if they had been correct in their fact-checking.
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They were not.
This was apparent in Lindsey Davis’s “fact-check” of one of Donald Trump’s statements during the abortion discussion.
Mr. Trump was discussing the Left’s extreme position on abortion. He said, “They have abortion in the ninth month.” He also rephrased comments by former Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia saying, “The baby will be born and we will decide what to do with the baby. In other words, we will execute the baby.”
Ms. Davis informed him that “there is no state in this country where it is legal to kill a baby after it’s born.” Sadly, this is simply not true.
After-birth abortions are happening
And Governor Northam did publicly say about after-birth abortions, “If a mother is in labor, I can tell you exactly what would happen. The infant would be delivered and would be kept comfortable or resuscitated if that’s what the mother desired, then a discussion would ensue between the physician and the mother.”
Perhaps Ms. Davis is not aware of the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act that “prohibits a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.”
If a baby is born alive, they are left on the table or in a medical waste bin to die with no comfort or care offered to that poor child. I think reasonable people could say that is “killing” a baby. I can’t even imagine the agony of that baby as it dies alone and abandoned. Thankfully his Heavenly Father gathers him to his arms a moment later.
This Act would prevent that from happening.
Killed by neglect
But 11 states, including Tim Walz’s state of Minnesota, failed to pass Born-Alive protection bills when they came up for a vote in the state legislators. Wisconsin’s Democratic Governor Tony Evers vetoed the Born Alive bill passed in his state.
Only 10 states in the nation require reporting of the number of babies born alive due to a botched abortion. Failing to report hides the babies who are left to die – killed by neglect.
So yes Ms. Davis, there are states where it is legal to kill a baby. Her fact check was a lie.
Kamala Harris says it’s okay
As to Vice President Harris’s position, when she was a senator, Kamala Harris voted against the Born-Alive Protection Act in 2020. She also voted against the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection to protect children against abortions based on their ability to feel pain.
So based on her votes she appears comfortable with killing babies after they are born and allowing babies to feel excruciating pain while being aborted.
When asked directly by Mr. Trump if she was for abortions in the 7th, 8th and 9th month, also known as third trimester abortions or partial-birth abortions, when babies are considered viable, she refused to answer on the debate stage. Yet she has made it clear that she is against any restrictions on abortion.
In partial-birth abortions, the infant is delivered, except the head remains in the birth canal. The baby is then killed by crushing the skull. I’m sorry I can’t describe exactly how they do this because it is so horrific.
So by a matter of inches, abortionists are killing babies who are partially born. Only 21 states have enacted a ban on partial-birth abortions.
Unfair Fact-Checking
Ms. Davis was wrong about her so-called fact-check on Mr. Trump. You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. (Exodus 23:1)
She and her fellow moderator, David Muir, fact-checked not a single one of Ms. Harris’s many false and misleading statements. Their moderation was unfair and their fact-checking on Mr. Trump was faulty. Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. (Psalm 34:13
I pray that as a “Christian, wife, mother and news anchor,” which is how Ms. Davis describes herself on her website, that she would seek the truth and the wisdom of the Lord in her fact-checking and reporting… as would every journalist.
I call Heaven and Earth to witness against you today: I place before you Life and Death, Blessing and Curse. Choose life so that you and your children will live. And love God, your God, listening obediently to him, firmly embracing him. (Deuteronomy 30:19-20)
Let’s Pray
Dear Heavenly Father, we pray that the horror of abortion would end in our country. We repent of the horrific killing of babies in all abortions.
We pray that every person in the U.S. would cry out to you to end the demonic practice of infanticide in our country. We pray that you would transform the hearts of every legislator, elected official and journalist to recognize that infanticide is wrong.
We rebuke and bind the demonic spirit of Molech who is seeking to destroy and kill our children. We pray for a hedge of protection to surround these precious babies, and for women to trust You and choose life for their babies through all nine months of pregnancy.
We pray that every citizen who votes in November will vote for the candidate that follows your truth, your righteousness, your values and will vote to please You by choosing the candidate that will protect life.
We pray that You, the Lord of Life, will open hearts and minds to recognize and defend the precious gift of human life. We pray that an impassioned plea would rise to You, O Lord, the Creator and lover of life, from every church, every family and from every believer to protect and save the unborn and those born alive after an abortion.
We pray for a great repentance, revival and turning to You in our country. In Jesus’s mighty name, Amen.
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Belinda Brewster analyzes cultural, political, and world events from a biblical worldview. Belinda’s passion is to equip, support, and encourage parents and grandparents who are courageously battling against the spiritual and cultural forces impacting children and grandchildren. Photo Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images.