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A sobering reminder that when the noblest of causes (the sanctity of all life) allies itself with expedient cynicism (cut throat politics), some short-term battles may be won, but in the long-term, you've lost trust, credibility, and the moral high ground. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-05-19/roe-v-wade-jane-roe-norma-mccorvey-hulu-doc-abortion
FWIW, as a rookie Catholic radio producer some 15 years ago, I was warned to not book Norma by more than a few people, who never explained why but indicated that they did not feel her to be either trustworthy or predictable on live radio.
It's been a long time coming, but those of us who care deeply about the sanctity of life from natural conception to natural death need to take a long hard look at who we're appointing as the mouthpieces of our cause.
In these days where talking points are easily memorized and regurgitated, and political actors can toss prepared slogans to a crowd they know is desperate even for crumbs, if we don't remember that charity and truth are the basis for our movement, we will continue to get played.
And at the end of the day, regardless of what's revealed about this ongoing hot mess of a story about a ridiculously complex individual, you all know what's gonna happen...
