Salon writer lied in abortion article

[DrLeftover]

This story caught my attention yesterday.

On my blog last week I posted an excerpt from the Salon piece, “Abortion saved my life.” The writer, a blogger named Mikki Kendall, was relaying her first person account of supposedly nearly hemorrhaging to death because a hospital doctor refused to perform the one procedure that would save her life, an abortion. Here was the quote I pulled:

I don’t know if his objections were religious or not; all I know is that when a bleeding woman was brought to him for treatment he refused to do the only thing that could stop the bleeding. Because he didn’t do abortions. Ever.

http://www.lifenews.com/2011/05/31/salon-writer-mikki-kendall-admits-embellishing-abortion-story/

 

[Temerit]

So what are we supposed to debate here?

 

[DrLeftover]

It didn't fit in the news thread so I dropped it in here.



I just found it interesting.

 

[Temerit]

A blogger embellished something to make it more interesting to read..

 

[DrLeftover]

A blogger embellished something to make it more interesting to read..

And to hammer pro-life people, which is why Salon featured it.

 

[Temerit]

Just because her story isn't true doesn't mean that this kind of thing doesn't happen.



Yeah, it's deceitful and I don't condone it, but I also don't think it has any real significance.