Abortion - Touched By an Angel :: Argumentative Persuasive Topics

Abortion Touched By an nonpareil   Its remarkable how a fantasy-based, sometimes sappy TV show featuring angels disguised as ordinary folk can pack more than profound truth into one mo than a month of nightly news programs Thats precisely what writer/ producer Martha Williamson accom-plished in a recent episode of Touched by an Angel called The Empty Chair. Bucking the Hollywood establishment and its pro-choice ethic, Ms. Williamson displayed unmatched courage and sagacity into the aftermath of abortion.   As newlyweds in Boston, Betsy and Bud Baxter wanted nothing more than to work together on a television show. An offer from an Omaha commit to co-host Breakfast with the Baxters seemed their send-off big step on the road to fame and happiness. 15 years later, when new station owners abruptly cancel their show, the Baxters are devastated by the loss of their jobs, of their dream, of all that had given their life meaning, and, apparently, of all that had been holding them together.   They shrilly vent their disappointment and grief at each other until the reach of stranded travelers (the angels Monica and Andrew) give Betsy and Bud the chance to tell their stories separately to a compassionate listener. Its not long before the underlying problem surfaces-the inarticulate issue that stood between them since accepting the Omaha job that the sole(prenominal) child theyd ever so conceived was lost shortly before moving there.   When Betsy learned of this pregnancy, she spontaneously bought a little baby jumper. Bud reacted negatively to the news. He thought only of how a child could disrupt their career plans on the eve of their first big break. When Bud left for several days to attend a friends wedding, Betsy dutifully took care of the problem with an abortion. She told Bud only that she had lost the child.   Betsy tried to conceal her grief, submerging it in work. The sorrow and pain did not go away, but silently, stealthily ro bbed her of joy, of sleep, of the ability to feel close to her husband, of the ability patently to relax and open herself to life.   Bud is torn between wanting to accredit if their child was aborted and wanting to avoid the question, to protect Betsy and himself from painfully confronting what they had done. Bud struggles to forget, and bristles at the first hint of a discussion of their loss.