Bernard Nathanson

Bernard Nathanson

Bernard Nathanson

Bernard Nathanson Passes Away, Was Early Abortion Muckraker
Dr. Bernard Nathanson died this morning after a long battle with cancer. Nathanson was an early abortion muckraker whose exposing of the abortion industry is a precursor to the famous work done by pro-life activists like Lila Rose. Nathanson wasn't always pro-life and he started out as an abortion practitioner based in New York City who presided over more than 75,000 abortions.

But the doctor hoped he saved many more lives than that after witnessing an ultrasound and becoming pro-life. He then dedicated his life to ending abortions and his video, the Silent Scream, is considered a classic because it was the first to use the technology of ultrasound to make the unambiguous case that unborn children are human beings who deserve legal protection starting at their earliest days.

The video, showing an unborn baby recoiling from an abortion, and a followup titled Eclipse of Reason that explained in great medical detail the different kinds of abortion procedures, solidified Nathanson's standing as a pro-life hero and an authentic convert who would lead the way for others like Norma McCorvey and Abby Johnson follow his footsteps.

Rose, the modern-day abortion muckraker who heads up Live Action and is responsible for the undercover videos that expose more of the problems in the abortion industry - like covering up s-xual trafficking - told LifeNews.com Monday afternoon that the pro-life movement lost one of its greatest voices. Ref. Source 4