{"id":2444593,"date":"2025-06-08T21:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T01:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-matt-walsh-reveals-a-key-unspoken-truth-of-abortion\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T21:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T01:17:23","slug":"op-ed-matt-walsh-reveals-a-key-unspoken-truth-of-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-matt-walsh-reveals-a-key-unspoken-truth-of-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Op-Ed: Matt Walsh Reveals a Key &#8216;Unspoken Truth&#8217; of Abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fop-ed-matt-walsh-reveals-a-key-unspoken-truth-of-abortion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2444593&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent scene from the TV show &#8220;Girls&#8221; featuring a character named Mimi-Rose Howard revealing her abortion to her boyfriend, Adam Sackler, has stirred significant discussion on social media. Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh commented on the scene,highlighting a crucial aspect overlooked by many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-remember-the-48th-annual-march-for-life\/\" title=\"Americans remember the 48th annual March for ...\">pro-life advocates<\/a>: while some women are victims of abortion,others make the choice to terminate their pregnancies with a level of indifference. Walsh criticizes the pro-life movement for predominantly framing all women who seek abortions as victims,ignoring the reality that some may act callously in choosing to abort. <\/p>\n<p>Walsh&#8217;s perspective is that such discussions are often avoided due to concerns about public perception and optics, which, according to him, leads to a failure to acknowledge the full spectrum of women&#8217;s experiences surrounding abortion. He emphasizes that the reality of willful participation in the act of abortion needs to be addressed, along with the complexities of coercion faced by some women.<\/p>\n<p>This commentary raises questions about the stance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-refuses-to-guarantee-that-taxpayer-money-in-stimulus-bill-wont-go-toward-abortions\/\" title=\"Psaki Refuses To Guarantee That Taxpayer Money In Stimulus Bill Won\u2019t Go Toward ...s\">pro-life organizations<\/a>, many of which advocate against criminalizing women who choose abortion, thus leading to the perception that thay deny accountability for those who make the decision to abort fully aware of their actions. Walsh argues that a more truthful approach would recognize that anyone involved in the act of abortion, whether a parent or a medical provider, is responsible for that choice. He calls for a reevaluation of narratives surrounding abortion, urging pro-life advocates to more openly discuss these uncomfortable truths rather than adhering to a one-dimensional portrayal of women involved in abortion.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the past several days, a scene from the television series &ldquo;Girls&rdquo; offering an unintentionally clear picture of abortion has made the rounds on social media. Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh urged pro-life advocates to consider not only how the scene exposed the horrors of abortion, but also an &ldquo;unspoken truth&rdquo; that many pro-life organizations refuse to acknowledge.<\/p>\n<p>The viral scene depicts character Mimi-Rose Howard, played by Gillian Jacobs, revealing to boyfriend Adam Sackler, played by Adam Driver, that she had an abortion the previous day, and that the preborn baby murdered in that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-missouri-republicans-made-massive-error-new-ballot-measure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion<\/a> was indeed his child.<\/p>\n<p>But as Adam reacts in shock, anger, and confusion, Mimi is noticeably callous, seemingly showing no emotion about the fact that she had murdered their child only one day earlier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following clips contains vulgar language and descriptions that some readers may find offensive.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3gHWt3WWJR\">pic.twitter.com\/3gHWt3WWJR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Serf (@TheRoyalSerf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRoyalSerf\/status\/1929687376139637007?\">June 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Walsh offered commentary on the scene during his podcast, noting that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pro-life movement broadly neglects<\/a> the reality that while some women are indeed victims of abortion, plenty of women are willfully making the choice to murder their babies with malice aforethought.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know that a lot of people in the pro-life movement like to think of and talk about women who get abortions like they&rsquo;re all these kind of scared, helpless, confused victims, but the fact of the matter is that a lot of them are exactly like this, exactly like the woman in this scenario,&rdquo; he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh added that the scene &ldquo;does represent a certain not-insignificant portion of the women who get abortions,&rdquo; a reality that he called the &ldquo;unspoken truth&rdquo; about abortion in our country.<\/p>\n<p>He also made clear there are some women &ldquo;who are scared, who are exploited&rdquo; into abortion, but noted that &ldquo;those are the cases that we talk about all the time&rdquo; as anti-abortion people. &ldquo;When we talk about abortion as pro-lifers, we tend to talk about it as though the latter kinds of cases are the only ones,&rdquo; Walsh said. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t really talk about cases like the one you see depicted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walsh observed that certain pro-life activists are &ldquo;worried about the optics&rdquo; of discussing the horrifying truth about abortion, yet cautioned that &ldquo;some pro-life activists are far too concerned about that,&rdquo; meaning they &ldquo;won&rsquo;t talk about&rdquo; women willfully and callously pursuing abortions.<\/p>\n<p>He remarked that speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-grassroots-want-republicans-actually-end-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion<\/a> clinic sidewalk counselors and others working to reach abortion-minded women will usually reveal that they &ldquo;run into those kinds of women all the time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In his response to this viral scene, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog?\">@MattWalshBlog<\/a> offers a thoughtful and badly needed critique of the claim that women are always victims of abortion.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog?\">@MattWalshBlog<\/a> rightly observes that while Pro-Life organizations tend to claim that all women are victims of abortion, there&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mCeqo297is\">https:\/\/t.co\/mCeqo297is<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yhvmww03Sm\">pic.twitter.com\/Yhvmww03Sm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Foundation to Abolish Abortion (@AbolitionistFAA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbolitionistFAA\/status\/1930615912505188863?\">June 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  These comments from Walsh are entirely correct. There are certainly women who are pressured by boyfriends, parents, or even sex traffickers into having abortions against their will. There are others, on the other hand, who are fully aware that they are willfully murdering their own baby.<\/p>\n<p>The claim that all women are categorical victims of abortion is therefore plainly false.<\/p>\n<p>But many pro-life establishment organizations wholeheartedly believe this claim, even to the extent of codifying blanket protections for all women who have abortions into their laws, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/planned-parenthood-celebrates-texas-pro-life-group-opposes-bill-end-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opposing any effort<\/a> to establish equal protection of the laws for preborn babies.<\/p>\n<p>In the three years since Roe was overturned, several of these pro-life entities have indeed opposed bills to end abortion on the basis that they would also criminalize abortion for women.<\/p>\n<p>One now-infamous &ldquo;open letter to state lawmakers,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/uploads\/communications\/051222coalitionlettertostates.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0a5AeteleAfSnkfx1jNH1ebfbs-TPf8ZI9XSNkvZbw_dfODENgZWc4WRg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spearheaded<\/a> by National Right to Life and signed by prominent groups such as Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Americans United for Life, and March for Life, warned lawmakers nationwide that those groups &ldquo;do not support any measure seeking to criminalize or punish women&rdquo; for willfully choosing to have abortions.<\/p>\n<p>That document has been invoked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-southern-baptists-grapple-public-policy-entity-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">across the country<\/a> to oppose abortion abolition bills seeking to protect preborn babies with the same laws protecting all other image-bearers of God, even in conservative and broadly anti-abortion states like Louisiana, Missouri, and Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Many signers of the letter, as well as pro-life activist group Students for Life, <a href=\"https:\/\/sbaprolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/North-Dakota-Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed<\/a> yet another document only last year asking the North Dakota Republican Party to refrain from passing an equal protection resolution, claiming that &ldquo;turning those women into criminals is not the way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why did Republican lawmakers in North Dakota vote to keep abortion legal in their state last week?<\/p>\n<p>Here is everything you need to know.<\/p>\n<p>Christians across the nation watched last week as Republican state lawmakers voted against a simple bill to protect the lives of preborn&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZdzN7ZGlwD\">pic.twitter.com\/ZdzN7ZGlwD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Foundation to Abolish Abortion (@AbolitionistFAA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbolitionistFAA\/status\/1891507450219508050?\">February 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  But nobody who supports equal protection seeks to &ldquo;criminalize or punish women,&rdquo; and none of them support &ldquo;turning those women into criminals.&rdquo; They merely support treating preborn babies the same under the law as everyone who has already been born. That means criminalizing the act of abortion, not specific classes of people who have abortions, and letting the existing justice system determine which parties are victims and which parties indeed willfully harmed another human life.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh was completely right to speak the &ldquo;unspoken truth&rdquo; about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-dares-tell-truth-abortion-will-politicians-listen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion<\/a> in our nation.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than casting all women as victims, we should simply state that anyone who willfully partakes in the death of a preborn baby has committed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/planned-parenthood-president-presided-4-million-baby-murders-dies-age-67\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murder<\/a>, whether that person was the father, the mother, or a third-party abortionist. When pro-life entities deny that simple position, they not only act inconsistently with their professed belief that abortion is murder, but they create a blanket license to murder a baby, so long as the mother herself is the murderer.<\/p>\n<p>We either believe that abortion is murder, or we do not. We either believe that preborn babies are image-bearers of God, or we do not. We either want to abolish abortion, or we do not.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh and other conservatives are seeing that reality, and pro-life groups should follow suit.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><i><b>The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either d or endorsed by the owners of this website. 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Matt Walsh, a host at Daily Wire, encouraged pro-life supporters to reflect not only on how this scene reveals the grim aspects of abortion but also on an &#8220;unspoken truth&#8221; that many pro-life organizations overlook. The viral moment features Mimi-Rose Howard, portrayed by Gillian Jacobs, telling her boyfriend Adam Sackler (played by Adam Driver) that she had an abortion just the day before and that their unborn child was killed in the process. While Adam reacts with shock and anger, Mimi appears indifferent about having taken their child&#8217;s life merely a day earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh commented during his podcast that while some women are indeed victims of abortion, many consciously choose to terminate their pregnancies with intent. He pointed out that although pro-life advocates often depict women seeking abortions as scared and helpless victims, there are numerous cases where women make deliberate choices similar to Mimi&#8217;s character in this scenario. He emphasized that this portrayal reflects a significant portion of women who undergo abortions-a reality he termed as the &#8220;unspoken truth&#8221; about abortion in America.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging some women face coercion into having abortions due to various pressures from partners or family members, Walsh noted these situations are frequently highlighted by anti-abortion advocates. He criticized certain pro-life activists for being overly concerned about public perception when discussing these harsh realities and suggested they often avoid addressing cases where women willingly pursue abortions.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh&#8217;s insights resonate with those who argue against viewing all women as mere victims of abortion; instead, it is essential to recognize those who knowingly choose to end their pregnancies. Many established pro-life organizations maintain a stance suggesting all women undergoing abortions should be treated as victims-an assertion Walsh argues is fundamentally flawed.<\/p>\n<p>In light of recent legislative actions following Roe v. 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