In a recent article for The Catholic Thing, JWI founder Hadley Arkes analyzes the recent opinions of the 6th Circuit case EMW Women's Surgical Center v. Beshear. In Orwellian fashion, the dissenting judge accuses the Kentucky legislature of "ideological speech" for requiring sonograms for women requesting an abortion on "no medical basis." When revealing what is becomes ideology, argues Prof. Arkes, we are truly living in the world of 1984.

Some quotes from the article:

"Planned Parenthood argued that the law compelled 'ideological speech' because it required the disclosure 'that the abortion would terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being.' But, of course, that is exactly what it was:  If the organism weren’t living and growing, an abortion would be no more relevant than a tonsillectomy." 

"The legislature mandates the plain showing of what is, the objective truth of the matter; and objective truth is then dismissed as mere 'ideology.' What is reserved, apparently, for unchallengeable, incontrovertible fact is the right to kill an innocent human in the womb for any reason at all, or no reason.  Peace is war, and war is peace."

"Her argument moves by ruling out the moral concerns of the legislature as an unwarranted interference with medical judgment... In other words, acts of killing may be insulated from moral judgment if they are performed by doctors."

You can read the full article here.