Genuine concern for mothers and their babies in the womb?

Hey Matt,

I probably will not get to hear the show today, sorry. The following may not make sense. Please read my chattering below about a quirk in the news media that I noticed today.

I caught bits of some reporting on two major morning news shows today about a recent study that linked caffeine and an increased risk of miscarriage among pregnant mothers.

Why, with the media’s liberal slant, often supporting pro-choice, would network news shows be concerned with reporting about an issue that would protect the baby and mother from a potential health risk? That seemed odd to me.

So I searched five major news website (ABC, NBC, FOX, CNN, and CBS) to view their reporting about this study. Four of the five ran a report about this particular study, each listing it under the health portion of their website. The fifth (CBS), oddly enough, ran a story under their health page about, oddly enough, the “Complex Face of Abortion” http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/20/health/printable3733178.shtml

Is it good that the other four websites ran a report about this risk? Yes, because the public has right to know and their efforts should be commended.

Is it a genuine concern of the news agencies for mothers to be given this vital information, or was it a story that helps the ratings? Maybe; because even with the "pro-choice logic" that seems to be prevalent in the media, a pro-choice media would be compelled by its own philosophy to report such information. The reason for that is due to what is at the core of a pro-life philosophy: self gratification. The philosophy of pro-choice would reasonably assert that the value of such a study, pertaining to the risk of miscarriage, lies in its reference to the mother and the preservation of her health, more so than the preservation of the health of the unborn child.

It just struck me funny how the liberal media can report about an issue that appeals to conservative social values.

Thanks for speaking up

Paul