Journalism is hard, so Washington Post 'reports' anti-choice conspiracy theories instead

In this era of "some say" and "both sides do it" journalism, it's not exactly surprising to read an article in the Washington Post that tries so desperately to be "fair" that facts and reality are sacrificed for the apparently greater purpose of "balance."

Take, for example, an article by Dan Morse, published earlier this week, about a pregnant woman who died after visiting Dr. LeRoy Carhart's abortion clinic in Germantown, Maryland.

There are a few important things to keep in mind: (1) The full autopsy has not yet been completed; (2) Dr. Carhart has not commented; (3) The woman's family has not commented; (4) Dr. Carhart's clinic is one of the very few in the country that performs late-term abortions, which are legal; (5) None of the "pro-lifers" interviewed in the article are medical experts, nor do they have any connection to the woman who died. So, keeping those points in mind, let's go below the fold to examine just how this sort of all-too-typical hackery happens.