Is there a decisive moment?
Contrary to what many believe, one can be a pro-life advocate yet not hold the position that the unborn enjoys full personhood from the moment of conception. Dr. Bernard Nathanson was one of… Continue reading
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The agnostic approach to abortion
I tend to get a little bit testy when discussing or opining on the issue of abortion because most of the arguments for it are so illogical and/or self-serving and we’re talking about… Continue reading
Avoid the argument; attack the person
It’s likely everyone who’s been engaged in the abortion debate has seen a meme or tweet with this sentiment or one similar, posted in support of abortion rights. Many of them include some… Continue reading
Privacy, impossibility, and you can’t make me
I envision the battle over abortion this way: The pro-life movement has one offensive weapon but it’s as powerful as an atomic bomb so can’t be defended against. The pro-choice opposition has an… Continue reading
Because…tolerance
It’s hard arguing with people who believe “life begins at conception”, and I know it’s not black and white, so that’s why this discussion is so hard. Hard, not impossible. I think we… Continue reading
Protecting your rights can mean hardship for me
I’m going to put something out there that maybe you didn’t know about me. Here it is: I’m much too self-focused and inclined to resist doing hard things that will cause me discomfort… Continue reading
Better never born than newborn
Nothing makes me sadder than knowing there are children who are not loved and cared for well by their parents. My heart hurts even now as I think about them flinching at verbal… Continue reading
These arguments are pitiful
Women will die from unsafe, illegal abortions. An unwanted child will suffer abuse and neglect. Poor families will be further deprived with one more mouth to feed. Caring for a child with physical… Continue reading
If it’s all about choice, you might want to know what you’re choosing
One of the most maddening things to me in this cultural conflict that is the abortion debate is the stubborn and willful ignorance of the opposition. So many of them intentionally ignore the… Continue reading
Does size determine value?
Would any of us consider a five-year-old as less than fully human because he can’t drive a car? Is a one-year-old less valuable than the five-year-old because she is unable to use the… Continue reading
What fifth-graders know and adults childishly deny
If abortion is going to be morally justifiable, the victim of abortion must be either devalued or found guilty. Some abortion supporters go the “guilty” route, condemning the unborn as a parasite unjustly… Continue reading
The elephant in the womb
Human reproduction is an unfathomably amazing thing. Often I’ve wanted to ask the abortion supporter, have you invested even five seconds contemplating what happens in those nine months? That without any direction on… Continue reading
Is Roe really “settled law”?
The United States Supreme Court can be likened to Christianity’s early church fathers who were necessarily tasked with interpreting Scripture for the purpose of establishing orthodox doctrine. For instance, the New Testament clearly… Continue reading
Roe and abortion on demand
Roe continues to exist, but only in the way a storefront on a western movie set exists: a mere facade to give the illusion of reality. – Chief Justice William Rehnquist It’s a… Continue reading
Politically correct death and defending moral relativism
Why would anyone hold to a belief that precludes judging rape and child abuse as objectively wrong? Seems ludicrous, doesn’t it? Yet that’s exactly where a position from moral or ethical relativism leads,… Continue reading