Good Pro-Life Arguments

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Wozza said:
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To be fair, the term “pro-life” was originally coined specifically in reference to the issue of abortion. And that’s still the sense in which most people commonly understand the term.
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Indeed. It is a term used to poke people with. As if those who aren’t ‘pro-life’ are somehow ‘anti-life’.
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If a person seeks to ensure that someone has the power to choose life or death for someone else, then it seems that they’re indifferent about life at best.
 
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Wozza:
It’s the same argument as used for free speech: ‘I don’t support what you do but I would defend your right to do it’.
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There are limits to free speech.
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I agree.

And if there is a point you’d like to make in relation to abortion then now is the time to do it.
 
Here are 10 Responses to Pro-Abortion Politicians:
  1. “I respect your views, but I have to represent all the people.” Our response: That’s what we’re trying to say to you. If you neglect the unborn, you are not representing all the people. Roe vs. Wade excludes them from protection; we demand that they be included. A public servant cannot legitimately ignore an entire segment of the public that is being destroyed.
  2. “I’m personally opposed to abortion, but can’t impose my views on others.” Our response: This is not a matter of views, but of violence. The law is supposed to protect human life despite the views of those who would destroy it.
  3. “The government should not be involved in such a personal decision as abortion.” Our response: The government got “too involved” in abortion when it claimed to have the authority to deprive some human beings of their right to life. The Declaration of Independence asserts that government exists to secure the rights already bestowed by the Creator. Moreover, when somebody’s “choice” destroys somebody else’s life, that choice is no longer merely a personal, private matter.
  4. “Legislators should not be practicing medicine.” Our response: We’re not asking you to practice medicine, but to prevent the abuse of medicine. The practice of medicine is regulated by all kinds of laws that protect the lives of patients. All we ask is that the unborn be included in that protection.
  5. “Abortion is the law of the land.” Our response: The “law of the land” can be changed, just as it was changed regarding slavery and segregation.
  6. “I support women’s rights and health.” Our response: That is precisely why you should examine the evidence, which is more plentiful than ever, that abortion is destructive of women’s health, and listen to the growing voices of those who have been harmed by abortion. That is also why you should examine how the abortion industry, through unregulated and dangerous clinics, continues to deceive and exploit women.
  7. “Abortion is just one of many issues; I embrace a consistent ethic of life.” Our response: The foundation of a house is only one of many parts of the house, but it is essential in order to build the other parts. That is why the Catholic bishops have repeatedly asserted that among the many interrelated issues within a consistent ethic, abortion deserves "urgent attention and priority " (Pastoral Plan, 2001).
  8. “Let’s just agree to disagree.” Our response: We have the greatest respect for those who disagree with us. But when victims are oppressed, we don’t sit back and “agree to disagree” with the oppressor. Rather, we intervene to save the victim. Abortion is not about beliefs; it’s about bloodshed. Those who need protection need it despite the disagreement of others.
    (http://www.priestsforlife.org/library/4318-ten-responses-to-pro-abortion-politicians)"
    (too many characters to fit all 10)
 
What if you end up alienating good and kind people with the last one, I try to debate but I never manage to convince someone nor change their mind. What if you are someone whose every friend (or the majority) are permissive of abortion?
 
RCIAGraduate said:
What if you end up alienating good and kind people with the last one, I try to debate but I never manage to convince someone nor change their mind. What if you are someone whose every friend (or the majority) are permissive of abortion?
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To be honest I’m becoming less tolerant of people who support abortion. I’ve heard Abby Johnson say that women would ask would it hurt the baby and in the Irish referendum I read that one of the yes supporters admitted that abortion does kill a child. I now think they know the truth and support something so evil anyway.
 
Planned Parenthood, etc., even fight AGAINST normal safety and cleanliness standards in abortion facilities (see the fight Rick Perry had to go through to get abortion standards in Texas a few years ago). So, Planned Parenthood and other pro-abortion groups are NOT “fighting for women”. They are fighting for more abortions.
 
What am I to do then, perhaps my friends are ignorant, but so many of my friends have this opinion, and I (not me anyways) will never convince anyone else otherwise. Am I to be alone and isolated with no one?

As selfish as it sounds I to be isolated and alone? Forgive me for being selfish, it just seems difficult.
 
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RCIAGraduate said:
What am I to do then, perhaps my friends are ignorant, but so many of my friends have this opinion, and I (not me anyways) will never convince anyone else otherwise. Am I to be alone and isolated with no one?
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With me I just don’t bring it up with people. If I did I have some family members who would have been prime targets for abortion (one conceived through rape and another with a chromosomal abnormality) and the people I would want to preserve some relationship with know that and I would speak about them.
 
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