Assertion #8: Pro-life views are anti-woman.
That’s not true. Pro-life advocates believe women ought to choose a great many things that impact their lives — the doctor they visit, their education path, their career pursuits, where they live, and so on. But those are all non-moral choices though. Some choices are moral, such as whether or not to take an innocent life. No one — woman or man — should end the life of a defenseless human being for her or his own gain or convenience. That’s what elective abortion does. Also, it is important for pro-life advocates to acknowledge that there are women who have real hurts and fears as they face an abortion decision. They may be dealing with an unexpected or unwanted pregnancy and experiencing pain and anxiety. Pro-life advocates want to show them care and treat them with compassion. We want to help them no matter what circumstances they are facing. In the same way, people with pro-life views see women who have had an abortion in the past as deserving of grace and kindness, not indignity and disgust.
Assertion #9: Pre-born babies aren’t developed enough or self-aware enough to be considered human.
It’s true that we were less developed when we were embryos in our mothers’ wombs. But why does that matter? Why would the level of development be the thing that gives human beings rights? It doesn’t and it shouldn’t. A 4-year-old girl does not yet have a mature reproductive system and is less developed compared to a 24-year-old woman. But we don’t think the 4-year-old is less human or has less value than the 24-year-old. Why is development needed to measure worth? It isn’t. Human worth is not based on brain function or age or level of development.
Assertion #10: Abortions are safe, legal, and rare, and pro-lifers exaggerate the abortion issue to make it seem worse than it is.
President Bill Clinton coined the phrase “safe, legal, and rare” in 1996 to describe his abortion policy during his re-election campaign. He used those words to appease voters with moral uncertainties about abortion. Today, however, many abortion advocates brand themselves as “pro-choice” and want abortion access on demand. They view abortion as a sign of support for women. That’s false.
• First, abortions don’t help women, and they are not safe. A human being dies. Half of those are females who never will get to enter the world.
• Second, suggesting that abortion is legal does not equal that it is moral. It still involves ending a life.
• Third, who decides what’s rare? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed more than 638,000 abortions in 47 of the 50 U.S. states in 2015. (California, New Hampshire, and Maryland don’t share their abortion data with the CDC.) By comparison, the American Cancer Society says that about 590,000 Americans die of cancer each year. The American Heart Association says that 610,000 U.S. citizens die of heart disease each year. Abortions top them both! The Guttmacher Institute, the research arm of Planned Parenthood, the nation’s leading abortion provider, estimates that 25 percent of all American women will have an abortion by the age of 45. That’s not rare.
Source: Focus on the Family.com.
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