I understand and respect the "pro-life" position when it comes from someone who genuinely wants to protect life. But I don't understand this increasing insistence on referring to all abortions as "murder" and all of its "victims" as "babies". As if women who take a morning after pill or RU486 are doing the equivalent of shooting their 2 year old. When pressed, it seems apparent that most prolife people don't really either. Not deep down. If 800,000 American two year olds were scheduled to be murdered this year, I would be compelled to spend all of my energy, all of my time, all of my money, and even my life to stop it. If someone were coming to kill my 2 year old neighbor, parent or not, I would fight him to the death. If one truly believes that a 2 year old equals a fetus, who equals an embryo who equals a stem cell, then why don't more of you feel morally obliged to commit drastic acts of civil disobedience in their protection? Thanks in advance for your thorough responses!
2007-08-08
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