Speaking For the Unborn (12.1)
Miscellaneous arguments
Argument 54: “The Supreme Court has already settled the issue of abortion, everyone has a constitutional right to ‘privacy’—which includes the right to an abortion.”
Rebuttal: The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that "bad precedent is no precedent," and we should be thankful that there are established criteria for overturning bad precedents. If not, slavery would still be legal; denying women the right to vote would still be legal; segregated schools would still be legal; “separate but equal" public restrooms and water fountains would still be legal. Thankfully, these horrific practices were overturned. Good people must seek justice for everyone, including the unborn. Overturning legal precedent and amending the Constitution to reflect our advancing understanding of morality, science, and humanity are as American as apple pie. Ref.
Argument 55: “If abortion were illegal, you would be incarcerating desperate women who sought now-illegal abortions. How could you be that cruel and inhumane?”
Rebuttal: While breaking the law—especially laws preventing the taking of innocent human life-is certainly grounds for prosecution, not a single major voice in the Pro-Life movement advocates for the prosecution of women seeking illegal abortions. There is near-universal agreement in the Pro-Life movement that only abortionists performing illegal abortions would be prosecuted if abortion were once again made illegal. Source.
Argument 56: “Abortion would continue even if it were made illegal. So what’s the point of making it illegal?
Rebuttal: Simply because some people will break a law is not an argument against the existence of that law. Rape is illegal in the United States, yet this crime is committed daily. Does the fact that rape is still committed mean there should be no laws against rape?
Argument 57: “If you’re anti-abortion, you’d better be pro-contraception!”
Rebuttal: My personal opinion on contraception is irrelevant to this debate, and the Pro-Life movement does not advocate prohibiting the use of non-abortive contraceptives. We just don't believe in killing living human babies. Source1. Source2.
Argument 58: “You Pro-Lifers only care about babies while they are inside the uterus! Once they are born, you conservatives don’t care for the poor and needy.”
First Rebuttal: What makes you think that Conservatives and Pro-Life advocates care less for the needy than Liberals and Pro-Choicers? Did you know that Conservatives give a greater percentage of their income and volunteer more of their time to the needy than those who identify as Liberal or Pro-Choice? Now, you might believe that Liberal social policies are better for the poor than Conservative policies-and that's a legitimate debate to have. But it's both arrogant and inaccurate to simply claim that Liberals and Pro-Choicers—who donate less of their time and money to the poor—care more for them than Conservatives. Source1. Source2.
Second Rebuttal: This is untrue—and statistics regarding adoption are evidence of this falsehood. As I'm sure you know, a large percentage of Pro-Life advocates tend to be religious, predominantly Christian. And Christians are twice as likely to adopt than the general population. Catholics are three times as likely to adopt than the general population, and Evangelicals five times more likely. These are facts that prove the Pro-Life movement is pro-life for all children. So claiming that Pro-Life advocates don't care about babies after they are born is nonsense. Source.
Third Rebuttal: Can we all do more? Absolutely. We all must do more for expectant mothers who find themselves in a tough spot. All of us—Conservatives, Moderates, and Liberals. And we Pro-Lifers must always remind ourselves that we cannot limit our efforts to the banning of abortion. We must also be strong advocates for all mothers—because “abortion is not a sign that women are free, but a sign that they are desperate." We need to make sure that pregnant mothers know that the Pro-Life movement is on their side! Ref.
Argument 59: “We are a democracy, and the majority of Americans support abortion!”
First Rebuttal: This might come as a surprise to you but polling consistently shows that the majority of Americans believes there should be greater restrictions on abortion, not fewer.
75% believe in no abortions after Week 12. (This includes 92% of Republicans, 78% of Independents, 60% of Democrats, and 61% who identify as Pro-Choice!)
A majority opposes any taxpayer funding of abortion (54% to only 39%).
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Second Rebuttal: What is alarming is that the leaders of the Pro-Choice movement have little regard for the actual will of the people-not even the will of the average abortion supporter! For example, the New York Senate hag now legalized abortion up until the moment of birth, despite 69% of registered New York Democratic voters opposing that same law. (Even 44% of Pro-Choice New Yorkers oppose this law). Ref. Source.
Third Rebuttal: A “majority of Americans supporting some form of abortion" makes abortion neither moral nor justifiable; it only makes it popular-and perhaps only for the time being. The subjugation of blacks and women used to be quite popular as well-and no one would ever consider those evils to be moral or justifiable. We should never confuse popular opinion with morality. Source.
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