How To Win The Debate On Abortion In 12 Clear Counterpoints

The Supreme Court has overturned its 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling and now the issue of abortion will be part of our national debate as much as ever

• Here are some of the many reasons the usual arguments in favor of abortion are wrong.
• Pro-Abortion Claim: The government should stay out of people's private lives
• This is a woman's choice, not anyone else's, and a women's rights issue

Why It's Wrong

• A new life begins at conception and should not be destroyed by human interference
• One-third of abortions take place after nine weeks of pregnancy
• From the moment of conception, the zygote has its own unique DNA structure, is alive and growing, and is equipped to become a mature human being
• The beginning of life could be defined by many different points of development

Pro-Abortion Claim: Abortion can't be a crime against nature if fertilized eggs are spontaneously miscarried in nature.

• Abortion can involve sucking a baby out of the uterus (or as Planned Parenthood puts it, "the suction machine is turned on and the uterus is gently emptied").
• The elderly die of natural causes, but that doesn't make it right to kill them.

Pro-Abortion Claim: In the case of rape or ****** when a woman was an innocent victim of an involuntary act, she should not be forced to carry a child.

• This is wrong
• Only 1% of women say they want an abortion because they were raped, and less than 0.5% say they are pregnant as a result of ******
• Minors are too young for the responsibilities of parenthood
• About 3% of females who get abortions are younger than 18 and 8% are 18 to 19 years old

Abortion Claim: If abortion were made legal only in cases of rape or ****** women would lie

• Pro-Abortion Claim: It would be better for abnormal fetuses to be aborted than to live with poor health or a disability.
• Abortion has been bad for our society, as it devalues human life and the fulfillment that only family and children, not a job, can provide.

Why It's Wrong:

• Roe v. Wade was so strongly resisted because it was a deeply flawed decision.
• Overturning Roe will not end abortion rights but return the issue to the states, allowing for a more democratic process - the debate will continue, but the truth remains the same - an unborn child is a person.

 

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