What does it mean to be
ProLIFE ?
To be in favor of the full
protection of ALL human
life despite it age, place of
residence, stage of
development, physical
condition or appearance.
From conception to a
natural death
What are semantics ?
Put plainly, the changing if the meaning of
words to blur or disguise the truth or affect
the perception of people
E.g.: It’s just a Fetus not a baby.
The word fetus means “little child” in Latin
this conveniently allows the pro-abortion
person to avoid the “B” word
Semantics is the chief
weapon used by those
in favor of abortion
I am in favor of “women’s choice” and not in
favour of abortion.
The choice is of the stronger over the weaker
and a this is a “poor choice”
Its just an embryo !
As though the word embryo changes the
reality that it is a human embryo and not that
of a dog or other animal
More Semantics
Its just a product of conception!
We are all products of conception, no matter
how old we are.
Its just a blob of cells
It is scientifically incorrect to say that an
embryo is not human because of its stage of
development. Its like saying that a toddler is
less valuable than a child.
Common reasons to justify
an abortion
Its not a wanted baby!
Not wanted does not make the child any less
valuable. Because I do not want a hamburger
but a chicken burger does not make
hamburgers any less valuable.
Common reasons to justify
an abortion
The mother was
raped!
Who agrees with this statement?
Then let me ask you some questions
•Is the embryo the rapist?
•Is the embryo fully human with its own DNA?
•Is that embryo made up of genes from both it’s
father and its mother?
•Who agrees that if your father or mother commits
a crime that you should go to jail for the crime they
committed?
•Should you go to jail for a crime your father
committed before you even existed?
Rape and abortion
The child is always innocent
The woman may believe that in removing the
child she will “undo” the damage done to her
body but in effect she then has to deal with the
trauma of having killed her baby also.
The baby is half hers and not fully his
Rape and abortion
Those encouraging abortion often do
so because they are uncomfortable
dealing with rape victims, or perhaps
out of prejudice against victims
whom they see as being "guilty for
letting it happen “
Only study available
dealing with Rape and
abortion
"Most women who aborted did so only because they felt it was their only
choice, and more than 80 percent said it was a choice they deeply
regretted”
In contrast, most (88%0 of the women who carried to term reported that they
believed they had made the right decision in having their children.
What is especially striking is that even though some women were still struggling
with the pain of the rape, none of the respondents expressed regret over having
given birth or a wish that they had chosen abortion instead. Instead, many saw
their children as instruments of healing and grace in their lives."
Dr David Reardon – Victims and Victors (The Elliot Institute)
Common reasons to justify
an abortion
Deformity
Using dehumanising language may change
perception but never the fact that the child
deserves greater love and protection
Doctors are often wrong in diagnosis
Society is hypocritical. We offer them special
parking and lifts, speak tenderly about the
poor sweet things and in the same breath we
send a message that they are a burden
Deformity
Case study –would you abort?
The father had syphilis
The mother tuberculosis. Of four previous
children, the first was blind, the second died,
the third was both deaf and dumb, the fourth
tuberculosis.
The mother is pregnant again, would you say
abortion was justified here?
Maybe? yes ?
Congratulations – you just killed
Beethoven
Congratulations – you just killed
Beethoven
Common reasons to justify
an abortion
It can’t live on its own
Yes that is true until about 24weeks. But
neither can the child that is born – at least until
it is much older.
The more dependent is the life on its mother
the more of a duty it is for us to provide that
life with protection and laws to safeguard it.
Common reasons to justify
an abortion
Its not a person
Personhood is defined by membership in the
human species and not by stage of
development within that species.
•Because it may be small does not make that
personhood less important
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