{"id":205593,"date":"2019-07-02T12:13:42","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T17:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=205593"},"modified":"2019-06-28T13:20:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T18:20:51","slug":"against-abortion-defend-justify-anyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/against-abortion-defend-justify-anyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Those against abortion don\u2019t need to defend or justify themselves to anyone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the <\/span>New York Times<\/span><\/a>, novelist John Irving made an accusation that pro-lifers have heard too many times to count. He said, \u201cThey (pro-lifers) don\u2019t care what happens to an unwanted child <\/span>\u2014<\/span><\/i> not after the child is born <\/span>\u2014<\/span><\/i> and they\u2019ve never cared about the mother.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The argument is meant to cut off debate about the central issue of abortion. It sometimes works, as pro-lifers get sidetracked trying to demonstrate they\u2019re not only pro-birth but that they give their time, money, and votes to serve the marginalized. These pro-lifers don\u2019t realize the futility of this exercise. They are trying to prove their consistent ethic of life to people who do not display one themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

A consistent ethic requires one to care for humans both inside and outside their mothers. Abortion supporters show concern for only one of these groups, diverting attention from the gruesome reality of abortion by starting a new line of conversation about those who\u2019ve already been born. While we should of course care for all people, no matter their location, it\u2019s disheartening how easily abortion supporters turn a blind eye toward the slaughter of millions of babies.<\/span><\/p>\n

What the John Irvings of the world miss is the incredible way the pro-life community rallies around expecting mothers and their children. We walk with these women during some of their scariest moments and provide them with baby clothes, cribs, housing, and jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Being opposed to abortion doesn\u2019t require you to support all other causes<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

They also ignore how pro-lifers have thoughtful, and at times differing, opinions on how to serve the vulnerable outside the womb. People who oppose abortion have views on gun control, immigration, universal health care, and welfare that fall all over the spectrum. We\u2019re not cookie cutters of each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

The one thing that unites us is our shared concern for the preborn. We grieve that approximately 911 babies die in Planned Parenthood facilities every day<\/a><\/span>. We recognize the dignity of these precious souls and understand there is no people-group more in danger than them.<\/span><\/p>\n