{"id":299617,"date":"2023-10-03T08:38:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=299617"},"modified":"2023-10-02T00:11:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T05:11:15","slug":"student-asked-save-gay-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/student-asked-save-gay-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"A student asked me if I would want to save ‘gay babies.’ Here’s what I said."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this guest post are solely those of the guest author.<\/i><\/p>\n

In my conversations on flights to and from my speaking engagements I am occasionally asked by fellow passengers what kind of work I do. I have an answer everyone loves regardless of what side of the abortion debate they are on: \u201cWell, I\u2019m in the human rights business and I advocate for human equality.\u201d As you might imagine, this answer always meets with approval. But the conversation often gets interesting when I follow up by explaining that I advocate for the most oppressed and targeted people group in our nation, the preborn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The fact is, contrary to the often-repeated claim that pro-lifers are hypocritical bigots, we are the real guardians of human dignity and equality. This truth was evident during a conversation I had several years ago at the University of Florida. I was on the campus with members of the pro-life ministry Created Equal to engage students in dialogue about abortion. These opportunities almost always result in meaningful and productive conversations, and this day was no exception.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On this morning, a small group of pro-abortion students had come looking for a fight. Their ringleader was a 20ish looking student who angrily pointed his finger in my face and demanded, \u201cI\u2019m gay and I want to know, if the babies you\u2019re here trying to save are gay babies do you still want to save them?\u201d It was clear by the pleased look on this young man\u2019s face that he felt confident he had just landed a knock-out punch. <\/span><\/p>\n

To engage on the abortion issue, I chose not to dispute his premise (namely, that homosexuality is genetic) and responded matter-of-factly, \u201cYes, absolutely I want to save them.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n