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Pro-lifers get accused of wanting to control others. That seems strange, especially when you look at some of those doing the accusing. Take former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien.<\/p>\n

Chretien supports Canada\u2019s no-limits<\/a> abortion policy, arguing Canadians should \u201ccherish<\/a>\u201d it. But despite touting \u201cthe right to choose,\u201d he was initially hesitant to relax the country\u2019s abortion laws. Was he worried about taking innocent lives? Apparently not. Instead, Chretien admitted<\/a> that \u201cletting ladies decide what to do with their own bodies \u2014 it was not easy for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m not sure why people deciding \u201cwhat to do with their own bodies\u201d would trouble Chretien, but many abortion advocates are<\/i> bothered by the idea. Ex-New York City mayor and current Planned Parenthood BFF<\/a> Michael Bloomberg certainly is. For years, Bloomberg has been fixated on controlling people – from keeping soda out of their stomachs<\/a> to deciding\u00a0guns should stay off their hips<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In contrast, my pro-life friends typically don\u2019t want the government having much say over what folks do with themselves. If you can\u2019t understand how wanting to ban abortion doesn\u2019t conflict with that, don\u2019t worry; this visual aid should clear things up:<\/p>\n

\"YourOr, as a meme making the rounds says: “If it were your body, you would be the one that dies.” You see, whereas many pro-lifers don\u2019t object to people doing what they want with their own bodies, they\u00a0do<\/i> have a problem with what abortion does to someone else’s body<\/i>, particularly someone who can’t speak for herself. (That abortion also makes life easier for child rapists<\/a> and sex traffickers<\/a> is kind of a problem too.)<\/p>\n

For example, at 20 weeks, a little girl isn\u2019t going to raise her voice; she physically can’t be heard even if she tries. Dr. Kanwaljeet Anand\u2019s research at the University of Tennessee suggests she\u2019s going to feel pain<\/a>, though. Keep that in mind as you hear Dr. Anthony Levatino<\/a> explain what aborting her would involve.<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jgw4X7Dw_3k]<\/p>\n

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After the amniotic fluid is removed, the abortionist uses a sopher clamp \u2014 a grasping instrument with rows of sharp \u201cteeth\u201d \u2014 to grasp and pull the baby\u2019s arms and legs, tearing the limbs from the child\u2019s body. The abortionist continues to grasp intestines, spine, heart, lungs, and any other limbs or body parts. The most difficult part of the procedure is usually finding, grasping and crushing the baby\u2019s head. After removing pieces of the child\u2019s skull, the abortionist uses a curette to scrape the uterus and remove the placenta and any remaining parts of the baby.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Of course, a child doesn\u2019t just suddenly become a separate individual at 20 weeks. As Cassy Fiano<\/a> recently pointed out, it happens at conception<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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At that moment, as soon as the preborn baby is created, there now exists a separate, unique human with his or her own DNA \u2013 different from the mother\u2019s or father\u2019s. It is at this moment, the very moment of creation, that we know the preborn baby is a separate being. If the baby was part of the mother\u2019s body, then there shouldn\u2019t be a difference in DNA, but there is.<\/p>\n

At 21 days from conception, the baby has a heartbeat. Just a few weeks later, there are measurable brain waves. Remarkable developments are made in the first trimester<\/a>; if the baby is a girl, her ovaries and uterus are already formed by 10 weeks. The baby has fingernails and her own unique fingerprints, which no other human being will ever share. Before the first trimester is over, a preborn baby has grown all of the organs with which he or she will be born.<\/p>\n

Science tells us that the humanity of preborn babies is a simple, biological fact. So if we know that preborn babies are human beings, then \u201cmy body, my choice\u201d no longer applies. The mother who chooses abortion isn\u2019t removing a cancerous growth from her body, nor a lock of hair or a fingernail. It\u2019s a separate, living human being with a\u00a0right to life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You can help defend that right by reminding the presidential candidates how much Supreme Court appointments<\/a> matter. While you\u2019re at it, tell Congress<\/a> that Planned Parenthood\u2019s half billion<\/a> dollars in federal funding should go to federally qualified health centers<\/a> (FQHC) and community health centers<\/a> (CHCs) instead – places that provide healthcare to women and families\u00a0in need without aborting their children.<\/p>\n

You can also provide new moms with information, like letting them know about the help that\u2019s available at pregnancy care centers<\/a>, such as the free ultrasounds offered there<\/a> and on mobile stork units<\/a>. Pointing out how long lines of couples are hoping to adopt <\/a>isn’t a bad idea either.<\/p>\n

Finally, you can support legislation<\/a> to defend women from forced abortions<\/a>, an issue that really encapsulates what this is all about. Because most of the pro-lifers I know aren\u2019t that interesting in imposing their will on people. What they are interested in is stopping\u00a0violence and coercion\u00a0–\u00a0both in the womb and out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pro-lifers get accused of wanting to control others. That seems strange, especially when you look at some of those doing the accusing. Take former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien. Chretien supports Canada\u2019s no-limits abortion policy, arguing Canadians should \u201ccherish\u201d it. But despite touting \u201cthe right to choose,\u201d he was initially hesitant to relax the country\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":76317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[8837,4409,1986,473,367,8836,881],"yoast_head":"\nThink pro-lifers want to control your body? 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