Category Archives: abortion
orwell, abortion, and the catholic church
Progressive euphemization seems to be at work. The word abortion is already a euphemism, taking a common word for “to stop something” and using it for “to kill a human being in utero.” But oddly enough, even the watered down abortion appears not to be doing a good enough job hiding the nature of the [...]
the abortion/death penalty fallacy
Let’s suspend our beliefs about abortion and the death penalty for a minute, and let’s think about a single question. Is it hypocritical for those who believe in prohibiting abortion to also advocate the death penalty? Or is it hypocritical for those who prohibit the death penalty to allow abortion? My answer to both questions [...]
i told you so
Remember how the Democrats refused to add an amendment to the health bill that would prevent it from providing direct taxpayer funding of abortions? They said the bill didn’t have any abortion in it, so the amendment was just a stalling tactic. They said the Republicans were just being paranoid. And Obama even signed a [...]
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an illustration of the futility of the anti-slippery-slope argument
Sometimes Christians say that allowing abortion and euthanasia for the terminally ill will lead to a further erosion of the sanctity of life and horrific treatment of the most vulnerable members of society. If we cannot view life as sacred for the very young and very sick, how can we have any life-based morality at [...]
again, i find it difficult to understand the moral reasoning of our so-called justice system
This is the story. A woman in Florida was smoking and six months pregnant when she had a premature-labor “false alarm.” When her doctor found out she was smoking, he concluded that this was dangerous for the baby, and went and got a judge to rule that the woman had to stay in the hospital [...]
roe v wade
“Today is the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The Consequences: 49,551,703 total abortions since January 22, 1973.” — My little brother Max. Me and 58% of people around my age think this is morally wrong. Related Posts:ps: follow-up on abortionget inside the head of a pro-liferWalk Like An Egyptian: Tax Exemptions for Religious Organizations [...]
ps: follow-up on abortion