United States of Abortions

Strategies pro-lifers use to argue against pro-abortionists are not limited to one sole argument. There have been many arguments represented my multiple pro-lifers. In this case, for this week's assignment, I have to stick with the "Trot out the Toddler" tactic. I say this because if I were arguing for abortion, then I would be most convinced of my wrongness through this tactic. Whatever the question, whatever the situation, whatever the time period, using "Trot out the Toddler" in my opinion is most affective. This argument does work and the only way that I could see how someone could leave the conversation without a change of heart would be if the question of when life begins is brought up and there is no proven answer. The tactic allows people to think logically about what they are supporting and whether or not what they are doing is morally correct. I do not see how someone could believe that killing a two year old child could be morally correct, but hey these days you never know. If people want to marry their animals, then I guess there are people out there that would think this tactic is a bunch of nonsense. As much as I believe that all of the other arguments presented are reliable and adequate, this argument seems like it would have the most positive results.

I could go on for hours about my position on abortion, but if I had to summarize it into a paragraph or two it would go a little something like this: The idea of abortion has been in place for over thirty years. There have been numerous cases of women who have accidentally become pregnant whether married or unmarried that do not want to bare the child. Unfortunately our government has decided that abortion is an "okay" thing to do because it involves the woman's choice. Many people who are for abortion believe that abortion is okay because a child is not a child until a certain stage or that an unwanted child should not be brought into this world. When I first heard that, I was almost in tears. I could not believe that people in this world truly wanted that and thought that. In no way should a child not have the chance to live because of a greedy parent that is simply unfair. There are better ways to go about this; adoption.

There have been laws made, posters scattered across the halls of colleges and schools, campaigns across the nation, and lectures within classroom about the topic of abortion. From my knowledge, I know that there is a better way than abortion. Women who become pregnant out of wedlock, women who are raped, and women who did not want a child, have other options beside abortion. If they are concerned about what people will think about them, that is the least of their worries. Having to live for nine months with embarrassment compared to living a lifetime of guilt...which one seems better? By choosing to abort, women are not giving the baby a chance, they are being selfish and unfair to the being living inside of them. There is no wrong in adoption, but a lot of wrong in abortion.

How is it exactly that abortion is acceptable and the fetus is not considered human to the majority of our nation, but infanticide is a crime? So, for example if a woman three months were to go out today and have an abortion because she is unmarried and does not want to go through the questions and embarrassment from her family and friends, then she could and it would not be considered immoral or wrong. If that same woman were driving in a car on the freeway she was involved in a head-on collision and killed, the man responsible for that crash would also be convicted of a crime for infanticide and second degree murder. There are two contradictions presented there. One, that it is acknowledging that the pregnant woman indeed has a person living inside of her, and that the killing of this woman and child is completely immoral and wrong. What is wrong with this?! Our laws contradict themselves at times.

As much knowledge as I do have about this topic, I did learn that the rate for abortion is even higher than I expected. It makes me so sad and sick inside to know that there are women in the world who cannot have children, and yet there are women who can who are abusing their privilege and killing the children. The idea of that is hard to think about, even if someone is as tough as a Now and Later candy.

http://www.abortionfacts.com/literature/literature_9438MS.asp

This link allows people who argue against the fetus being a child, to see that even in the medical world, the medical professionals believe that life begins at conception. This would be a good article to help people realize that they indeed are killing a living being.

I am praying for those who accept the views of a pro-abortionist, for I grieve for their hearts.