(Excerpted from Christopher Kaczor in First Things August 2011)
In most states, young people can drive a car at sixteen. At 18, they can vote and serve in the military. At 21, they can drink alcohol. At 25, they can serve in the House of Representatives; at 30, in the Senate, and, at 35, as President of the United States. We gain rights as we age. Some hold that the unborn also gains rights as he ages in the uterus. They believe that an unborn person has fewer rights at the time of conception than he has just before birth. Many Pro-Life people like to adopt this attitude. This attitude is called the “gradualist attitude,” because it gradually assigns the right to life to the unborn as he/she ages.
It should be recognized that the gradualist attitude calls into question one of the most fundamental principles of democratic society: the basic equality of all human beings. The Nazi’s claimed that inequality when they considered Jews less than human. Thus, it can be seen that the gradualist attitude is a dangerous one for civilized society.
The rights listed in the first paragraph depend upon one’s ability to perform responsibly; and those things advance as one ages. The right to life, however, does not depend upon maturing intellectual and physical abilities. It is a right that is conferred simply on the basis that every living human being has the innate right to live, regardless of his/her level of dependency or his/her ability to feel pain (There are many other criteria that have been proposed by those eager to assign non-human status to early unborn babies.)
The gradualist viewpoint appeals to some because they think it is a view of moderation, which seems desirable to them. Aristotle pointed out centuries ago, however, that not everything admits of a virtuous mean—that is, moderation in the form of compromise between two radically different viewpoints is often not virtuous but vicious. As an example, the difference between killing 100 people and killing no people cannot be resolved by taking a “moderate” viewpoint and killing only 50 people. The moderation of the gradualist view is no evidence of its truth.
This is the reason that Pro-Lifers cannot compromise with gradualists or those who would assign life rights to some unborn babies and not others. An aborted baby is just as dead if it is killed at an early stage of fetal life as if it were killed later in its development.
Human life begins when the human genome is completed at conception by the23 chromosomes from the mother and 23 from the father, and that completed genome is encapsulated within a bath of cytoplasm and a cell membrane. That fertilized ovum only needs nutrition, oxygen, and time to become a fully developed human being. He/she is, indeed, a human being despite his/her size, level of development, and sentience.
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The Best Pro-Life Experience Ever!
Yesterday, Nancy and I spent most of the day at an event on the Auraria College Campus in downtown Denver. The event was the showing of huge Pro-Life signs and posters by the college organization, Justice For All. The pictures revealed very graphic portrayals of actual abortion results and asked pointed questions of the observers about their attitudes toward abortion.
Nancy and I and about 30 volunteers circulated through the crowd asking the people what they thought about the demonstration and dialoguing with them about their attitudes toward abortion. Of course, we found that the majority of the students there were “Pro-Choice,” but their Pro-Choice position was only relative in many cases, i.e., a lot of them were opposed to late term abortions but in favor of early abortions.
The striking thing about those “interviews” on the street was that many of the people we talked to had not adequately thought out their position. One young man told me that he had no objection to the killing of unborn babies. Nor did he object to the idea of killing babies who were already born, nor anyone else, for that matter. He even told me that he would not even object if someone were to kill him! (Now, THAT, is dedication to a belief, if you ask me!!)
Of course, some in the crowd had actually done some deep thinking about the issue, and they sometimes concluded that abortion is an acceptable procedure. Nancy and I and the other counselors would reason with them, trying to show them that it is really important to defend unborn human life; but their beliefs were almost always deeply ingrained in their minds. We concluded by asking them to look closely at the pictures and ask themselves the question: “Do you think that, looking at those pictures, abortion can be a right decision?”
The day was exhilarating to both Nancy and me. The opportunity to speak the words of Christ and His truth into a harsh culture and to practice reasoning with hard hearts was an inspiration to us.
We were very impressed with the organization, Justice For All. If any of my readers would like to get more information about this organization, I would invite them to look at the organization’s web site. www.JFAweb.org.
Nancy and I and about 30 volunteers circulated through the crowd asking the people what they thought about the demonstration and dialoguing with them about their attitudes toward abortion. Of course, we found that the majority of the students there were “Pro-Choice,” but their Pro-Choice position was only relative in many cases, i.e., a lot of them were opposed to late term abortions but in favor of early abortions.
The striking thing about those “interviews” on the street was that many of the people we talked to had not adequately thought out their position. One young man told me that he had no objection to the killing of unborn babies. Nor did he object to the idea of killing babies who were already born, nor anyone else, for that matter. He even told me that he would not even object if someone were to kill him! (Now, THAT, is dedication to a belief, if you ask me!!)
Of course, some in the crowd had actually done some deep thinking about the issue, and they sometimes concluded that abortion is an acceptable procedure. Nancy and I and the other counselors would reason with them, trying to show them that it is really important to defend unborn human life; but their beliefs were almost always deeply ingrained in their minds. We concluded by asking them to look closely at the pictures and ask themselves the question: “Do you think that, looking at those pictures, abortion can be a right decision?”
The day was exhilarating to both Nancy and me. The opportunity to speak the words of Christ and His truth into a harsh culture and to practice reasoning with hard hearts was an inspiration to us.
We were very impressed with the organization, Justice For All. If any of my readers would like to get more information about this organization, I would invite them to look at the organization’s web site. www.JFAweb.org.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Refuting the Liberal Press
On 2/12/11, the Denver Post, no friend of conservatives in this city, ran a very misleading article on their front page reporting what they called a “sea change” in policy at Focus on the Family toward the abortion industry. They reported that Mr. Jim Daly, the president of Focus was going to dialog with Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains to try to help them reach their goal of making abortion “rare.” Below is a letter I wrote to Mr. Daly concerning that article:
Dear Mr. Daly,
My wife and I have been long time supporters of FOTF; and we will continue to support that fine Christian ministry. We have been deeply involved in the Pro-Life movement since the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973; and we are the founders of Caring Hands Pregnancy Center in southwest Denver.
I read with deep angst the article in the Denver Post of 2/12/11 which referred to the “sea change” of policy in FOTF. The article implied that Focus would begin to compromise with Planned Parenthood on the abortion issue. I listened to that program; and determined that the Post’s article was a gross misstatement, obviously designed to diminish conservative support for the FOTF ministry. It did not seem to me that Focus is even thinking about changing its attitude toward this horrendous problem in our country; and I am very thankful for that.
I sent an e-mail to Electa Draper, the author of the article protesting her misleading article.
All that being said, I think it is pointless to try to dialog with leaders of the abortion movement about their purported goal of making abortion “rare.” If they really wanted to do that, they have had many opportunities to do it in the past, which they have not done. As a matter of fact, they have done everything they could do to make abortion a common procedure in the United States. Their condom education program in schools and media has encouraged young people to have more and more sex outside of marriage; this produces ever more abortion business for them—which makes them more and more income. They know very well that the most effective way to get a teenager pregnant it is to put her on birth control pills, and that is just another avenue through which they are advancing their grizzly business.
If you really want to talk with the leaders of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains about how you can help them make abortion “rare,” I guess there would be no harm in that; but I would not expect anything good to come of those talks. I do not recommend talking with them!
Your colleague in saving unborn life,
Edward Manring, M.D., M.S.
Dear Mr. Daly,
My wife and I have been long time supporters of FOTF; and we will continue to support that fine Christian ministry. We have been deeply involved in the Pro-Life movement since the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973; and we are the founders of Caring Hands Pregnancy Center in southwest Denver.
I read with deep angst the article in the Denver Post of 2/12/11 which referred to the “sea change” of policy in FOTF. The article implied that Focus would begin to compromise with Planned Parenthood on the abortion issue. I listened to that program; and determined that the Post’s article was a gross misstatement, obviously designed to diminish conservative support for the FOTF ministry. It did not seem to me that Focus is even thinking about changing its attitude toward this horrendous problem in our country; and I am very thankful for that.
I sent an e-mail to Electa Draper, the author of the article protesting her misleading article.
All that being said, I think it is pointless to try to dialog with leaders of the abortion movement about their purported goal of making abortion “rare.” If they really wanted to do that, they have had many opportunities to do it in the past, which they have not done. As a matter of fact, they have done everything they could do to make abortion a common procedure in the United States. Their condom education program in schools and media has encouraged young people to have more and more sex outside of marriage; this produces ever more abortion business for them—which makes them more and more income. They know very well that the most effective way to get a teenager pregnant it is to put her on birth control pills, and that is just another avenue through which they are advancing their grizzly business.
If you really want to talk with the leaders of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains about how you can help them make abortion “rare,” I guess there would be no harm in that; but I would not expect anything good to come of those talks. I do not recommend talking with them!
Your colleague in saving unborn life,
Edward Manring, M.D., M.S.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
The Rewards for Street Picketing
For years, my wife, Nancy, and I have picketed abortion clinics. We have had some interesting experiences, which I would like to share with you.
The responses from the traffic on the streets to our picketing with Pro-Life signs has been about equally divided between positive approval of our activities by thumbs-up signs and other less mentionable finger signals of disapproval. One abortionist tried to hit us with his car as he was coming out of his office parking lot. Another angry man pulled a knife on Nancy several years ago. Some have thrown paint balls at us—-fortunately for us, the paint balls did not burst. Several people have stopped to yell at us and argue with us about our beliefs concerning life issues. Their arguments are always of a rather crude and un-thought-out nature, mostly because they have not taken the time to organize their thoughts well. They almost always bring up the issue of “It’s a woman’s body; she can do as she sees fit with it.” This argument, of course, is easy to refute; but, alas, our vocal opponents never seem to be convinced. One man stopped, approached one of our fellow picketers, grabbed his sign and tore it up. Then he raced off in his car. We, of course, called the Lakewood police; and they apprehended him before he had gone four blocks. He was brought into court, fined $100, and required to pay for the destroyed sign. In these confrontational situations, we always call the police; and they have always protected us.
On the other side of the leger, we have also had people park their cars, and come over to us to express their appreciation of what we are doing. Some of them have offered to take us out to lunch, and others have brought us hot chocolate on cold days. One restaurateur invited us to eat at his pizza shop free, which we did on many occasions.
Most recently, a teenaged boy, who was obviously homeless, crossed Union Avenue with his elderly homeless companion deliberately to tell us that he and his friend approved of our street message. Then the boy reached into his pocket and gave us
89¢. It was like receiving the widow’s mite!
We picket every Monday morning from 11 AM to 12 noon. We have counted the cars and multiplied by the average number of people per car. We have calculated that in one hour, we expose our signs to 3000 people. We hope that we are doing some good on the street; at the least, we are helping to keep the Pro-Life message alive and well in our community. Come out and help us some time!
The responses from the traffic on the streets to our picketing with Pro-Life signs has been about equally divided between positive approval of our activities by thumbs-up signs and other less mentionable finger signals of disapproval. One abortionist tried to hit us with his car as he was coming out of his office parking lot. Another angry man pulled a knife on Nancy several years ago. Some have thrown paint balls at us—-fortunately for us, the paint balls did not burst. Several people have stopped to yell at us and argue with us about our beliefs concerning life issues. Their arguments are always of a rather crude and un-thought-out nature, mostly because they have not taken the time to organize their thoughts well. They almost always bring up the issue of “It’s a woman’s body; she can do as she sees fit with it.” This argument, of course, is easy to refute; but, alas, our vocal opponents never seem to be convinced. One man stopped, approached one of our fellow picketers, grabbed his sign and tore it up. Then he raced off in his car. We, of course, called the Lakewood police; and they apprehended him before he had gone four blocks. He was brought into court, fined $100, and required to pay for the destroyed sign. In these confrontational situations, we always call the police; and they have always protected us.
On the other side of the leger, we have also had people park their cars, and come over to us to express their appreciation of what we are doing. Some of them have offered to take us out to lunch, and others have brought us hot chocolate on cold days. One restaurateur invited us to eat at his pizza shop free, which we did on many occasions.
Most recently, a teenaged boy, who was obviously homeless, crossed Union Avenue with his elderly homeless companion deliberately to tell us that he and his friend approved of our street message. Then the boy reached into his pocket and gave us
89¢. It was like receiving the widow’s mite!
We picket every Monday morning from 11 AM to 12 noon. We have counted the cars and multiplied by the average number of people per car. We have calculated that in one hour, we expose our signs to 3000 people. We hope that we are doing some good on the street; at the least, we are helping to keep the Pro-Life message alive and well in our community. Come out and help us some time!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Illogical Result at Planned Parenthood
A clearly distressed new mother, seeking to take leave of her newborn under North Carolina’s Safe Surrender law, made the mistake of leaving the child outside the entrance of her local Planned Parenthood clinic. Tragically, the premature infant did not survive the abandonment; it died on the doorstep.
The clinic’s reaction was, to put it gently, twisted. With its workers apparently distraught after having encountered the dead infant, the clinic closed its doors the following day and sought counseling for staff members who witnessed the child’s last moments. Employees whose business it was to snuff out the lives of infants just weeks or months younger than this poor abandoned child needed counseling when they witnessed an unvarnished reminder of their trade. It figures.
(The above account was copied from First Things November 2010 p87.)
It seems to this writer that, logically, they should have rejoiced at the death of another baby, since that is the product of their business. Except…for the fact that they did not make any money from this one.
The clinic’s reaction was, to put it gently, twisted. With its workers apparently distraught after having encountered the dead infant, the clinic closed its doors the following day and sought counseling for staff members who witnessed the child’s last moments. Employees whose business it was to snuff out the lives of infants just weeks or months younger than this poor abandoned child needed counseling when they witnessed an unvarnished reminder of their trade. It figures.
(The above account was copied from First Things November 2010 p87.)
It seems to this writer that, logically, they should have rejoiced at the death of another baby, since that is the product of their business. Except…for the fact that they did not make any money from this one.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Conspiracy of Silence
Abraham Lincoln said, “To sin by silence when you should protest makes cowards of men.” Christ died for us and asks us to care about each other. Christ died for us and that gives us compassion for our fellow men, especially those in mortal danger. The bumper sticker says: “If you’re not completely appalled by now, you’re just not paying attention.” How many more babies have to die before the people of God will stand up and say, “Enough!!!?”
Abortion is a national and international disgrace. The blood of the aborted cries out. “We have been silent too long.” God is on the side of those who stand for Life. He gives victory to those on the side of truth. So, do not be afraid to wear a Precious Feet Pin or put a Pro-Life bumper sticker on your car. Support your local pregnancy centers and other Pro-Life organizations.
When you stand before the judgment seat of God, you will be glad you did something. You will also be glad that Jesus did something so you can live well now and eternally.
One practical thing you can do this election year is to vote for Pro-Life candidates and vote YES on Amendment 62, the Personhood Amendment in Colorado.
This blog post was excerpted from Pastor Wayne Riddering of Hope Lutheran Church in Westcliffe, Colorado. Pastor Riddering is a former President of Lutherans for Life in Metro Denver.
Abortion is a national and international disgrace. The blood of the aborted cries out. “We have been silent too long.” God is on the side of those who stand for Life. He gives victory to those on the side of truth. So, do not be afraid to wear a Precious Feet Pin or put a Pro-Life bumper sticker on your car. Support your local pregnancy centers and other Pro-Life organizations.
When you stand before the judgment seat of God, you will be glad you did something. You will also be glad that Jesus did something so you can live well now and eternally.
One practical thing you can do this election year is to vote for Pro-Life candidates and vote YES on Amendment 62, the Personhood Amendment in Colorado.
This blog post was excerpted from Pastor Wayne Riddering of Hope Lutheran Church in Westcliffe, Colorado. Pastor Riddering is a former President of Lutherans for Life in Metro Denver.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Vote YES on Colorado’s Personhood Amendment. Here’s Why.
Everyone should vote yes on the Personhood Amendment (#62) on November 2nd. This amendment would proclaim that human life begins at conception.
For obvious reasons, those on the Pro-Abortion side of the life argument want this amendment defeated—-it would cut into their business. But some powerful voices in the Pro-Life movement are actually joining forces with the Pro-Abortion movement to try to defeat this amendment. Those Pro-Lifers believe that inevitably, this amendment would come to a Constitutional test by the Supreme Court; and the amendment would be defeated because of the liberal make-up of the Court at this time. They would have us wait until the Court becomes more conservative and more amenable to upholding this amendment.
This thinking is not indicative of what Pro-Lifers should do now. The Pro-Life movement is presently at a high tide of public opinion; and it is gradually gaining strength according to several polls. However, it will soon be replaced in the minds of conservative voters the country over by their concern for the homosexual issue. I believe we should act now as we have never acted before. Several states are also considering a Personhood Amendment like the one in Colorado; if many people could see that Colorado has passed a personhood amendment they might be more inclined to do so, themselves. In that case, the Supreme Court would see that the vast weight of public opinion is on the side of life in this country, and they might be inclined to uphold it. (I will admit that the courts do not seem very interested in the will of the people a lot of the time.)The argument for waiting is futile because we would probably have to wait for 20-30 years for the Court to become more conservative, even if it were to do that unlikely thing in the future.
Additionally, this Amendment stands directly within the stated will of God in the Bible—THOU SHALT NOT KILL. Christians are clearly called upon to fight for the right, just as Joshua and Caleb were called upon to fight for the Promised Land. We must stand up for the right thing to do here and we should not cringe back into the shadows because we are afraid of the opposition. Vote YES on Amendment 62!
For obvious reasons, those on the Pro-Abortion side of the life argument want this amendment defeated—-it would cut into their business. But some powerful voices in the Pro-Life movement are actually joining forces with the Pro-Abortion movement to try to defeat this amendment. Those Pro-Lifers believe that inevitably, this amendment would come to a Constitutional test by the Supreme Court; and the amendment would be defeated because of the liberal make-up of the Court at this time. They would have us wait until the Court becomes more conservative and more amenable to upholding this amendment.
This thinking is not indicative of what Pro-Lifers should do now. The Pro-Life movement is presently at a high tide of public opinion; and it is gradually gaining strength according to several polls. However, it will soon be replaced in the minds of conservative voters the country over by their concern for the homosexual issue. I believe we should act now as we have never acted before. Several states are also considering a Personhood Amendment like the one in Colorado; if many people could see that Colorado has passed a personhood amendment they might be more inclined to do so, themselves. In that case, the Supreme Court would see that the vast weight of public opinion is on the side of life in this country, and they might be inclined to uphold it. (I will admit that the courts do not seem very interested in the will of the people a lot of the time.)The argument for waiting is futile because we would probably have to wait for 20-30 years for the Court to become more conservative, even if it were to do that unlikely thing in the future.
Additionally, this Amendment stands directly within the stated will of God in the Bible—THOU SHALT NOT KILL. Christians are clearly called upon to fight for the right, just as Joshua and Caleb were called upon to fight for the Promised Land. We must stand up for the right thing to do here and we should not cringe back into the shadows because we are afraid of the opposition. Vote YES on Amendment 62!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Pro-Life Democrat? An Oxymoron!
When Rep. Bart Stupak (D., Mich.) caved in to Pesident Obama and agreed to vote for the health care bill, he gave up the high ground of his “Pro-Life” stand and did irreparable damage to the cause of life in this country. Rep. Stupak agreed to lead his band of six supposedly Pro-Life Democrat congressmen to the drum beat of the Democrat majority in the House. The six agreed to vote for the pro-abortion health care bill if President Obama would agree to make an executive order to prohibit abortions in Federally funded community health centers.
This ploy by pro-abortion Democrats is a farce. It will never prevent abortions for the following reason. All that will be necessary for this executive order to be rescinded is for NARL Pro-Choice America to sponsor a woman demanding an abortion to apply at a community health center. Her request will be initially denied because of the executive order; then the woman will sue the center arguing that abortion is a part of health care. Given the legal precedents and the lack of a specific ban in the actual legislation, the courts will likely agree, and the executive order will be declared null and void.
Planned Parenthood and even the radical pro-abortion Representative, Dianna DeGette of Colorado are in favor to this false promise of the Democrat leadership of the House. Their obvious reason is that they know that they have won even one more legislative victory for more and more abortions in our country.
Well…we will live and learn, I suppose. Never trust a Democrat who claims to be Pro-Life!
This ploy by pro-abortion Democrats is a farce. It will never prevent abortions for the following reason. All that will be necessary for this executive order to be rescinded is for NARL Pro-Choice America to sponsor a woman demanding an abortion to apply at a community health center. Her request will be initially denied because of the executive order; then the woman will sue the center arguing that abortion is a part of health care. Given the legal precedents and the lack of a specific ban in the actual legislation, the courts will likely agree, and the executive order will be declared null and void.
Planned Parenthood and even the radical pro-abortion Representative, Dianna DeGette of Colorado are in favor to this false promise of the Democrat leadership of the House. Their obvious reason is that they know that they have won even one more legislative victory for more and more abortions in our country.
Well…we will live and learn, I suppose. Never trust a Democrat who claims to be Pro-Life!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
DOES ABORTION REALLY HURT WOMEN?
YES! It most certainly does. There are six ways in which abortion injures the female sex:
First, with abortion easily and readily available, as well as socially acceptable, it is easier than ever for men to exploit women. Men do not have to live with the decision to abort—women do. Women are ultimately responsible for killing the innocent life within them; and they do not take failure of that responsibility lightly.
Second, abortion separates women from their reproductive potential. In effect, it de-sexes them. Abortion erodes the natural pride which women enjoy in being able to conceive and bear children—a creative wonder which no man can duplicate.
Third, through abortion, women are being abandoned by a society which has no patience for a problem unique to women—an unplanned pregnancy. The young, pregnant, and unmarried woman is being pushed out of school, the family, the home, and friendship links to go it alone and solve her own problems. Abortion, unlike childbirth, is always a lonely process.
Forth, Instead of helping women to be strong, independent and capable of handling their lives in spite of social prejudices against “problem” pregnancies, the expediency of abortion encourages women to be weak, dependent, and incapable of dealing with unexpected challenges. The pro-choice movement says to the woman, “If you want to be equal to a man, you need to have an operation.” This is a bunch of nonsense!
Fifth, there is a significantly higher incidence of depression in women following an abortion.
Sixth, there are physical complications of abortion including the occasional incidence of infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease, and possibly breast cancer.
Let us not kid ourselves, abortion is not a simple, uncomplicated little operation similar to ear piercing or vaccination. Abortion hurts women.
First, with abortion easily and readily available, as well as socially acceptable, it is easier than ever for men to exploit women. Men do not have to live with the decision to abort—women do. Women are ultimately responsible for killing the innocent life within them; and they do not take failure of that responsibility lightly.
Second, abortion separates women from their reproductive potential. In effect, it de-sexes them. Abortion erodes the natural pride which women enjoy in being able to conceive and bear children—a creative wonder which no man can duplicate.
Third, through abortion, women are being abandoned by a society which has no patience for a problem unique to women—an unplanned pregnancy. The young, pregnant, and unmarried woman is being pushed out of school, the family, the home, and friendship links to go it alone and solve her own problems. Abortion, unlike childbirth, is always a lonely process.
Forth, Instead of helping women to be strong, independent and capable of handling their lives in spite of social prejudices against “problem” pregnancies, the expediency of abortion encourages women to be weak, dependent, and incapable of dealing with unexpected challenges. The pro-choice movement says to the woman, “If you want to be equal to a man, you need to have an operation.” This is a bunch of nonsense!
Fifth, there is a significantly higher incidence of depression in women following an abortion.
Sixth, there are physical complications of abortion including the occasional incidence of infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease, and possibly breast cancer.
Let us not kid ourselves, abortion is not a simple, uncomplicated little operation similar to ear piercing or vaccination. Abortion hurts women.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Why Women Have Abortions
According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, the following reasons are given by women who have abortions. Most women who have abortions provide more than one reason, and almost all of those reasons reflect a lack of practical resources and personal support.
From the latest fact sheet:“Three-fourths of women cite concern for or responsibility to other individuals; three-fourths say they cannot afford a child; three-fourths say that having a baby would interfere with work, school or the ability to care for dependents; and half say they do not want to be a single parent or are having problems with their husband or partner.”
We can help these women by understanding their needs and helping them surmount them. However, we must also impress upon them that killing an unborn baby does not relieve pain—it only increases it in the long run.
"When a man steals to satisfy hunger, we may safely conclude that there is something wrong in society—so when a woman destroys the life of her unborn child, it is an evidence that either by education or circumstances she has been greatly wronged."
—Mattie Brinkerhoff, The Revolution, 4(9):138-9 September 2, 1869
Let’s all advocate to relieve the pain of unmarried, pregnant, women. WE CAN SAVE LIVES BY DOING THIS!!
From the latest fact sheet:“Three-fourths of women cite concern for or responsibility to other individuals; three-fourths say they cannot afford a child; three-fourths say that having a baby would interfere with work, school or the ability to care for dependents; and half say they do not want to be a single parent or are having problems with their husband or partner.”
We can help these women by understanding their needs and helping them surmount them. However, we must also impress upon them that killing an unborn baby does not relieve pain—it only increases it in the long run.
"When a man steals to satisfy hunger, we may safely conclude that there is something wrong in society—so when a woman destroys the life of her unborn child, it is an evidence that either by education or circumstances she has been greatly wronged."
—Mattie Brinkerhoff, The Revolution, 4(9):138-9 September 2, 1869
Let’s all advocate to relieve the pain of unmarried, pregnant, women. WE CAN SAVE LIVES BY DOING THIS!!
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