Abortion Policy, Law & PoliticsNEWS OR ANALYSIS
Is the abortion debate actually about women?
The abortion debate isn’t about controlling women’s bodies.
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Pregnancy Centers & Practical HelpNEWS OR ANALYSIS
Does an ultrasound detect a heartbeat or just electrical activity?
Does an early ultrasound detect “electrical activity”?
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“We should use medical terms to discuss medical issues”
This is a variation on the theme of last Sunday’s video: Pro-choicers’ efforts to control language aren’t about promoting accuracy.
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“Stop pushing your religion on everyone”
You don’t need religion to oppose abortion.
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Later abortions are not “just delivery”
Later abortions are not "just delivery." Premature emergency delivery aims to give a baby a chance to survive through medical care.
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The truth about “elective abortion” and language control
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) says “elective abortion” is not a medical term.
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What does “personally” pro-life mean? Would you say that about your kids?
If being personally opposed to abortion doesn’t mean you want it prohibited, does that logic hold up when talking about killing elementary school children?
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“Fetuses don’t care... There’s not a single victim in abortion.”
If your standard for the right to life depends on conscious awareness, who else loses their rights when unconscious?
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Apparently pro-life women are internalized misogynists and pro-life atheists are secret Christians
Pro-life woman?
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We're anti-abortion because abortion takes lives. We don't care about your sex life.
"Anti-choicers just want to control people's sex lives." Let's test that hypothesis.
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“It doesn't matter if the fetus is a person or not. No person can use your body against your will.”
If fetuses are valuable human beings, “bodily rights” is nowhere close to justifying elective abortion.
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It's natural to value embryonic life
Valuing embryonic life isn’t exclusive to religion or political ideology.
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Is it better not to exist than to be born into poverty?
Does poverty justify abortion?
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Do biologists agree human life begins at fertilization?
We're not asking biologists for their political or philosophical views.
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I'm anti-abortion because it kills humans
If your analogy to abortion doesn't involve killing anyone, you're missing our point.
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“Why doesn't bodily autonomy justify abortion?”
Bodily rights are important but not unlimited, and they don't justify elective abortion.
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Not every woman who gets an abortion actually wants one
Sometimes if just one person supported her, she would have the baby.
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Why “free will” doesn’t mean unlimited choice
"God gave us free will" is often used to argue against regulating abortion.
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Being pro-life doesn't mean opposing contraception
Being pro-life doesn't mean opposing contraception or forcing your personal views about contraception on others.
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Atheist pro-lifers secretly want to baptize babies? Not quite.
We're against abortion because it kills human beings, not for whatever bizarre reason you made up in your head.
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“Abortion doesn't kill humans, it just refuses to save them”
Abortion isn’t passive refusal to save, it’s actively killing.
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Did doctors refuse to treat Josseli Barnica because of Texas abortion law?
Josseli Barnica's death is often cited against abortion laws.
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The abortion debate is a conflict of rights issue (Stitch)
The abortion debate is a conflict of rights issue, and appeals to pluralism don't settle it.
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Miscarriage and abortion aren't the same thing
Miscarriage and abortion both involve the death of an embryo or fetus, but they are not the same thing.
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One reason you should share on social media
You never know who your message might save.
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OB/GYN says “a fetus is not a human.” Let's check the analogy.
A seed and a tree are different stages of the same organism.
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“Why do you care when abortions happen?”
Secular Pro-Life explains that they oppose abortion at any stage but frequently discuss later abortions for several reasons. The article references a video and a related story titled '5 reasons later abortion is worth talking about' by Monica Snyder from August 30, 2024.
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The ridiculous NBC story
This clip is from SPL’s livestream discussion, “Abortion” Across the Aisle.
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“The Bible says life begins at first breath” Science disagrees
The Bible states that life begins at first breath, but scientific consensus disagrees with this claim. Even very pro-choice biologists acknowledge that human life begins at fertilization.
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Does getting an abortion ruin a woman’s life?
The Turnaway Study is frequently referenced to support the claim that obtaining an abortion is preferable to being denied one. However, informed consent requires acknowledging that both having an abortion and being denied one do not necessarily ruin a woman's life.
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