Abortion Policy, Law & PoliticsNEWS OR ANALYSIS
“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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“Abortion only affects the person getting one”
The assertion that abortion only affects the person getting one is challenged as being wrong in many ways. The article is published by Secular Pro-Life and includes related discussions and posts on abortion and pro-life topics.
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The Antifeminist Myth About Pro-Life Women
Secular Pro-Life challenges the notion that pro-life women are antifeminist or seeking male approval. The content includes a video titled 'The Antifeminist Myth About Pro-Life Women' and related discussions on the topic of pro-life women's perspectives.
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Reasons we talk about women who were denied abortion
Women who regret their abortions for reasons beyond merely challenging the legal status of abortion. It references a related piece titled '5 reasons to talk about women who don’t regret being denied abortion' published by Secular Pro-Life on October 18, 2024.
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Why Consciousness Doesn't Justify Abortion
The complexity of defining consciousness and the difficulty in using it as a basis for justifying abortion. It references related content exploring whether consciousness should determine human rights, without providing a definitive stance within the text provided.
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“It's fine for you to personally be against abortion, but...”
Abortion kills humans and constitutes a human rights violation, challenging the notion that people concerned about human rights should ignore the issue. It also references a video and an older blog post from Secular Pro-Life that discuss these points and invites readers to comment on them.
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I Don't Care About Your Sex Life. Just Don't Get an Abortion
Pro-lifers emphasize that their concern is not about individuals' sexual behavior but about preventing abortions. Josh Brahm of Equal Rights Institute discusses this perspective in the podcast episode titled 'It’s About the Babies, Not Your Sex Life.
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Is coerced abortion part of “reproductive healthcare”?
Governor Hochul does not distinguish between providing reproductive healthcare and helping a mother force her teen daughter to get an abortion. The article raises concerns about coerced abortion being considered part of reproductive healthcare.
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