In a way this writer is right and in another way she is way off. She says that; “A pro-life person is a vegetarian because eating meat takes away the life of an animal." Yes, some of us are vegetarians (I personally am not but one of my family members is), but God gave us animals such as cows and pigs to help us get some of the nutrients we can't get as easily. Also, animals deserve our care, but they are different than people -- who have immortal souls and conscious thought. The name we really need to change is that of the pro-choicers; the name contradicts what they really do; they give one choice: Abortion. The pro-lifers give so many more choices; I found a (for lack of a better word) picture that shows the opposing sides and their "options"(it's to the right of the post). I’m sorry if you can't read it the copy wasn't very good, and these are only some of the choices pro-life people give woman.
Also, It's unfair to lump a minority of extremists in with all pro-lifers. Abortion itself is violence to the babies and the mothers.
It’s time to stop calling them “pro-life”
Dr. George Tiller performed late-term abortions for nearly forty years in Wichita, Kansas. During that time, his clinic was bombed (1986), he was shot in both arms by an anti-abortion activist (1993), he was falsely charged and later acquitted of 19 misdemeanors (2009), and finally, he was murdered by another anti-abortion activist (2009). Right-wing talking head Bill O’Reilly mentioned Tiller in at least 28 episodes of “The O’Reilly Factor,” calling the doctor “Tiller the Baby Killer,” alleging that Tiller was a criminal under Kansas law, and declaring that Tiller was hellbound for providing abortions to women who desperately needed them.
David Gunn, a doctor, was murdered by an anti-abortion activist in 1993. His murder inspired the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, which made it illegal for protesters to prevent women from entering reproductive health clinics. The next abortion provider to die was John Britton, who was murdered in 1994 by Paul Hill, a pastor and anti-abortion fanatic. Hill showed no remorse for his actions, and was executed for his crime. Four years later, Barnett Slepian was shot in his home by an anti-abortion activist. The anti-abortion group Operation Rescue praised the murder and held rallies to encourage more violence and bloodshed.
Wikipedia reports that since 1977, there have been 383 reports of death threats made to abortion providers, 153 assaults, 3 kidnappings, 17 attempted murders, 655 anthrax threats, 41 bombings, 173 arsons, 619 bomb threats, and 1264 incidents of vandalism.
It’s about time we stopped calling anti-abortion terrorists “pro-life.”
A pro-life person is a person who values and protects life. A pro-life person opposes war because war kills innocent civilians. A pro-life person is a vegetarian because eating meat takes away the life of an animal. A pro-life person seeks to reduce the number of abortions in this country not by murdering people, but by encouraging people to use contraception.
http://www.examiner.com/x-19545-Anchorage-Liberal-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Its-time-to-stop-calling-them-prolife
Wow, that is horrible! Besides, whoever wrote this article is not very well-informed, and very biased. They need to read up on the ACTUAL definition of pro-life. Do people out there actually think that pro-lifers encourage contraception!
ReplyDeleteAt any rate, they shouldn't have cited Wikipedia. While it's fun to research there, and I do it myself, one should never cite it. A site that anyone can post on is much too untrustworthy.