Abortion Myths
Abortion – the taking of a preborn baby’s life – is a contentious topic. But when we examine the facts, we see many reasons why abortion is wrong. It’s not just religion that tells us about the evil of abortion. Our conscience should tell us this as well, as it goes against the natural law…
Read MoreWe often hear that abortion is “safe and effective” and that it is a simple surgical procedure. Some proponents of abortion even claim that it is safer than childbirth. But is this true? As medical abortion becomes more and more common, lies surrounding the so-called “safety” of abortions circulate freely. Meanwhile, the potential serious complications…
Read MoreIs it true that the anti-abortion side is “pro-life until you’re born?” After the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022, the pro-choice rhetoric seemed to escalate. Pro-lifers are accused of many things, such as not caring about women, denying “essential” healthcare through abortion access bans, or violating “reproductive rights.” One of the misperceptions…
Read MoreBefore Roe v. Wade led to the widespread legalization of abortion, pro-abortion activists had a problem. The procedure was viewed with extraordinary negativity, and statistics did not back up their various arguments for legalizing abortion. Recognizing that abortion itself was unpalatable to the public, they resorted to a variety of emotional appeals to promote its…
Read MoreThe abortion issue is very complex, possessing many dimensions: personal, legislative, judicial, religious and scientific. There is, however, one central debate around which every other point revolves – the status of the unborn child. Is it human? Is it alive? And, most importantly, is it a person? Science: When Does Life Begin? Pro-abortion activists will…
Read MorePro-abortion groups claim that legalized abortion is vital for women’s health in the United States since, as they claim, thousands died of illegal abortions every year before the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision. Population controllers also allege that hundreds of thousands of women still die all over the world because their nations have pro-life…
Read MoreThere’s a longstanding discussion over racism in healthcare. The debate is all the more heated when it comes to abortion. Ever since the battle over abortion began, pro-lifers and “pro-choicers” have accused each other of racism against people of color. For example, Brian Fung of The Atlantic claimed in August of 2012 that any abortion…
Read MoreWith Roe v. Wade overturned, pro-lifers have an exciting opportunity to increase protections for the preborn in their state. Now more than ever it is important to know which laws work, and which don’t. So, what do common pro-life and pro-choice policies truly do, and what policies can you fight for to make your state…
Read MoreMany people think that abortion is just a “woman’s issue.” But they don’t understand that it affects the father as well, for he too loses a child. Further, the man often experiences the same types of emotions that a woman experiences after the loss of a child. And though very little research has been done…
Read MoreAmericans are appallingly ignorant on abortion statistics. One poll showed that California college students believed that abortion was illegal after the first trimester, and that there are less than 100,000 abortions done in the United States every year.1 The actual number is more than ten times as many surgical and chemical abortions ― and of…
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