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Anti Abortion: What It Means To Be Pro-Life
from:Anti Abortion people are commonly referred to as “Pro-Life”. This nickname has to do with their belief that life begins at conception. Since those who are anti abortion believe that life begins at conception, they feel that abortion is essentially murder and should not be legal for any reason. However, as with any other heated political debate that has religious and moral implications, there is a lot of “gray area” between Pro-Life and Pro-Choice. For example, some people consider themselves Pro-Life, but are in favor of abortion if the pregnancy endangers the mother.
Christians often are anti abortion. These people draw on messages in the Bible to back their Pro-Life arguments. Certain books of the Bible, like Luke and Jeremiah, claim that God knows all souls before they are born. They interpret this to mean that if God knows someone before birth, then that person is alive the moment he or she is conceived.
Anti abortionists also believe that the most a person will grow and change is when they are in the womb. Before birth, a human being develops all of their physical attributes like arms, legs, a spine, a brain, and the ability to feel pain. Fetal pain is a huge debate that also is important to those who are anti abortion. Pro-Lifers believe that the fetus can feel pain during the first trimester of pregnancy. Thus, an abortion would be painful for the unborn child. However, many other professionals suggest that the fetus cannot feel pain until the second of third trimester. This means that abortions performed in the first, or even early in the second trimester, do not cause the fetus to feel any pain.
While the Supreme Court of the United States declared abortion legal with the precedent-setting Roe vs. Wade decision in 1973, states are allowed to ban late term abortions as long as the mother’s health is provided for. Essentially, this means that states that have residents who are primarily anti abortion have placed bans on late-term abortions. Currently, there is a ban on one late-term abortion procedure, Intact Dilation and Extraction, called the Partial Birth Abortion Ban. This ban does make provisions for circumstances when the mother’s health is at risk, so the Supreme Court is debating the validity of the law.
Anti abortion proponents claim that even abortion in the case of rape or incest should be illegal because the fetus is not at fault. They also are against abortion clinic being funded by the government. In fact, many anti abortionists are so passionate that they will kill abortion doctors or bomb abortion clinics. This is by no means represents the average Pro-Lifer, but rather a very small percentage.
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States restrict abortion like never before - The Tennessean
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At 40, Memphis abortion clinic gets bold with its mission - The Tennessean
At 40, Memphis abortion clinic gets bold with its mission The Tennessean Jeanne Reasonover/The Tennessean “I'm here with my girlfriend, and we made a decision to have an abortion because we already have two young boys. And we're only 21 years of age. “The decision was very hard to make as with all abortions but we felt that ... |
An interview with a late term abortion provider - Washington Post (blog)
An interview with a late term abortion provider Washington Post (blog) Congress is currently weighing a law that would ban all abortions after 20 weeks in the District of Columbia. Willie Parker, a Washington-based obstetrician, is one doctor who has performed late-term abortions here and stands to be directly affected, ... |
Churches shift positions on abortion - The Tennessean
Churches shift positions on abortion The Tennessean Wade, the largest Protestant group in the United States made a powerful statement on abortion. The Southern Baptist Convention wanted to make it legal. The members of the convention listed in a 1971 resolution when it should be allowed: “rape, incest, ... |
Anti Forced Abortion Activist Chen Guangchen Released by Chinese Tyrants - First Things (blog)
 First Things (blog) | Anti Forced Abortion Activist Chen Guangchen Released by Chinese Tyrants First Things (blog) Those against forced abortion/sterilization and infanticide that are integral in the practice of China's infamous one child policy. From “Is Pro Life Cause Celebre Chen Guangchen Really Pro Life?”, in Religion Dispatches: Forced abortions and ... Why Chen fights, and why US abortion rights supporters should care Washington Post columnist asks why “abortion rights supporters” are silent on Chen Pro-Abortion Groups Still Unfazed by Forced Abortions in China |
Protests persist at last abortion clinic - Tampabay.com
 Tampabay.com | Protests persist at last abortion clinic Tampabay.com It was a Wednesday morning in front of the last abortion clinic in Mississippi. C. Roy McMillan was camped outside, as he almost always is. He tapped on the car window of a woman who had just been inside the Jackson Women's Health Organization. |
Birmingham abortion provider targeted in fatal 1998 bombing closes - The Republic
 al.com | Birmingham abortion provider targeted in fatal 1998 bombing closes The Republic A Birmingham abortion clinic that was targeted in a 1998 bombing that killed a policeman and wounded a nurse has lost its license to operate, state officials said. The New Woman All Women Health Clinic officially lost its license at the end of Friday ... Ala. abortion provider targeted in bombing closes Birmingham Abortion Clinic Surrenders License, Closes Down |