Friday, November 7, 2008

Critique of "Why do we think we have the right to kill the unborn"

Kill the Unborn?
A very interesting title to defend the pro-life position. Even using the word "unborn" seems to deny the baby its individual rights to life for which you advocate. I enjoyed reading your blog even though I disagree with it; it demonstrates the type of fear mongering and scare tactics that the pro-life movement has come to rely heavily on in order to control the minds (and bodies) of women. Instead of facts, your blog seems to rely on sensationalism and innuendo. In your article there were some factual errors to your "Baby Rowan" story, which I thought to be a very strong part of your argument. Certain aspects of the story were cited correctly, however the Dade County Medical Examiner determined that Baby Rowan's death was "[n]atural, due to extreme prematurity"(CBS 4 NEWS). Also I would like to point out that all of your citations are from either pro-life authors or articles. I understand that when someone is making an argument they look only for information sources and statistics that help prove their point, but on a topic so controversial one must explore both sides equally in order to distinguish fact from fiction. I would also highlight the point that not all abortions are a choice. In some cases an abortion saves the mother's life. So should those women forfeit their right to live so that the fetus might have a chance to live? Or what about when an 11 yo girl (or any woman for that matter) is raped and becomes pregnant? In closing, I wanted to answer the question you asked, "what's the difference between a grown man dismembering his wife's body and an abortion doctor dismembering a baby's body?" The answer is one of these is a choice (and a legal right according to a supreme court decision) between a woman and her doctor and the other is murder.

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