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Originally Posted by DividedThigh
some of us are allready doing that, but i wont stop wanting us to stop sanctioning the slaughter of little ones, dt
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I agree. We should always speak out against abortion while supporting measures that help prevent unplanned pregnancies and that help or influence more women to choose life.
We've thrown millions and millions of dollars and spent countless man hours working on the political side of this and we’ve gotten virtually nowhere. Imagine if we would have put that money and all of these man hours into crisis pregnancy centers, and efforts to help more women with the real issues that they face (health care, day care, WIC, etc.)? Often women are very afraid and have nowhere to turn. Being Pro-Life has become a political label. I think the term “Pro-Life” should be more of an overall philosophy as to how we deal with unwanted and unplanned pregnancies. What most of us consider “Pro-Life” is in reality just “Anti-Abortion”. In Anti-Abortion philosophy the focus is primarily on abortion’s legality. Often people will fight tooth and nail to ban abortion. But they don’t want any social responsibility with helping pregnant women and their children who live in poverty. I believe that it helps us feel moral without real social commitment. This is why I believe more Christians should be unashamedly supportive of measures that help women with pregnancy prevention, health care, day care, WIC, and even
limited public assistance when needed.
I don't believe a conservative court will overturn Roe. And I don't believe the "Pro-Life" politicians will offer us more than just election rhetoric. Maybe I'm just jaded but I think abortion is here to stay and we have to take a different approach that puts women first to make a real difference.
Just my opinion.