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The Pro-Life Position: Exceptions (Part 2 of 2)

Published on February 21, 2012 By sirrahc

Let’s get right to it… In previous posts, I’ve explained how all evidence indicates that, when a human male and female conceive, the unborn zygote/blastocyst/embryo/fetus is not only a living, individual entity distinct from the woman — either biological mother or gestational surrogate — carrying it, but a fully human one, at that. (The same […]

The Pro-Life Position: Exceptions (Part 1 of 2)

Published on February 15, 2012 By sirrahc

“I am pro-life. I believe that abortion is the wrong choice except in cases of incest, rape, and to save the life of the mother.” — Mitt Romney, in an op-ed piece in The Boston Globe (7/26/2005) In “The Pro-Life Position: Just One Question”, I argued that if the unborn is indeed a member […]

The Pro-Life Position: Just One Question

Published on October 24, 2011 By sirrahc

“The abortion controversy is not a debate between those who are pro-choice and those who are anti-choice. It’s not about privacy. It’s not about trusting women to decide. It’s not about forcing one’s morality. It’s about one question that trumps all others.” — Scott Klusendorf, Life Training Institute It has taken me awhile, but I […]