Crisis Pregnancy Centers: The Truth Behind False Abortion Clinics
The abortion debate is nothing new: pro-lifers and pro-choicers alike are very set in their beliefs and not about to back down. We have heard the arguments from each side time and time again, and by now we all know where we stand. After the recent murder of Dr. George Tiller, the director of a medical clinic that provides late-term abortions, debates over this issue were triggered once again. Arguments went back and forth, with pro-choicers expressing outrage over the irony of this "pro-life" statement, and with the majority of pro-lifers attempting to distance themselves from the extreme actions of a few.
When it comes down to it, though, most of us realize that not all pro-lifers are quite that hypocritical or extreme in their beliefs or actions. In fact, both groups have basically set out to accomplish the same goal, albeit from very different moral standpoints and perspectives on life. Though divided on the issue of abortion itself, pro-life activists and pro-choice activists want nothing more than to save lives -- pro-lifers by passing legislation to prohibit the termination of pregnancies, and pro-choicers by protecting women from losing control of their reproductive rights. At the risk of drawing attention to slanting of the issues, I will admit my biases right away and move on: I'm a pro-choice woman with strong feminist values, and I believe that taking away a woman's right to choose would result in absolute disaster.
When it comes down to it, though, most of us realize that not all pro-lifers are quite that hypocritical or extreme in their beliefs or actions. In fact, both groups have basically set out to accomplish the same goal, albeit from very different moral standpoints and perspectives on life. Though divided on the issue of abortion itself, pro-life activists and pro-choice activists want nothing more than to save lives -- pro-lifers by passing legislation to prohibit the termination of pregnancies, and pro-choicers by protecting women from losing control of their reproductive rights. At the risk of drawing attention to slanting of the issues, I will admit my biases right away and move on: I'm a pro-choice woman with strong feminist values, and I believe that taking away a woman's right to choose would result in absolute disaster.
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