Questions
for Pro-Choice advocates
1. What is the unborn?
2. Is the killing of an
innocent
human person morally wrong?
3. Since we allow the killing
of
unborn children by abortion, would you also support the killing of
toddlers for the very same reasons you support abortion? If not why
not? What is the morally relevant difference between killing unborn
children and the killing of toddlers?
4. When unborn children are
unwanted we allow them to be killed by abortion. The homeless can also
be unwanted, would it be right to kill them too? If not, why not? What
is the morally relevant difference between killing homeless people and
killing unborn children?
5. When an unborn child becomes
a
financial burden for the mother we allow her to have an abortion. If
older senior citizens become a financial burden should we also have the
option to kill them? If not, then why not? What is the morally relevant
difference between killing an unborn child and a senior citizen for
financial reasons?
6. Isn’t the mother
forcing
her morality on the unborn child by aborting him or her?
7. Would you agree with this
statement “ I personally feel that abortion is morally
wrong, but I
also feel that whether or not to have an abortion is a decision that
has to be made by every woman herself”
If you agree would you also agree
with this statement “I personally feel that slavery is
morally wrong,
but I also feel that whether or not to have a slave is a decision that
has to be made by every slave owner himself” If you don’t
agree then
why not? What is the morally relevant difference between a slave and
the unborn?
8. Pro-abortionists say that
outlawing abortion would restrict a woman's right to privacy. Is that
right absolute? Does somebody's right to privacy exceed another's right
to live?
9. If what you say is true and
the
issue isn't really abortion but a woman's right to control her own
body, why doesn't your agenda include drugs and prostitution? Aren't
laws against those most restrictive to a woman's right to choose what
she will and will not do with her own body as laws against abortion
are?
10. Why is it that the very
people
who say the governments should stay out of abortion are the same ones
who want the government to pay for them?
11. Abortion advocates say they
are
in the business to help women. Other than offering to kill their
children for them, what are they doing?
12. Pro-abortionists say that
the
unborn child is part of the mother's body. If that is so, why does the
child possess a completely different genetic code and often a different
blood type? How do you explain the fact that it has its own immune
system? Why is it male half the time?
13. If we use the absence of
brain
waves to determine that a person's life had ended, why shouldn't we use
the presence of brain waves to determine that someone's life has begun?
14. We are now seeing the
unborn
being treated for disease, given blood transfusions and even operated
on. When a doctor does one of these procedures, who is the patient?
15. Abortion advocates try to
justify their actions by saying that, while the unborn may be human,
it's not a "person." Can you give a detailed description of the
differences?
16. Pro-abortionists base much
of
their argument on the concept of viability. Can you give me a
description of what it means for someone to be viable?
17. Why is it that abortion
advocates say they want women to have all their options, but they fight
so hard against laws requiring totally informed consent?
18. What rights do you feel a
father should have in an abortion decision?
19. If pro-abortionists are
mainly
concerned with the health and safety of women, why do they fight so
hard against legislation requiring abortion providers to meet the same
medical standard as legitimate outpatient surgery clinics?
20. Let's look at a
hypothetical
situation. Two women become pregnant on the same day. Six months later
woman A has a premature but healthy baby, and woman B is still
pregnant. One week later she decides she doesn't want her baby. Why
should woman B be allowed to kill hers and not woman A?
21. Why don't we each look at
the
downside of our respective positions? Have you ever thought about the
ramifications if you are wrong?
22. Should a woman be allowed
to
have an abortion for absolutely any reason, such as sex selection, or
for career, or because she doesn't want to be tied down by a child? If
not, when should she not be permitted to abort?
23. I am going to take the
liberty
of characterizing your position, and then I want you to tell me where
I'm wrong. You want abortion to be legal right up to the moment of
birth - in other words, through all nine months of pregnancy, for any
reason whatsoever, or for no reason whatsoever; for a minor girl of any
age without parental consent, even without parent knowledge; and if she
can't pay for it, you think the taxpayer out to. Is there anything
inaccurate about that statement?