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IT OCCURS TO ME (Anthony Pamelia)

Politics

What might be inside their heads:

  1. Pro-abortion advocates use a cost/benefit comparison to arrive at their position on the life of the unborn, offering the following four points for our consideration: because the developing unborn child is not a person and/or because the mother’s right to choose and/or because the mother’s purpose is to have rights equal to those of men, then these rights of the mother have greater value than those of her unborn child.  This reasoning (which ignores fundamental facts) results in these advocates restricting their concern for protecting the lives of human beings to those who are already beyond the infant stage. 
  2. A difficult task is to determine reasons legislators use to assign a greater value to the mother’s being protected by law when she procures an abortion, than the right of the unborn to be protected from lethal attack.  Here are some reasons:
  3. The pro- abortion lobby is more vocal that the lobby for the unborn
  4. The pro-abortion donors contribute more funds to the legislators’ re-election campaigns than do the unborn children’s advocacy groups.
  5. The Supreme Court has already decided that the U S Constitution provides for the absolute right of a mother to procure an abortion.  (This understanding of the Supreme Court’s decision is inaccurate)
  6. The majority of Americans favor the woman’s legal right to procure an abortion over the right to life of the unborn.  (Most Americans oppose unrestricted abortion)
  7. The legislator can vote to fund programs for women, children and infants, for which action he/she has achieved the moral high ground even if he/she supports and votes for pro-abortion laws. 

(A good result does not justify directly choosing an evil act to obtain it, especially if an innocent human being’s life is sacrificed)

  • If the platform of a legislator’s political party is pro-abortion, he/she is required to vote on abortion legislation as the party director commands.  The reprisals that result from breaking ranks are too costly.  (Courage to stand alone is a virtue)

IT OCCURS TO ME (Anthony Pamelia)

Politics

  Can you identify yourself as pro-life with heartfelt sincerity? 

  1. If yes, you are asserting to everyone that every unborn child is a human being, and that you will advocate for the safety, security, and future of that vulnerable, precious, living being with your prayers, your vote, your resources and your reputation.  You will work tirelessly to overturn any laws that permit or fund the direct killing of that innocent human life.
  2. When you, as a genuine pro-life person, speak to a person, who is pro-abortion, with words that express your genuine and sincere concern for the well-being of a mother, you make a connection with the mind and heart of that person.   You are affirming that you are willing to remain in service to her throughout her pregnancy and after the birth of her child, namely, that you will neither abandon her, nor her unborn child. nor her child after birth.  You will be compassionate with her in her experience of feelings of guilt, fear, abandonment and hopelessness.  You will offer her love, guidance, friendship, support and a hopeful path forward.  You will be a good listener to her and encourage her to turn to God for His help and companionship.  You will refrain from assigning blame or giving advice to her on how to avoid trouble in the future.   If she chooses to be a parent, you will make arrangements to offer her parenting classes and material support.  If she chooses to give her child to adoptive parents, you will give her emotional support.  Sadly, if she chooses abortion, you will offer her healing love after the procedure. 
  3. Because the unborn child has no voice with which to claim his right to live, has no pen with which to persuade public opinion that his life does matter, has no representative in Congress to consider his point of view, a compassionate pro-life person must fight for the life of the unborn child.
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