I’ve had an abortion; are you calling me a murderer? Then what are you calling me?1
Our intent is to defend innocent human life, not to pass judgment on individuals. I respect the sincerity of your decision; I’m sure you made it carefully and with good intentions, and it is not my desire to condemn you or my intention to offend you.
In any event, I think you’ll find that pro-lifers in general are extremely cognizant of and sensitive to the fact that most women who have had abortions were in very stressful, difficult situations, were facing pressures from many directions, and were often victims of severe misinformation. To the extent that pro-lifers harbor any judgmental ire, it is typically reserved for unscrupulous abortion providers who are out to make money off of scared, exploited women.
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The questions in this section are not intellectual challenges to the pro-life position; rather, they are attacks on pro-lifers’ character. Even if the implications of these attacks were true—that pro-lifers are rude, judgmental, wrong about other issues, and doing nothing to solve the underlying problems that motivate abortion—it would in no wise undermine the philosophical and moral arguments presented here. Fortunately, these attacks are often groundless, so we offer some sample responses. ↩