Every year, thousands of Americans will stream to the National Mall to voice their support for the sanctity of all human life \u2014 and to mark the deadliest mistake in Supreme Court history: Roe V. Wade .<\/p>\n
Now, you may not be able to attend the March for Life in Washington, D. C. or in any of the other cities that host one. But you can have those important conversations about life and abortion with friends, colleagues, and relatives.<\/p>\n
In fact, you must. Don\u2019t stay silent. Don\u2019t succumb to cocktail party pressure. Don\u2019t think that it\u2019s only the job of professional speakers and writers and activists to speak out on the killing of innocent, preborn human beings. A case can be made for life that is thoughtful, reasonable, and articulate. To make that case, we have to be prepared.<\/p>\n
Scott Klusendorf, founder of the Life Training Institute and one of the truly great pro-life apologists is a master at training others to make the case for life. Scott brings up the main objections people have about the pro-life position, discusses the arguments behind each objection, and then describes not only how to refute them but how to make the case for life.<\/p>\n
We have to know how to make our fundamental case, that abortion is wrong. Our case is clear: First, it is wrong to intentionally kill innocent human beings. Second, abortion kills innocent human beings. Therefore, abortion is wrong.<\/p>\n
Now, notice we\u2019re not telling people how we feel. We\u2019re not quoting a Bible verse or a religious authority. We\u2019ve simply made an objective case, and from there we should be prepared to defend that argument.<\/p>\n
For example, we can say with confidence that the science of embryology shows that from the earliest stages of development, you were a distinct living and whole human being \u2014 not part of another human being, but a whole distinct member of the human family. So, there\u2019s no essential difference between you the embryo and you the adult that would justify killing you. Sure, your size, level of development and dependency, your environment were different when you were in utero, but these aren\u2019t differences that justify killing you then as opposed to now.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s our case. And we\u2019ll hear objections: \u201cWell, you believe what you believe because you\u2019re religious. You can\u2019t impose your religious beliefs on me or on women.\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s called changing the subject. As Scott says, don\u2019t let them do it. Tell your friend, politely, \u201cHold on, I just laid out a case as to why abortion is wrong. I gave reasons for my views. I noticed you didn\u2019t refute them, you simply accused me of being religious.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then refer back to the main case: Killing an innocent human being is wrong. Abortion kills an innocent human being, therefore it\u2019s wrong.<\/p>\n
Another objection, which we hear a lot: \u201cWomen have a right to choose. Why are you against a woman\u2019s right to choose?\u201d<\/p>\n
Well, ask the person: The right to choose what? Of course, women absolutely should have the choice about their careers, their health care, marriage. But some choices are wrong \u2014 like the choice to intentionally kill an innocent human being. And notice there, we\u2019re taking the person back to the fundamental pro-life case.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s one more objection: This is just a clump of cells, not a human being.<\/p>\n
Even though embryology and science have proven this wrong, we still hear it. So you might tackle it this way: A clump of cells doesn\u2019t grow into an adult human being. For example, take the cells on the back of your hand. They are part of you, but they, along with say, a sperm cell and an egg, are different from an embryo, which is a whole living organism, and as we\u2019ve made clear, a whole human being, that will mature into adulthood.<\/p>\n
And then we remind them of the case: It is wrong to kill an innocent human being.<\/p>\n
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Copyright (c) 2019 Prison Fellowship Ministries. Reprinted with permission. “BreakPoint” is a radio ministry of Prison Fellowship Ministries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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