sailordeac
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Honestly, I have no idea when life begins, but I know that at some point it does.
I've sat with numerous families and grieved the loss of the life of an unborn child. Unborn babies who did not reach full development and birth are not an abstract concept to me. I know what it’s like to see a mom and dad cry over their lifeless child who just hours ago, was growing and developing in her mother’s womb.
This “issue” isn’t an “issue” at all for me, but is about real babies I have held. As a result, I am pro-life. I will always be pro-life.
But, I do not trust most right wing pro life groups. I think they’re dishonest. I think the makers of the video in question were being dishonest in how they sold their narrative. That video wasn’t ever really about “selling organs”—that was just a headline they used to get people to hear how heartless Nucatola sounded as she described her methods.
I think many pro life groups’s tactics, memes, and political strategies are terrible—often dehumanizing and mean spirited. Furthermore, I believe if they were half as concerned with life after birth as they are with life before birth, we might actually reduce the number of abortions that happen in this country, which I think all of us can agree would be a very good thing. It’s very easy to be ultra pro life when that life is unborn. All it requires is a strong point of view and a sign. Being pro life after birth is much harder and actually requires more skill than the ability to be obnoxious.
I am not the member of any pro-life or right-wing group. I would just like to get some clarity on when human life begins rather than continue to drift along and encourage people decide the question based on their momentary convenience. Who is human and who is not is much too important to ignore, sweep under the rug, or pretend that the question does not exist. We as human beings have a shameful history of denying other people their humanity. We should not nonchalantly ignore the matter. If we are going to have abortions, let's be clear about what we are doing.