Crash Course in Pro-Life Apologetics
Crash Course in Pro-Life Apologetics
What would you say if someone asked you that? Have you ever had to
defend your position in conversation? Were you afraid to offend someone
with your point of view? Were you afraid your reasons were just not good
enough to persuade anyone? Take a look at these very good websites and
brush up on your apologetics skills!
At the pro-life conference this year, I attended a really good session
on pro-life apologetics. The basic gist of how to be a good apologist is
this: pro-choice people want to talk about anything and everything
except for abortion itself. They want to talk about things like "back
alley abortions," saving the life of a mother (which makes up under 1%
of all abortions,) problems of poverty in our society, how other people
overlook problems of poverty, a woman's choice, a woman's body and on
and on.
Pro-choice people do NOT want to talk about the child itself being killed.
They will spin the conversation every which-way they can to avoid this
painful reality. That is why your main points need to be about things
like the the humanity of the child in the womb, the uniqueness of
human life, the child's ability to feel pain and the ethical issue of
ending an innocent human life.
Here are some helpful websites to review:
(1) This well presented website offers succinct and logical "talking
points" for every situation. For example, fact #12 details how, before
Roe v Wade, only 10% of women had "back alley" abortions. The argument
that abortion ban would increase death from "back alley" abortion
ignores that there is no evidence that abortion is any less dangerous
today but more importantly, it leaves out the issue of the ethics of taking a human life completely. Review this page. It's filled with clear logic to counter common arguments.
(2) What about when people want to talk about how young mothers will
"ruin their lives" if they give birth? That's a hard position to argue
without knowing the statistics of how abortion creates a greater number
of emotional, physical and societal problems than giving birth at a
young age. You need to know that suicide risk is 6 times higher with
teens that have abortions and that they are twice as likely than their
peers to use drugs.
Review these sites and you will feel more secure when faced with pro-choice arguments, but most importantly, always steer the conversation to the undeniable fact that abortion is taking an innocent human life- no ifs, ands or buts.
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