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ABORTION making the case
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elective abortion unjustly takes the life of an innocent human being.
THE PRO-LIFE ARGUMENT
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intentionally killing an innocent human being is a moral wrong.
PREMISE #1
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elective abortion is the intentional killing of an innocent human being.
PREMISE #2
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therefore, elective abortion is a moral wrong.
CONCLUSION
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if the pre-born child is an innocent human being, then elective abortion is
always a moral wrong. SUMMARY
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THE BIG QUESTION is the pre-born human?
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If the unborn is not human, no justification for elective abortion is
necessary. But if the unborn is human, no justification for elective
abortion is adequate.
GREG KOUKL
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science historyhuman rights
ELECTIVE ABORTION IS A MORAL WRONG
we can make the case through:
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MAKING THE CASE science
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SCIENCE SAYS the pre-born is human
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the pre-born has all the characteristics of a human being
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FOUR CHARACTERISTICS of the pre-born child
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the pre-born child is complete: all the information it needs is there and it simply needs time to grow.
COMPLETE
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the pre-born child is unique: it is not a part of its mother, but is genetically distinct from her.
COMPLETEUNIQUE
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the pre-born child is living: it is growing, developing, undergoing metabolism, and responding to stimuli.
COMPLETEUNIQUE
LIVING
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the pre-born child is human: living things always produce after their own kind, so humans beget complete, unique human beings.
COMPLETEUNIQUE
LIVINGHUMAN
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SO HOW IS THE PRE-BORN different?
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S.L.E.D.
S.L.E.D. was created by Stephen Schwarz
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the pre-born is smaller than born humans (but size doesn’t determine our humanity).
SIZE
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the pre-born is less developed than the born human (but our level of development doesn’t determine our humanity).
LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
SIZE
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the pre-born is in a different place than the born human (but where we are doesn’t determine what we are).
ENVIRONMENT
LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
SIZE
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the pre-born is more dependent on its mother than the born human (but our degree of dependency doesn’t determine our humanity).
DEGREE OF DEPENDENCY
ENVIRONMENT
LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
SIZE
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humanity is not dependent on: size
level of development environment
degree of dependency.
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therefore, the pre-born is a complete and unique HUMAN BEING.
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here’s a helpful tactic: trot out the toddler
Note: “Trot out the Toddler” was created by Scott Klusendorf
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much of what is true of the pre-born is also true
of the toddler.
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toddlers differ from adults in size, level of development,
environment, and degree of dependency.
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can we kill a toddler we do not want? can we kill a
toddler with developmental abnormalities?
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if it isn’t justified for the toddler, it isn’t justified for
the pre-born child.
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THE CONCLUSION FROM SCIENCE: the pre-born is human
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historyMAKING THE CASE
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HISTORY SAYS we must not separate
humanity from personhood
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abortion says some humans are not persons.
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history proves that we only ever separate personhood from humanity for
nefarious purposes.
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“in the eyes of the law… the slave is not a person.”
1858 Virginia
Supreme Court
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“an Indian is not a person within the meaning of the constitution.”
1881 American
Law Review
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“the meaning of ‘qualified persons’ does not include women.”
1928 Canada
Supreme Court
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“the Reichgericht itself refused to recognize Jews… as ‘persons’ in the legal sense.”
1936 Germany
Supreme Court
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“The law of Canada does not recognize the unborn child as a legal person possessing rights.”
1997 Canada
Supreme Court
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we never separate humanity from personhood for
good reasons.
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a living human being is a person, no matter what the law says.
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the slave is a person the Indian is a person the woman is a person
the Jew is a person.
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the pre-born child is a person no matter what the law says no matter what society says no matter what politics says.
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THE CONCLUSION FROM HISTORY we must not separate
humanity from personhood
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human rightsMAKING THE CASE
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HUMAN RIGHTS SAYS the pre-born has the right to life
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if you believe in universal human rights,
you must believe that human rights belong to
all humans.
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“everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” !
“everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.”
United Nations Declaration of
Universal Human Rights
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“every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.”
International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights
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“everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof…”
Canadian Charter
of Rights and Freedoms
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if human life begins at fertilization,
human rights must begin at fertilization.
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but, from fertilization, the pre-born child is denied the most basic human right:
the right to live.
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This is a gross violation
of human rights.
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THE CONCLUSION FROM HUMAN RIGHTS the pre-born has the right to life
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science historyhuman rights
THE CONCLUSION FROM
because the pre-born child is a human being, elective abortion is always a moral wrong
& &
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Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us guiltless.
Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER
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RECOMMENDED RESOURCES !
Abortion by R.C. Sproul Why Pro-Life? by Randy Alcorn Innocent Blood by John Ensor
The Case for Life by Scott Klusendorf
prepared by Tim Challies & André Schutten www.challies.com