Arguments — Abhortion

§ Arguments

The positive case, and the answered objections, in one place.

Some entries make the affirmative case for abolition (offensive); some answer a specific objection to it (defensive); a few do both. Every entry is filed under a category and backed by cited references — against both the pro-choice position and pro-life incrementalism.

01 God commands 'justice, and only justice' — not partial or deferred justice Scriptural Offensive 02 The unborn bear the image of God, so abortion is murder — a different category than 'a hard choice' Scriptural Offensive 03 The science of embryology says a new human being exists from fertilization Scientific Offensive 04 “Equal protection does not require prosecuting mothers; targeting abortionists (and…” Legal & political Offensive 05 Immediatism — dealing with sin fully and now — is the biblical pattern; gradual toleration is not Philosophical Offensive 06 Tolerating child sacrifice invites national judgment — doing justice forestalls it Religious Offensive 07 History's lesson: regulation entrenches an evil; abolition removes it (the Wilberforce case) Historical Offensive 08 Obeying God is the most pragmatic path — disobedience 'to get results' does not work Religious Offensive 09 Reframe the debate: it is abolition vs. regulationism, not abolition vs. 'incrementalism' Philosophical Offensive 10 “The unborn is not a baby or a person until birth (or until viability); personhood is…” Scriptural Defensive 11 “The early embryo is merely a clump of cells or a 'potential' human, not an actual human…” Scientific Defensive 12 “A woman has the right to control her own body, which includes ending a pregnancy; the…” Philosophical Defensive 13 “A bill that protects some children now is better than a bill that protects none and…” Scriptural Defensive 14 “William Wilberforce is the model incrementalist: he took ~20 years and accepted partial…” Historical Defensive 15 “God accommodated human hardness — e.g., permitting certificates of divorce, or regulating…” Scriptural Defensive 16 “Reasonable Christians can disagree on strategy; calling pro-life incrementalism 'sin' is…” Religious Defensive 17 “Public opinion won't support total, immediate abolition (especially criminalization), so…” Religious Defensive 18 “Bills that ban abortion at a heartbeat, at pain-capability, or after an ultrasound…” Legal & political Defensive 19 “Making mothers subject to prosecution (up to capital murder) is unjust, cruel, and…” Legal & political Both

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