Wednesday, September 03, 2008

PRO-CHOICE ARGUMENT: Part 6

PRO-CHOICE ARGUMENT: Part 6
"What about a woman whose unborn baby is daignosed as deformed or handicapped?"



PRO-LIFE ANSWER:
Using dehumanizing language may change our thinking, but not the child's nature or value.


I heard a prochoice advocate say with disgust, "Should a woman be forced to bring a monster into the world?" Only by using such words long enough can we deceive ourselves into believing them. The term vegetable is another popular word for disadvantaged humans. This kind of terminology dehumanizes people in our eyes but does not change their true nature.


A bruised apple is still an apple. A blind dog is still a dog. A senile woman is still a woman. A handicapped child is still a child. A person's nature and worth are are not changed by a handicap. Hitler called the Jews "useless eaters," This made it easier to kill them, but no less terrible.

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