Secular Pro-Life
  • Home
  • About
    • Meet The Team
    • Mission and Vision
    • Stances
      • Abortion
      • Religion
      • Contraception
      • The Rape Exception
  • Content
    • Index
    • Blog
    • Myths
    • Research
      • Abortion Law and Abortion Rates
      • Abortion Law and Pregnancy Rates
      • Later Abortion
      • Embryonic Hearts
      • Abortion Views and Gender
    • Collections
      • For the biology textbook tells me so
      • Fixed that meme for you
      • They can hear you
      • Parents can hear you
      • Our children’s heartbeats
      • Becoming Pro-Life
    • Publications
      • Overview Brochure
      • Why Secular People Should Care
    • Store
  • Contact
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Donor Opportunities
    • Why support SPL?
  • Donate
  • Menu Menu

Don’t like abortion?

March 15, 2012/8 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Monica Snyder
So it’s pretty ridiculous how many times I’ve heard this:
                                              

If you want to understand a pro-lifer’s perspective, take any argument about abortion and substitute “fetus” with “3-year-old.”  Try this with me:
“If you don’t like killing 3-year-olds, then don’t kill any.  But don’t try to impose your beliefs on me!”
See what happens there?  
The fetus is a human being, and pro-lifer’s consider the fetus worthy of human rights/protection.  The “don’t like one, don’t get one” sound bite ignores this fundamental pro-life belief. It makes no sense to tell people who believe human rights are being violated to mind their own business.
(From Zazzle.)

Related Posts

Tags: bumper sticker argument, M
Share this entry
  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Share on Pinterest
  • Share on LinkedIn
  • Share on Reddit
  • Share by Mail
  • Link to Instagram
https://i0.wp.com/secularprolife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dontlikeabortiondonthaveone.png?fit=320%2C95&ssl=1 95 320 Monica Snyder https://secularprolife.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SecularProlife2.png Monica Snyder2012-03-15 17:07:002021-11-08 12:44:08Don’t like abortion?
You might also like
How many Democrats are pro-life?
Is Gosnell America’s “Biggest Serial Killer”?
Why penalties for illegal abortion should not focus on the woman
Marist poll finds common ground in the abortion debate (Mexico City Policy, Roe v. Wade, Down Syndrome abortions)
“The only good abortion is my abortion.”
2013 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
Feminism and Abortion
Crossed Lines
8 replies
  1. DiscountDeity
    DiscountDeity says:
    March 25, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    The point is that there is disagreement over whether a fetus is the equivalent of a three year old, and that you are not entitled to make that choice about any fetus that is not contained in a uterus that you own, any more than anyone else is entitled to decide for you that a fetus in your uterus is not the equivalent of a three year old.

    We know that you think abortion is murder. The point is, we don't, and your view enjoys no special privileged status over our own except in your lives and your bodies.

    Log in to Reply
    • M
      M says:
      April 6, 2012 at 5:07 am

      None of what you said negates the point of this post.

      Just as it is nonsensical to tell a secular person that they should oppose abortion because it's "against God's plan," it's nonsensical to tell a pro-lifer that they should accept abortion because no one is forcing them to obtain one. If you're going to completely ignore why someone thinks what they think, why bother saying anything to them at all?

      Log in to Reply
  2. Anonymous
    Anonymous says:
    June 2, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    "Don't like abortion? Don't have one. Don't tell anyone else what to do."

    "Don't like slavery? Don't own a slave. Don't tell anyone else what to do."
    ____________________________
    Anybody see how parallel these two sayings are?

    Log in to Reply
  3. Anonymous
    Anonymous says:
    June 5, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    "The fetus is a human being, and pro-lifer's consider the fetus worthy of human rights/protection. " via the appropriation of another humans body.

    Glad you can make that judgement for yourself. Now why are you dedicated on forcing it upon me? This is where I have an issue. I have no problem with that value statement by itself. My problem is you think it entitles you to make decisions over other peoples bodies.

    Log in to Reply
  4. Anonymous
    Anonymous says:
    June 7, 2012 at 2:24 pm

    Doesn't the mother make that decision over her own body (in the vast majority of cases) when she accepts the risks of sexual activity. "Don't like having a person in your womb? Don't put one there"

    Log in to Reply
  5. Kristin
    Kristin says:
    July 25, 2013 at 4:24 am

    You're doing the same thing by thinking you get to make decisions over your offspring's body. It isn't your body, you don't have a right to it. When it imposes violence over another body, it isn't your right to do.

    Log in to Reply
  6. Reality Check
    Reality Check says:
    August 3, 2013 at 5:15 pm

    Psychopaths don't think their murder victims are living people, either, but they're guilty of murder all the same. What you personally believe or don't believe is irrelevant to the right to life of the unborn child you want to kill. So it is actually *your* view which doesn't enjoy privileged status over basic human rights.

    Log in to Reply
  7. Zman
    Zman says:
    December 27, 2013 at 3:07 pm

    It's not your body, iits the fetus' body you want to harm, but even if it was, we assume people who mutilate their bodies need psychiatric help. You want control over your body, control whether you get pregnant! The right to privacy is just your rationalizing your horrible acts. Privacy is irrelevant, we must speak out against an injustice. Pro choice is one great big double standard.

    Log in to Reply

Leave a Reply

Want to join the discussion?
Feel free to contribute!

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Follow via Email

* indicates required

Categories

  • Ableism
  • Administrative
  • Adoption and Foster Care
  • Biology
  • Bodily Rights
  • en español
  • Late-Term Abortion
  • Legislation, laws, and court cases
  • Medication Abortion
  • Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss
  • Personhood
  • Philosophy
  • Pro-Life Demographics
  • Rape Exception
  • Religion
  • Research
  • SPL Emails
  • Uncategorized
  • We Asked You Answered
  • Your Stories

Archive

As the national conversation on abortion intensifies, it’s more important than ever that we demonstrate that anyone can–and everyone should–oppose abortion. Thanks to you, we are working to change minds, transform our culture, and protect our prenatal children. Every donation supports our ability to provide nonsectarian, nonpartisan arguments against abortion. Please donate today.

DONATE
© Copyright 2023 Secular Pro-Life. All rights reserved. Website Design by TandarichGroup

Related Posts

Quick Pro-Life News Bites Drexel needs a civics lesson
Scroll to top