The Alisa Childers Podcast #152 Answering the top 6 objections to pro-life arguments, With Scott Klusendorf
May 8, 2022
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Pro-Life Syllogism
- Understand the basic pro-life syllogism: It's wrong to kill innocent humans; abortion does that; therefore, it's wrong.
- Refute objections by proving premises untrue, logic invalid, or terms unclear, not by changing the subject.
Scientific & Philosophical Basis of Pro-Life
- Scientifically, the unborn are distinct, living, whole human beings from the one-cell stage.
- Philosophically, differences like size, development, environment, and dependency don't justify killing.
Lincoln's Analogy
- Abraham Lincoln used similar arguments against slavery, citing differences don't justify enslavement.
- Peter Singer, despite his controversial stance on newborns, acknowledges the inconsistency of arbitrary lines for personhood.