Pro life answers to pro choice arguments

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1. Introduction: why this book is necessary -- because the stakes are so high in the abortion debate -- because there is so much tension and uncertainty about abortion -- because the educational system does not present both sides of the abortion issue -- because the media are biased against the prolife position -- because it is a comprehensive, documented, and accurate presentation of the prolife position -- because it is an organized, logical, and easily referenced resource offering answers to every major prochoice argument. 2. Arguments concerning life, humanity, and personhood -- "It is uncertain when human life begins; that's a religious queston that cannot be answered by science" -- "The fetus is just a part of the pregnant woman's body, like her tonsils or appendix." -- "The unborn is an embryo or fetus -- just a simple blob of tissue, a product of conception -- not a baby. Abortion is terminating a pregnancy, not killing a chil." -- "The fetus may be alive, but so are eggs and sperm. The fetus is a potential human being, not an actual one; it's like a blueprint not a house, an acorn not an oak tree." -- "The unborn isn't a person, with meaningful life. It's only inches in size, and can't even think; it's less advanced than an animal." -- "A fetus isn't a person until quickening or viability -- "Obviously life begins at birth. That's why we celebrate dirthdays, not conception days, and why we don't have funerals following miscarriages." -- "No one can really know that human life begins before birth." 3. Arguments concerning rights and fairness -- "Even if the unborn are human beings, they have fewer rights than the woman. No one should be expected to donate her body as a life support system for someone else." -- "Every person has the right to choose. It would be unfair to restrict a woman's choice by prohibiting abortion." -- "Every woman should have control over her own body. Reproductive freedom is a basic right." -- "Abortion is a decision between a woman and her doctor. It's no one else's business. Everyone has a constitutional right to privacy." -- "It's unfair for an unmarried woman to have to face the embarrassment of pregnancy or the pain of giving up a child for adoption." -- "Abortion-rights are fundamental for the advancement of women. They are essential to having equal rights with men" -- "The circumstances of many women leave them no choice but to have an abortion." -- "I'm personally against abortion, but I'm still prochoice. It's a legal alternative and we don't have the right to keep it from anyone." 4. The arguments concerning social issues -- "Every child a wanted child. It's unfair to children to bring them into a world where they're not wanted." -- "Having more unwanted children results in more child abus." -- "Restricting abortion would be unfair to the poor and minoirities, who need it most." -- "Abortion helps solve the problem of overpopulation and raises the quality of life." -- "Even if abortion were made illegal, there would still be many abortions." -- "The anti-abortion beliefs of the minority shouldn't be imposed on the majority." -- "The anti-abortion position is a religious belief that threatens the vital separation of church and state."