Book Synopsis:
So much is at stake in the abortion debate. If pro-choicers are right, precious freedoms are in jeopardy. If pro-lifers are right, innocent children are being robbed of their most basic freedom—life. Though bumpersticker slogans prevail, the facts are rarely presented. We need clear and credible answers to the central questions of the abortion debate. For those who have had abortions or are currently considering one, for pro-choicers and fence-straddlers alike, Why Pro-Life? provides answers to these questions in a concise, straightforward, and nonabrasive manner.
Human Life Begins… When ?
No issue is more divisive or troubling than abortion. Many believe that we have to choose between helping women and helping children. This book shows how critical it is that we help both. In a concise, non-abrasive fashion, Randy Alcorn offers compassionate, factual answers to the central issues of the abortion debate.
My Review:
5/5 stars. This book made me very sad and very angry at times, but it's also such a necessary read for anyone. If you're pro-life, you need to read it to know how to better defend the unborn when asked questions. If you're pro-choice, hopefully reading this book will change your mind. It's pretty short, only scratching the surface of the pro-life argument, but I learned a few things through this book.
I liked that the author relied on science and statistics to make his argument, rather than the Bible. Although I'm a Christian, and abortion is obviously wrong by God's standards, it's also clearly wrong just from a scientific perspective. Science shows that unborn babies are living humans, and statistics show that the effects of abortion, both long and short term, are much worse than pro-abortion people claim.
There were a few parts of this book that appalled and angered me so much. On the chapter about a baby's value/personhood, there was a quote from an abortion advocate saying how babies with disabilities should be killed because they wouldn't be as useful or bring as much happiness as an able-bodied baby. As a person with a disability, it was one of the worst things I had ever read.
I also got sad reading this book. The facts and statistics given about abortion, as well as a few descriptions of abortion procedures, were saddening to read. I think anyone reading this would feel the same, but it gets the point across about the atrocity of abortion.
The only slight issue I had was the words used to talk about disabilities a couple times by the author, not from people who were quoted. He used the R-word once, for example. These were small, but it still wasn't great.
Content:
There are some pretty sad and horrible descriptions of abortion procedures and how the babies are killed.
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