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==About==
 
==About==
[[Pro-life]] refers to the view that any decision in which a human life is ended is wrong, regardless of the reason, and should be illegal in most if not all cases. Individuals who describe themselves as holding a "pro-life" decision may allow exceptions in some cases, but the default is a presumption that death is always wrongful.
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[[Abortion prohibitionism]] is a [[pseudoposition]] which is often part of a [[human life absolutism]] pseudoposition.
===Conclusions===
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[[Pro-life]] positions are rarely arrived at by [[rational]] analysis, and tend to fall apart quickly when examined. Those who defend it tend to respond with [[rhetorical deception]]s &ndash; most commonly various forms of [[emotional appeal]] and [[changing the subject]].
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Popular terminology for referring to abortion prohibitionism includes two misnomers, "{{l/alias|pro-life}}" and the "[[right to life]]". Despite the implicit claim of a stance based entirely on [[human life absolutism|unconditional support for human life]], the policies they actually advocate tend primarily to ''maximize reproduction'' &ndash; specifically births, live or otherwise &ndash; often at the expense of other lives, without regard to what happens to those lives, and assigning blame to others in cases where those lives must be ended by abortion.
  
Although the name implies a respect for life, the consequences of political adoption of pro-life policies are to maximize ''reproduction'' &ndash; specifically births, live or otherwise &ndash; often at the expense of other lives. In other words, it places ''quantity'' of life over ''quality'' of life. In a world that is already many times [[overpopulation|overpopulated]], this is not acceptable policy.
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In other words, it places ''quantity'' of life over ''quality'' of life, and fetal/infant lives over adult lives. (This attitude may be related to some innate difference in where individual humans fall on the {{l/wp|r/K selection theory}} continuum.) In a world that is already many times [[overpopulation|overpopulated]], this is a problematic goal.
===Specifics===
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The list of proscribed actions includes:
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''See also: [[cwre:Misnomers/right to life]])''
* [[anti-abortion|abortion]]
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* [[euthanasia]]
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Referring to abortion prohibitionism as the "forced-birth movement" is more accurate but less well-known; it correctly suggests that abortion prohibitionists want to force all fetus-carriers to give birth, regardless of any social or medical circumstances which might recommend against that.
* [[suicide]]
 
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* People who express a "pro-life" point of view generally:
 
** tend to be against [[gun control]] and [[anti-sex-education|sex education]].
 
** sometimes (but not always) favor [[capital punishment]], despite the obvious contradiction
 
** tend to favor [[red America]]n political positions, despite the harm those positions tend to cause
 
* [[wikipedia:Quiverfull|Quiverfull]] "is a movement among conservative [[evangelical Protestant]] Christian couples chiefly in the United States, but with some adherents in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, and elsewhere. Its viewpoint is to eagerly receive children as blessings from [[God]], eschewing all forms of [[birth control]], including natural family planning and sterilization." -- sort of the ultimate [[pro-life]] position: [[procreation-maximizing policy|quantity at any cost]].
 
==Bumper Stickers==
 
* "[[God]] is pro-life" (seen 2008-10-29 in [[Durham, NC]])
 
** If this is true, then why does God allow people to die? Why does God allow the [[death penalty]]? (Shouldn't a society which allows the death penalty be subjected to the same kind of divine punishment as one which "[[anti-gay|tolerates Sodomy]]"?) Why does God allow wars? ''I call bullshit. -{{woozle.init}}''
 
 
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===News & Views===
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* '''2007-10-20''' [[URL/to file::http://www.talk2action.org/story/2007/10/20/9463/6330|Where Is The Catholic Right's Outrage Over the S-CHIP Veto?]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210211213331/http://www.talk2action.org/story/2007/10/20/9463/6330 archive.org]) by Frank Cocozzelli: {{fmt/quote|...judging by their deafening silence over [[George W. Bush|President Bush]]'s veto of legislation that would extend [[State Children's Health Insurance Program]] (S-CHIP) coverage to lower-middle class children, their zeal to protect life apparently ends at birth.}}
* '''2007-10-20''' [[URL/to file::http://www.talk2action.org/story/2007/10/20/9463/6330|Where Is The Catholic Right's Outrage Over the S-CHIP Veto?]] by Frank Cocozzelli: "...judging by their deafening silence over [[George W. Bush|President Bush]]'s veto of legislation that would extend [[State Children's Health Insurance Program]] (S-CHIP) coverage to lower-middle class children, their zeal to protect life apparently ends at birth."
 

Revision as of 15:25, 27 January 2022

About

Abortion prohibitionism is a pseudoposition which is often part of a human life absolutism pseudoposition.

Related

Popular terminology for referring to abortion prohibitionism includes two misnomers, "pro-lifeA" and the "right to life". Despite the implicit claim of a stance based entirely on unconditional support for human life, the policies they actually advocate tend primarily to maximize reproduction – specifically births, live or otherwise – often at the expense of other lives, without regard to what happens to those lives, and assigning blame to others in cases where those lives must be ended by abortion.

In other words, it places quantity of life over quality of life, and fetal/infant lives over adult lives. (This attitude may be related to some innate difference in where individual humans fall on the r/K selection theory continuum.) In a world that is already many times overpopulated, this is a problematic goal.

See also: cwre:Misnomers/right to life)

Referring to abortion prohibitionism as the "forced-birth movement" is more accurate but less well-known; it correctly suggests that abortion prohibitionists want to force all fetus-carriers to give birth, regardless of any social or medical circumstances which might recommend against that.

Links

to file