{"id":142609,"date":"2022-05-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/?p=142609"},"modified":"2022-05-19T10:34:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T14:34:56","slug":"deconstructing-the-arguments-for-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/en\/deconstructing-the-arguments-for-abortion","title":{"rendered":"Deconstructing the arguments for abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated\">Last updated on May 19th, 2022 at 10:34 am<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>(In light of the current Supreme Court battle over <\/em>Roe v. Wade<em>, please enjoy <a href=\"https:\/\/thenaturalfamily.org\/article\/deconstructing-the-arguments-for-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this essay<\/a> by Evan Lenow, from <\/em>The Natural Family 31.3.)<em> <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Abortion is one of the greatest tragedies that faces mankind across the globe. The Guttmacher Institute reports that 56.3 million induced abortions were performed worldwide between 2010 and 2014. That is an increase of nearly 6 million compared to 1990\u20131994. These numbers represent 25 percent of pregnancies globally, meaning that a quarter of all children conceived have their lives ended by abortion. For those who value life beginning at conception and believe that abortion is a great human tragedy, we must be prepared to confront the arguments for abortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of the task for pro-life advocates is to handle the difficult arguments of their opponents and learn how to deconstruct those arguments. While space does not permit me to address every argument for abortion, I want to focus on three different areas so that we can better understand how to engage the conversation related to abortion in the public square. We will look at the historic Christian perspective, the concept of self-ownership, and the principle of personhood. By exploring these three areas, we will be able to demonstrate that the major arguments for abortion can be deconstructed and defeated in order to promote the biblical perspective on the sanctity of life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>(To read more of this essay from <\/em><strong>The Natural Family<\/strong><em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thenaturalfamily.org\/article\/deconstructing-the-arguments-for-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here.<\/a>)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenaturalfamily.org\/article\/deconstructing-the-arguments-for-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/subscribe.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/subscribe.png 695w, https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/subscribe-120x86.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part of the task for pro-life advocates is to handle the difficult arguments of their opponents and learn how to deconstruct those arguments. 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