Did you know you can stump anti-abortionists with one simple question?

Just ask them this:

If abortion was illegal, what should be done with the women who have illegal abortions?

Now watch their faces as the cognitive dissonance sets in. They believe abortion to be murder. Murder deserves severe punishment. Thus, women who have illegal abortions should receive severe punishment — like life in prison or the death penalty. That’s the logical conclusion.

But they can’t accept this conclusion. They know it’s absurd and unfair — which means they know abortion is not really murder.

src: http://unreasonablefaith.com/2009/01/21/how-to-stump-anti-abortionists-with-one-question/

This is pretty great.  I’m an adamant believer in women having the right to chose for multiple reasons-All of which I am willing to share with anyone who asks.  A doctor who performs abortions recently moved into a building just down the street from my house.  On multiple afternoons I’ve driven by to see men (Yes. Men.  That really threw me off.  Maybe I’m just naive, though.) out on the corner protesting.  This bugs me for about a million reasons.  But I’ve had a really hard time swallowing my anger with them protesting because just like I think I have the right to do what I want with my body, I know they also have the right to free speech.  I’d love to come up with a witty sign and go stand down the block from them. Something like, “Right. Like these guys will ever be forced to make that decision.”  I’ve also thought about throwing metal hangers at them.  Mostly, though, I just want to scream, “GET A FUCKING JOB AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!” I mean, what makes these guys, who are somewhere between 30-60 think they should be allowed to have opinions on this? It’s not their bodies.  It’s not their lives.  And, seriously…its the middle of the day: Why AREN’T they at work?  So, yeah…I appreciate this as a way to make a point without having to be a bitch (Just because I’m good at being a bitch, doesn’t mean I like to be one).  And I’m sorry for the rant…but I’ve driven by them a lot lately and it gets me so mad!

(Source: lasthenia)

Posted on June 16th at 8:46 PM
Reblogged from: powslayer
Originally posted by: lasthenia

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   The Christian Right has got it all fucking wrong.

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    You don’t have a reason for that? BECAUSE YOU’RE FUCKING STUPID. Something’s illegal, but they get no punishment. YEAH,...

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    This is pretty great. I’m an adamant believer in women having the right to chose for multiple reasons-All of which I am...

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    Wow. That was brilliant.

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    This just goes to show how anti-abortionists don’t once think about the fate of the women who they are working against....

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    Idiots. If it’s really “murder” you wouldn’t have any problem punishing the “murderer”. Love the last woman talking...

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    Wow. It’s almost as if they’re idiots. I mean, c’mon, what does ILLEGAL imply? Just have your own beliefs, and stop...

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    I laughed, seriously.

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    I am so going to put this to the test.

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    Wow. It looks like people really need to fucking think things through before they start protesting it.

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    I don’t really know how much of a human life I consider a fetus to be, but it is alive. I kinda do consider it murder at...

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