Posted on 09/28/2006 4:10:46 PM PDT by Coleus
Throughout the abortion debate in America, pro-abortion activists have accused pro-lifers of spreading violence; however, Human Life International's senior analyst, Brian Clowes, has just completed a project that suggests the complete opposite is the case. "Seven murders are carried out by so called pro-life people in the time period 1993 to 1998," he notes, "and yet we've documented over 500 murders done by people who are pro-choice."
Clowes documented those murders by pro-choicers in three categories: actual murders by abortionists and pro-choice advocates; men who killed their pregnant girlfriends and wives who refused to abort their babies; and other individuals who killed women because they were pregnant.
"For every single instance of so-called 'pro-life extreme violence' -- which is murder, attempted murder, kidnapping and arson -- we have 80 instances of pro-choice extreme violence," the researcher says. Meanwhile, he points out, "We have a lot of news media that's directed entirely towards talking about how pro-life people are supposed to be so violent, and the pro-choicers are all mild-mannered, nice people."
In other words, Clowes explains, "what we have here is a kind of imbalance" between the truth and the common perception. "And I'd like to try to balance this out, showing that the abortion culture is really violent in all of its aspects," he says. The details of Clowes research project have been made available online. The report can be seen on the website ProChoiceViolence.com.
We know about Scott and Laci Peterson. There's also Mark Hacking (Utah, 2004), Stephen Poaches (PA, 2005), Tavious Hooks (NY, 2006), and former football player Rae Carruth. Were they pro-choice political activists before their wives/girlfriends refused to abort the children they carried? Perhaps not, but I suspect if you had asked their position on abortion, they would have said "pro-choice." For each man (and many like them), the problem started when the woman CHOSE to keep the child.
Because she wanted to keep the child and he didn't and he knew of no other remedy to the problem, he killed her.
IMO, whether the men are pro-choice activists or not, if they perceive abortion as a simple solution to an untimely/unwanted pregnancy and their wife/girlfriend won't abort, then her murder by him should be associated with the "pro-choice" position.
Heck, look at how peaceful their 'peace rallies' are.
"Any country that accepts abortion, is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what it wants."
---Mother Teresa
That's a rational question, and one that came to mind as I read the article.
It's a strech to throw the boyfriends etc. into the 'supports abortion' movement.
Haven't looked at the details, but from first whiff it smells of utterly-awful bad research.
Well, I dont even believe the pro-choicers who support abortion would remotely consider themselves in that group of murderers. We might think of removing a viable fetus as murder, but they don't see it that way and debate when humans actually gain conciousness/awareness/self-sustaining. At least that's what I've read, it still sounds very cold & callous, but I think I even get the distinction of where they're coming from. I still don't think we'd get very far in an argument using this study.
But I have a few more posts to catch up on.. maybe later the light bulb will turn on!
Ah, and but the idea is it's a WOMANs choice that I hear the ProChoicers say. Men who take a womans life is not giving her the choice so in essence he's not pro-choice, he's violent prone. It seems this study damns men much more than just 'pro-choicers' who must have power over women! Oh goodness, I sure didn't mean to open that can of worms!!!
I have been looking for that quote for a long time. Thanks!!!!
I fail to see much difference in the pro-choice crowd.
When it comes to our estemed ruling elite…I got a million of them:-)
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Some drunken scumbag kills his Ho and he becomes Pro-Choice? LoL
It would be funny if it were not so true.
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