I’m not your buddy, and pictures like this do not constructively contribute to the argument anymore than pictures of any crime do. I’ve seen more people turned off to prolifers because of these sorts of pictures than I’ve seen abortionists converted. If you can point to an article were someone saw these sorts of pictures and went OH MAN, ABORTION IS NOW MURDER, I’VE SEEN THE LIGHT, please do so, I would like to read it. As it stands, the only people that I have seen convinced of their effectiveness are the same people that just can’t wait to post them. And I am talking about convincing people in the real world, not on some ultra right or left message board. No matter the intention of the photo, the result invariably is to shock, not to educate. That is what I am most concerned about. Of course there are people that are going to think that shocking others is the most effective argument, and I disagree. You run the risk of a backlash from the people you are attempting to convert, and that is counterproductive when you are trying to save the lives of unborn children.
If I stand up to a bully I risk provoking his rage.
And that’s a risk worth taking if I have any courage at all.