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“the Christian, relying on the principle of prudence, may opt for more modest attempts at shaping policy that provide a means to teach his compatriots about the sanctity of human life (as well as to protect as many innocent persons as possible). So, he and his church may support a partial-birth-abortion ban, since it requires that their compatriots confront this gruesome procedure and what it does to a being that seems obviously to be one of us.”

What a reprehensible way to intellectualize murder. Thou shalt not murder is a moral absolute. You cannot rationalize it no matter how many three syllable words you use or how many grotesque convolutions of logic you posit.

Why didn't you quote the whole paragraph: So, for example, a Christian, based on the central claims of his faith, has good reason to believe that the unborn from conception is a moral person and thus his neighbor. Nevertheless, he may have a difficult time placing that belief in our laws if he lives in a society in which most of its citizens cannot “see” the unborn’s personhood.?

Pro-lifers do what they can do to stop the carnage:

** work to elect pro-life legislative majorities

** introduce women to the babies in their wombs

** expose Big Abortion's pandemic illegalities

** pass pro-life legislation

The abortion industry's leaders' lamentations indicate that life is winning over death.

** NARAL President Nancy Keenan addressing a pro-choice audience at the University of Texas (Jan. 17, 2008): "Let’s be honest: Roe today is a shell of its former self. Yes, we won 35 years ago—but women have been losing ground, losing rights, losing options, losing access, losing availability, and just plain losing nearly every day since.

"The numbers don’t lie. Since 1995, American politicians have passed more than 550 laws limiting women’s reproductive freedom. In nearly 90 percent of the counties across America, there is no access to abortion because there is no abortion provider."

*** "...Planned Parenthood leaders decried the new legislation but said they won't sue over new requirements on abortion clinics that [Missouri] Gov. Jay Nixon allowed to become law last week.

"The bill requires that clinics give women a chance to view an ultrasound and listen to the heartbeat of a fetus. It also requires that a consultation occur in person, as opposed to over the phone.

"Paula Gianino, president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, said the provisions basically mirror laws passed in other states and upheld by the courts, so there's no point in spending the time and money on a court fight it can't win."

** "NARAL Report Gives America D Grade For Limiting Abortions"