Pro-“Life”
I’ve been thinking about the irony of the pro-life movement.
The more extreme example being those who are so pro-life that they will kill for it. See the irony?
While others many not kill for their cause, they may still act or behave in violent or “verbally-violent” ways.
In the more traditional sense, being “pro-life” means that you are against the idea of women having abortions. Most often, it is because of an argument for the respect and dignity of human life. The overarching statement being: infants not yet born are still human and therefore should not be aborted (others use “killed” to drive home the point).
However, here is where I am confused.
If you are pro-life, doesn’t that mean you are pro-life across the board?
Or do we draw a distinction here?
Are you pro-life?
Or are you just pro-life for infants in the womb?
Are you pro-life for foreigners in countries that our military invades?
Are you pro-life for people who have been convicted of a crime and are charged with the death penalty?
If being pro-life for children means trying to end abortion clinics, does being pro-life for all people also mean trying to end the sale of weapons?
Or is that different?
Or are you just semi-pro-life?
