1. Abortion is a special, female mandate for violence.

Abortion is the exultation of maternal violence as a legitimate solution to her problems.

Not imagination, empathy, sacrifice, or hope; not intelligence, hard work, teamwork, or love.

Violence. https://bit.ly/2GVyov2 
2. Abortion is female privilege--but not for all females. Just the powerful ones.

Privilege to violently destroy a powerless, unborn child in order to make her mother's life more predictable or retain the illusion of predictability.

Because "choice." https://bit.ly/2HHGEQ0 
3. As a father of two delightful, intelligent, vivacious girls, I have every bit the claim on their lives that their mother does.

I emphatically deny the specious, despicable "women's choice" canard. Look at Emily and Charlotte. Those are MY awesome girls, not someone's choice.
3. As a father of two delightful, intelligent, vivacious girls, I have every bit the claim on their lives that their mother does. I emphatically deny the specious, despicable "women's choice" canard. Look at Emily and Charlotte. Those are MY awesome girls, not someone's choice.
3. As a father of two delightful, intelligent, vivacious girls, I have every bit the claim on their lives that their mother does. I emphatically deny the specious, despicable "women's choice" canard. Look at Emily and Charlotte. Those are MY awesome girls, not someone's choice.
3. As a father of two delightful, intelligent, vivacious girls, I have every bit the claim on their lives that their mother does. I emphatically deny the specious, despicable "women's choice" canard. Look at Emily and Charlotte. Those are MY awesome girls, not someone's choice.
3. As a father of two delightful, intelligent, vivacious girls, I have every bit the claim on their lives that their mother does. I emphatically deny the specious, despicable "women's choice" canard. Look at Emily and Charlotte. Those are MY awesome girls, not someone's choice.
4. Our Declaration of Independence and Constitution declare my daughters' and every child's right to life from the moment they're created.

Life is first of the "self-evident" rights because all rights depend on the right to life. Deny that one, and the others fall.
5. If we defend our "right" to kill a powerless, voiceless, innocent child (Webster's: "an unborn or recently born person"), then we negate the moral right on which all others depend: the right to life.

Physically and philosophically, abortion is the germ of human destruction
6. Fetal pain addresses our humanity, & humanity demands human rights.

Some vilify the death penalty for a few criminals condemned publicly in a court of law

but defend destruction of millions of unborn children as a private issue 2 b decided between a woman & her abortionist
6. Fetal pain addresses our humanity, & humanity demands human rights. Some vilify the death penalty for a few criminals condemned publicly in a court of lawbut defend destruction of millions of unborn children as a private issue 2 b decided between a woman & her abortionist
6. Fetal pain addresses our humanity, & humanity demands human rights. Some vilify the death penalty for a few criminals condemned publicly in a court of lawbut defend destruction of millions of unborn children as a private issue 2 b decided between a woman & her abortionist
6. Fetal pain addresses our humanity, & humanity demands human rights. Some vilify the death penalty for a few criminals condemned publicly in a court of lawbut defend destruction of millions of unborn children as a private issue 2 b decided between a woman & her abortionist
7. The tried & condemned will, before a crowd of somber witnesses, receive anesth b4 lethal inject'n, time of death recorded, body receiving a resp'ful burial.

Unborn child gets no anesthesia before being quietly dismembered in her mother's womb, her tiny parts heaped on a tray
8. This is unconscionable, indefensible, outrageous barbarity.

It's unsurprising that few will defend abortion as it is, preferring instead to veil it in euphemism--words meant to conceal, not reveal.

"Choice." https://bit.ly/3otI2X4 
9. Abortion is thus a tyrannical lie, antithetical to a free, liberal, democratic society.

Despite its stranglehold on our national conscience, I believe we will end legal abortion by persuasion & action, & that "unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word."
10. Please join me as I seek to end abortion through

- listening to & reasoning with its defenders
- attacking it emotionally and factually
- addressing my own blind spots
- applying peaceful, direct action & contribution

Thanks in advance.
- John B.
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