PBA121H: Why Truth Matters in the Abortion Debate

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  • numbering?
  • Content? Pull from https://www.endthekilling.ca/training/classroom/truth and https://prolifetraining.com/resources/five-bad-ways/
    • moral relativism re: choice; briefly, epistemological relativism vs. objective truth…

• “There's no such thing as right and wrong”
• “Don't force your morality on others”
  • jelly bean analogy?

• objective truth vs. opinion
  • opinions and preferences vs. objective claims

What’s wrong with this response? Maher was confusing a moral claim with a preference claim. But there is a difference between disliking something (say, for example, a particular flavor of ice cream) and thinking it is morally wrong. Put simply, when pro-life advocates say that abortion is morally wrong, they are not saying they personally dislike abortion or would prefer that people not have one. Rather, they are saying that elective abortion is objectively wrong for everyone, regardless of how one feels about it. This is why the popular bumper sticker “Don’t like abortion? Don’t have one!” misses the point entirely. It confuses the two types of claims. (Try this: “Don’t like slavery? Don’t own a slave!”) Life Training Institute

* “respect everyone's opinions”

• science: observable science vs. theoretical science (re: “we have no idea when life begins”)

• It can be uncomfortable to confront people with the truth…we want to