A defense of the prolife position on abortion, the "three approaches" refers to the three sections of the book that correspond to three angles to the abortion debate that Kreeft offers the reader: (1) the impersonal (philosophical arguments for the pro-life position), (2) the personal (the motives of
pro-lifers), and (3) the interpersonal (a fictional dialogue between a
pro-lifer and pro-choicer that brings out the first two approaches).
Representative Christopher Smith, Republican of New Jersey, and an ardent
pro-lifer, led the charge against the amendment sponsored by Nita Lowey, Democrat of New York, that would require federal employees' health insurance plans to cover birth control.
Before he became our Prime Minister he was branded as a
pro-lifer. The moment that a pro-life matter would appear they would be after him like a pack of hyenas, and there is no way he would get anywhere.
Villainization is a means to shift the public's focus from abortion to the
pro-lifer (by keeping abortion in a positive light and casting
pro-lifers in a negative light) and to get
pro-lifers to react by shifting focus from abortion to casting themselves in a positive light.
In addition to unspecified damages, the suit sought a judicial declaration that the
pro-lifer's constitutional rights of free expression and peaceable assembly had been violated, and an injunction barfing PPCT from denying
pro-lifers future access to the library.
A political scientist by profession (University of Calgary), Morton is a strong
pro-lifer. He deserves support.
Kim Babington, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and a staunch "
pro-lifer," says, "I believe as Christians we are doing things contrary to the word of God.
Typically it was not until the very end (if at all!) the reader learns that Norma later became a staunch
pro-lifer.
23% of
pro-lifers would vote only for a
pro-lifer compared to 17% of pro-choicers who would only vote for a pro-choice candidate.
There may be a wonderful pro-life candidate who decides to run for office as a third-party or independent candidate, claiming to be the "real"
pro-lifer in the race.
Lafrance at Action Life Ottawa, told LifeSiteNews.com that his death means the loss of "a great man, a great
pro-lifer, and a great friend" (LifeSiteNews).
A related fallacy is that the
pro-lifer who defends the right to life of an unborn baby in the mother's womb, but who does not defend the right to life of a convicted murderer on death row, is being morally inconsistent.