I have been in dialogue with a fellow pro-life apologist about the appropriate amount of moral outrage pro-lifers should feel against the genocide of the unborn. I would like to expand the discussion to include you.

 

What if there came a day in America wherein 10 year olds were being killed in state-sanctioned facilities? Would you feel the same, more, or less emotional outrage at the genocide of these 10 year olds as you do the genocide of 10 week old embryos? Why?

 

For those of you who answer less, do you think the disparity of emotional response is worthy of a pro-lifer, or does it indicate a deficiency in one’s perspective? Remember, according to the pro-life worldview the humanity and value of both the 10 week old, and 10 year old is equal. If you feel less emotional outrage over the death of the unborn, why do you think that is, given what you know to be true? Why do your feelings not match what you believe to be true?

 

Here’s a related question. How important is emotional outrage at the practice of abortion to our advocacy against it? Do you think we can effectively campaign against abortion if we do not feel a sufficient amount of emotional outrage against it? Do you think confessing pro-lifers currently have enough emotional outrage against abortion? If not, why not?