Arguments Against Abortion #1 - Introduction

Sorry for the long dry spell there on new posts. Its been a busy week! I've also been forming some ideas in my head over the last week or so, pertaining to a new topic I plan to write about several times over the next few weeks. Its a topic that tugs at my heart and is on my mind frequently and, I believe, represents one of the greatest injustices and widespread deceptions of our time. This topic is abortion. I'll be up-front with you right now about my stance on this topic - I long to see abortion reviled by our society in the same way that slavery is now uniformly condemned. Where is the William Wilberforce of our day on this topic? Where is the public advocate for the lives of the defenseless unborn? My goal for this topic on this blog is to logically and reasonably address what I see as the deception and 'spin' inherent in many "pro-choice" arguments that I have encountered, and offer helpful resources to combat such deception in the arena of debate. Also, my goal is to go at it with a humble, Christ-centered attitude, one that acknowledges our complete dependence on the forgiveness of our Savior for all sin, not just abortion. Joe Rigney puts it perfectly in the following blog post on the website Desiring God,

But we do not merely preach against sin. We also preach Christ crucified—crucified for women who have had abortions; for family members who have pushed for abortions; for doctors who have performed abortions; and for Christians who have failed to love both mother and baby as we ought to.

First, let me point you to some of the more useful life-oriented resources that I have found. Please note most of these ideas are not my own - I've come across many of the ideas that I'll be writing about when I post on this topic through the following sources, among others. I'll try to post new sources as I come across them!

1. Abort73.com - an incredible source for well-thought-out and logical pro-life arguments.
2. John Piper's sermons on abortion (here's an example). Piper does a sermon on abortion every year on Sanctity of Life Sunday in January. Each of them are fantastic, Christ-saturated, and biblical looks at responses to "pro-choice" rhetoric and why abortion should be addressed and taken seriously by Christians today. The one I linked to above contains 15 arguments against abortion that I found incredibly helpful. He also addresses ways Christians can get involved and live out the cause with loving action toward those who have gone through with, or are considering an abortion.
3. The actual Supreme Court Ruling on partial birth abortion published in 2007. It's remarkable to see the plain way in which the gruesome abortion process is written about in such stark detail here. Its helpful for educational purposes as well as to see very plainly the arguments for and against the ruling.

When I write on this subject, I'll try to keep the format as follows: I'll start with a common "pro-choice" argument, and attempt to write a rebuttal and explain why and where I see deception or a 'clouding of the facts'. Stay tuned. I should be able to post my first one in the next couple days.

Also, if, by chance, you are pro-choice and reading this post right now, I encourage you - step into the arena of ideas, think through some of these topics, and leave some comments. Its my hope that you will find the logic compelling, and, ultimately see the evil inherent in desroying the handiwork of God while He is in the process of knitting His creation together (Psalm 139:13).

And so, I'll conclude by asking God, along with the Psalmist to:

Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the rights of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. (Psalm 82:3-4).