As the election in America
approaches, I have been struck by the genuine hostility between the two major
camps in the election, especially the seeming hostility between the two major
players. I have also been struck by how much lies are being peddled by the
liberal wing in American politics over the issue of abortion.
I have come to understand that
the issue of abortion is arguably the single most divisive issue in this
election and the liberals are using all kinds of scare tactics to get women
voters on their side. Like George Bush’s “War on Terror”, anyone who speaks out
against abortion is automatically labelled a misogynist and someone who is
waging a “War on Women”. I understand that writing about the issue of abortion
might not be too popular but I believe the truth needs to be told.
Abortion: What it is not.
Supporters of a woman’s right to
control the reproductive process and the right to determine when she gets
pregnant or whether she even gets pregnant or not will tell you that abortion
is a form of contraception. This is a lie.
Dictionary.com defines the word
contraception as the “deliberate prevention of conception by any of various
drugs, techniques or devices.” The etymology of the word contraception tells
you that the word itself is made up of two words, “contra” and “conception”.
The word contra in the sense in which it is used means “against” while
conception in defined as the “act of conceiving”. So in the full sense of the
word, contraception, or a contraceptive, is used to stop conception. It is
against conception. I’m sure that even the most fanatical supporters of
abortion will agree that abortion does not stop conception. The most prominent
fact about abortion is the fact that it takes life after the life has been conceived.
It is quite clear that abortion is not a method of contraception.
If abortion is then not a method
of contraception, what is it?
That is a question we shall seek
to answer in subsequent posts.
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