Lila makes the best argument I have seen for pro-life.
Lila Rose defends life on Dr. Phil show: All humans have ‘a right to not be killed’
“When people say the Louisiana law forced this, it was not Louisiana law, it was overzealous physicians — and I respect them — who refused for three or four days to take the advice of the Lousiana Department of Health that the exception was in place,” she explained. “So I’m not sure how much clearer it could be. The bill was written because we wanted to ensure there was no confusion.”
Nancy, my heart broke when I heard your story because that’s the worst thing any mom wants to hear is that their baby is gonna die, their baby has a life-threatening illness. My husband and I, we had a miscarriage about two years ago. Those were some of the darkest days of my life and they were dark days because it was our child. We knew this was a baby and I think that’s the fundamental point here is that we’re talking about a baby. We’re talking about a human life. And the pro-life position is that all humans have human rights and the first right is life — to not be killed.”
She explained that doctors should have offered Davis perinatal hospice or palliative care so that her baby could have died in her loving arms “instead of at the abortionist’s tools.” With perinatal hospice, Davis and the rest of the family, including her husband and their born children, could have had the chance to meet the baby and say goodbye.
Crump went on to claim that due to the fall of Roe, “This is the first time in history that a right has been taken away from individual citizens, in this instance the right for a woman to choose.” Yet, there was never actually a Constitutional right to abortion — the judiciary at the time decided to essentially create one “out of thin air,” according to one legal scholar.
“Laws are meant to protect the weak. Who is the weakest in our society? A child. Whether you live 10 minutes, 10 years, or 100 years, you’re a human and have the right to not be killed.”
“What we [pro-lifers] do is fight for all lives. That’s what the pro-life movement is actually about. It is a civil right. We have to defend all life. All life is protected from the moment of conception.”
.....the most prominent scientific journals all agree — a new, distinct human life begins at fertilization.
While other cells can be classified as “alive” or “living,” at the moment of fertilization a new human being exists who is fundamentally different from his or her parents, and definitely different than a single sperm cell or egg cell. A quick Google search provides a top result from Princeton, showing countless quotes regarding the scientific fact that human life begins at fertilization. Embryology textbooks have, for years, acknowledged that fertilization is the moment a new human life begins. In addition, the American College of Pediatricians states:
However, there are some scientists who, despite knowing that a new human life begins at fertilization, choose not to treat that as an equally valuable human life. That, however, is an issue of philosophy, not one of biology. Dr. Phil may be conflating the two.
The episode concluded with the fact that, under the guise of being “pro-choice,” groups like NOW want abortion legal right up until birth. When pressed by Rose, Nunes admitted, “It’s not for our organization or myself or anyone else or advocate to determine where that point is for [women] regarding the gestational age of when they seek abortion care.”
This is an attempt to turn “abortion on demand” into what sounds like a push for equality and choice. But, as Rose told Nunes and the audience, “The abortion position… is abortion up until the moment of birth for any reason. It’s an extreme, extraordinary position, and that’s built on this idea of dehumanizing the child in the womb — which is what the abortion position has done. It’s saying they’re not human if they’re conceived in violence, if they have a disability, if they’re really sick, kill them. That’s the abortion position and the pro-life position is saying, ‘Treat them like a human being. Treat them with dignity.'”
https://www.liveaction.org/news/lila-rose-dr-phil-humans-right-not-killed/
Lila Rose defends life on Dr. Phil show: All humans have ‘a right to not be killed’
“When people say the Louisiana law forced this, it was not Louisiana law, it was overzealous physicians — and I respect them — who refused for three or four days to take the advice of the Lousiana Department of Health that the exception was in place,” she explained. “So I’m not sure how much clearer it could be. The bill was written because we wanted to ensure there was no confusion.”
Nancy, my heart broke when I heard your story because that’s the worst thing any mom wants to hear is that their baby is gonna die, their baby has a life-threatening illness. My husband and I, we had a miscarriage about two years ago. Those were some of the darkest days of my life and they were dark days because it was our child. We knew this was a baby and I think that’s the fundamental point here is that we’re talking about a baby. We’re talking about a human life. And the pro-life position is that all humans have human rights and the first right is life — to not be killed.”
She explained that doctors should have offered Davis perinatal hospice or palliative care so that her baby could have died in her loving arms “instead of at the abortionist’s tools.” With perinatal hospice, Davis and the rest of the family, including her husband and their born children, could have had the chance to meet the baby and say goodbye.
Crump went on to claim that due to the fall of Roe, “This is the first time in history that a right has been taken away from individual citizens, in this instance the right for a woman to choose.” Yet, there was never actually a Constitutional right to abortion — the judiciary at the time decided to essentially create one “out of thin air,” according to one legal scholar.
“Laws are meant to protect the weak. Who is the weakest in our society? A child. Whether you live 10 minutes, 10 years, or 100 years, you’re a human and have the right to not be killed.”
“What we [pro-lifers] do is fight for all lives. That’s what the pro-life movement is actually about. It is a civil right. We have to defend all life. All life is protected from the moment of conception.”
.....the most prominent scientific journals all agree — a new, distinct human life begins at fertilization.
While other cells can be classified as “alive” or “living,” at the moment of fertilization a new human being exists who is fundamentally different from his or her parents, and definitely different than a single sperm cell or egg cell. A quick Google search provides a top result from Princeton, showing countless quotes regarding the scientific fact that human life begins at fertilization. Embryology textbooks have, for years, acknowledged that fertilization is the moment a new human life begins. In addition, the American College of Pediatricians states:
The predominance of human biological research confirms that human life begins at conception—fertilization. At fertilization, the human being emerges as a whole, genetically distinct, individuated zygotic living human organism, a member of the species Homo sapiens, needing only the proper environment in order to grow and develop. The difference between the individual in its adult stage and in its zygotic stage is one of form, not nature. This statement focuses on the scientific evidence of when an individual human life begins.
However, there are some scientists who, despite knowing that a new human life begins at fertilization, choose not to treat that as an equally valuable human life. That, however, is an issue of philosophy, not one of biology. Dr. Phil may be conflating the two.
The episode concluded with the fact that, under the guise of being “pro-choice,” groups like NOW want abortion legal right up until birth. When pressed by Rose, Nunes admitted, “It’s not for our organization or myself or anyone else or advocate to determine where that point is for [women] regarding the gestational age of when they seek abortion care.”
This is an attempt to turn “abortion on demand” into what sounds like a push for equality and choice. But, as Rose told Nunes and the audience, “The abortion position… is abortion up until the moment of birth for any reason. It’s an extreme, extraordinary position, and that’s built on this idea of dehumanizing the child in the womb — which is what the abortion position has done. It’s saying they’re not human if they’re conceived in violence, if they have a disability, if they’re really sick, kill them. That’s the abortion position and the pro-life position is saying, ‘Treat them like a human being. Treat them with dignity.'”
https://www.liveaction.org/news/lila-rose-dr-phil-humans-right-not-killed/