“Pro-Life” versus “Anti-Abortion”

     “This is a debate about our understanding of human dignity, what it means to be a member of the human family, even though tiny, powerless and unwanted” – Henry Hyde.

There is a common misconception that the terms “pro-life” and “anti-abortion” are synonymous. Some people believe that the only distinction between the two is that one sounds more positive than the other; however, there is a difference between being pro-life and being anti-abortion that most people never stop to think about.

It is true that everyone who is pro-life is also anti-abortion, but being anti-abortion is only a part of the whole. Being pro-life means respecting the human dignity of ALL life. You must respect the human dignity of each person you see; you must “love your enemies,” “do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” and most importantly, “love your neighbor as yourself.” The key part of being pro-life that most people miss is respecting their own dignity. In order to be truly pro-life, you have to recognize that you are beautifully made in God’s own image.

 

 

“I leave you now with this prayer:

that the Lord Jesus will reveal Himself to each

one of you,

that He will give you the strength to go out and

profess that you are Christian,

that He will show you that He alone can fill your

hearts.

Accept His freedom and embrace His truth,

and be messengers of the certainty that you have

been truly liberated

through the death and resurrection of the Lord

Jesus.

This will be the new experience, the powerful

experience,

that will generate, through you, a more just

society and a better world.

God bless you, and may the joy of Jesus be

always with you.

Amen.”

~Pope John Paul II