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Monday, September 04, 2006

Becoming Pro-Life

In "Choosing Life," Fred Barnes explains how five people changed their mind on the issue of abortion and became pro-life: Ronald Reagan, Henry Hyde, Ramesh Ponnuru, Wesley Smith, and Barnes himself. He writes:

HOW DO PEOPLE BECOME PRO-LIFERS? What turns people into passionate foes of abortion and related issues like euthanasia and embryonic stem cell research? I'm not referring to those who supported the pro-life position because of their family upbringing or religious faith or because of a political requirement as, say, a Republican candidate in a red state. I'm talking about people who, as adults or mature teenagers, were either pro-abortion or basically indifferent to the issue. Then something changed their mind, prompting them to take up the anti-abortion cause. Perhaps they began defending the pro-life position without realizing they'd flipped. In any case, what caused the change? What happened?

It's worthwhile to read his answers to this question. Click here to read the article.

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