Can you be a Christian and pro-abortion?

No.
Period.
End of post.

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Want more explanation? Okay!

There is more discussion of abortion than usual on social media these days. And while I am, in general, a believer that more dialogue can only help, there are those out there who try to muddy the waters to cheaply draw people to their cause.

(Warning sign number one: If you have to hide the facts about your position in order to draw people to it, then are oddss are it is not a valid/good position.)

A simple, but very important question: can you be a Christian and be pro-abortion


Below is a list of three values that could belong to any person you meet.

1. Christian
2. Scientifically Literate
3. Pro-Abortion

Do you notice anything interesting about this list? It is impossible to be all three!

Look again. At most, you can be two out of the three things in this list. Don't believe me? Let's explore each one.


Is it possible to be a Christian and be pro-abortion? Let's explore.

1.) On being a Christian

Being a Christian means being a follower of Christ, which means you accept and practice His teachings. Jesus had a lot of teachings, but let's focus on one in particular: the murder of innocents.

In the Old Testament, the Fifth Commandment given by God to His chosen people is:

"You shall not kill." (Exodus 20:13)

In the New Testament, Jesus said,

"You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, 'You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.' But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment...'" (Matthew 5:21-22)

 And in the Catechism we read,

"Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains for ever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end. God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning until its end: no one can under any circumstance claim for himself the right directly to destroy an innocent human being." (CCC 2258)

On this topic, the murder of innocents, there is Jesus, the Bible, and Christian doctrine all state very clearly that the murder of innocents is wrong. While being a Christian means a whole lot more than this one practice, it is clear that

2.) On being Pro-Abortion

Abortion is the forced termination of a pregnancy by removing the fetus from the womb.  

Being pro-abortion means that you are in favor of the practice of abortion.

2.) On being Scientifically Literate

I took biology my freshman year of high school. In it we learned about the beginning of life.

• The moment when sperm meets egg is called conception
• At that moment a chemical reaction is triggered
• The DNA from the two cells combines to make one genetically unique individual
• The new cell, called a gamete, begins growing and dividing immediately
• In short, at the moment of conception a new life begins

These are very basic scientific facts that can be found in any biology textbook. So really, if you've completed high school, if you want to call yourself scientifically literate, then you cannot say you do not know when a new life begins.

CONCLUSION

You can be any two of the three things above.

Can you be a Christian and pro-abortion?
Yes. A Christian with no scientific understanding might not know abortion ended life. 

Can you be scientifically literate and pro-abortion?
Of course. A non-Christian is under no moral obligation to believe intentionally ending life is wrong. 

Can you be a Christian and scientifically literate?
Absolutely! The long history of Christians expanding the boundaries of science says "yes"!

But you cannot be all three.

If you are a Christian, then you know it is wrong to murder innocents.
And if you are scientifically literate you know that a fetus is alive.
Therefor you CANNOT be pro-abortion.

You can only be two out of three. 

So which two are you?

(A Christian who knows it is wrong to murder innocents but knows nothing about science, could in good conscience, be pro-abortion.

And a scientifically literate person who is not a Christian is under no moral obligation to believe that the murder of innocents is wrong and can be pro-abortion.)

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