I'm not going to sugarcoat this in an attempt to not offend anyone. Pro-choice students are kind of dumb.
Here's the deal. Our generation is an over-whelmingly pro-life one. At times it may not look like it. But that is only because the 'pro-choice' students out there are just misinformed kids who are closet pro-lifers. And abortion rights activists know it.
The big beautiful tomorrow of pro-choicers, where every girl knows the joy of choosing to have a giant suction machine inserted between her legs... that world is slowly slipping through pro-choice fingers as the youth of today just won't cooperate. Not even the 'pro-choice' ones. Here's what's happening.
Groups like Planned Parenthood and National Abortion Rights Action League have promised in a national press releases to mobilize a 'citizen army' to defend abortion rights and 'protect women'. They brag that this army will include both seasoned activists and "the new generation of women who have never known a world without the right to choose," according to Kate Michelman, president of NARAL.
And they're successful. Kind of.
You see, the majority of youth who conform to the pro-choice ideology of their pro-abortion leaders, have no idea what being 'pro-choice' actually entails. Let's take a look at just how informed this 'pro-choice' army is:
A recent Zogby international poll asked students who label themselves as pro-choice activists, "Should abortion be permitted after the fetus has a heartbeat?" And 61% responded with a firm "No". Considering the fact that fetal heartbeat occurs 18-21 days after conception, (usually before the mother even knows that she is pregnant) and that literally every surgical abortion ends a beating heart, then this would mean that 61% of self-proclaimed 'pro-choicers' are actually, in fact, pro-life.
And that's the bad news for pro-abortion recruiters. Someone might tell their army the biological facts behind fetal development. I'm not joking people, knowledge and elementary school biology is the Achilles Heel of the abortion rights movement.
A national poll by Hamilton College found that the majority of high school seniors take a pro-life position on abortion, saying it's morally wrong, and would support legislative proposals that would limit abortions and help women find alternatives. The poll also found that the majority of pro-choice high school seniors do not believe abortions should be allowed for sociological reasons, such as when women are too poor to afford another child, or unable to have a baby at the time, or just want to fit into that dress in time for prom.
And here's the kicker. Studies from the Alan Guttmacher Institute, the research arm of Planned Parenthood, find approximately 95 percent of all abortions are done for such sociological reasons. So once again, we find our self-proclaimed pro-choicers adopting a stance for life in relation to the procedure of surgical abortion.
I know there is still a lot of hostility toward life activists on campuses. But to put it frankly, adamant, die hard pro-choicers - who make up the tiniest percentage of students on campuses - are just misinformed, dogmatic individuals who want to push their political ideology on their peers.
The anger and hostility being thrown at pro-lifers by these students is born more out of confusion than out of a genuine conviction for the abortion cause. Because the polls cited above make it fairly conclusive that the average student has no clue what they are getting into when they adopt the label of 'pro-choice'.
So NARAL has declared war with life and they have raised their puppet army of uninformed youth. But we have discovered that the age old strategy of 'telling it like it is' brings this mighty empire to its knees. So why are pro-lifers still walking scared on campus while pro-choicers talk up Planned Parenthood in the quad?
Well, simply put, way too many genuine pro-life students are wimps. As shown above, polls of high schoolers and college students have heralded the arrival of an overwhelming pro-life trend. But answering 'pro-life' in a survey doesn't make you an activist. And some well meaning students who stand for life don't seem to realize that abortion isn't only a battle to fight on pro-life T-shirt day.
We are a majority! We are a powerful force to be reckoned with! And the beautiful thing is, most of your opposition is, in fact, pro-life at heart! All you have to do is point at a fetal model, explain the gruesome dismemberment of the child in abortion, and get involved with our campus outreaches, and the tide will keep turning in your favor. I promise.
You may not yet feel like the majority that the polls indicate you are becoming. But know that you are not alone. And here's some wisdom from a sci-fi nerd... the underdogs with righteous causes always win in the end. Ever see Star Wars? Firefly? Serenity? If you are too scared to take a bold stand, it's only because you haven't allowed yourself to become a vital part of the pro-life crew. Instead you're just the random guy in the red shirt who gets killed off every episode. (Yes. Geeks for the win.)
Our generation isn't buying the lie that abortion is good for women, or families, or society. Our generation is able to see the truth, in spite of living our whole lives in a legal system that accepts abortion. Being born in "a world that has never been without choice", we see that we are truly survivors of an abortion holocaust. We see the pain and tears of our friends and family that have been scarred by this deadly "choice" and we say no more.
It's time to take a bold stand on our campus. COS Students for Life will be meeting this Tuesday at 1pm in John Muir Room 107. We'll be discussing upcoming events on campus and equipping and educating students for pro-life debates. Be there! You won't regret it.
 "Photo: Gingi Edmonds")
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Once you conceive, it is not YOUR body that is ripped to shreds. It is not YOUR life that is stolen away. Mature, thinking adults should know simple elementary school facts that plainly prove that it is a HUMAN BEING in that womb. And ALL Americans are supposed to be protected under the law. (The Right to LIFE, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness)...Roe v Wade is a farce and should be overturned. Abortion kills more than wars, yet people like Code Pink and other Femi-Nazi types support it. Get the facts people. KNOW what you truly 'support'. Killing an innocent child to make your life easier is called MURDER.