For years, the conservative movement has been lecturing the leftist liberals as to the wrongness of abortion. They’ve tried to point out the injustice of killing innocent human embryos based on moral arguments primarily, wrongly assuming that the left has a moral code beyond politically correct speech. As the infamous Roe vs. Wade decision allowing for legal abortion is now nearly 50 years in standing, it has become increasingly apparent that the conservative moral argument has fallen on deaf ears. Since their preaching has been focused on appealing to the liberal mindset, I contend a more so-called reformist/socialist argument should be made, i.e., an environmental argument.
Each year, nearly 900,000 abortions are performed in the United States, and 30 million to 40 million worldwide. The two primary forms of fetus disposal, once aborted, are incineration, and/or grinding and discharging the remains into sewage systems. The conservatives should amend their advocacy and argue that the burning of aborted fetuses is destroying the ozone layer, thereby causing the polar ice caps to melt. As to grinding and discharging, he should cite its contribution to the destruction of seaweed and the endangerment of toads. What leftist liberal would NOT be motivated to shut down the abortion clinics if they thought a toad or seaweed might be harmed?
