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This Man’s Simple Question Seems to Destroy Anti-Abortion Argument

By Brian Delpozo 3 min read
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Abortion is one of the most controversial issues in American society. The pro-choice vs. pro-life debate is constantly at the forefront of the country’s political debate, with both sides espousing their views loudly across all platforms. Author Patrick S. Tomlinson, the writer behind The Ark trilogy, recently spoke out about the subject on Twitter, asking a simple question that seemed to shut down many anti-abortion advocates.

His thread on the subject reads as follows:

Whenever abortion comes up, I have a question I’ve been asking for ten years now of the “Life begins at Conception” crowd. In ten years, no one has EVER answered it honestly. 1/

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— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) October 17, 2017

It’s a simple scenario with two outcomes. No one ever wants to pick one, because the correct answer destroys their argument. And there IS a correct answer, which is why the pro-life crowd hates the question. 2/

— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) October 17, 2017

Here it is. You’re in a fertility clinic. Why isn’t important. The fire alarm goes off. You run for the exit. As you run down this hallway, you hear a child screaming from behind a door. You throw open the door and find a five-year-old child crying for help. 3/

— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) October 17, 2017

They’re in one corner of the room. In the other corner, you spot a frozen container labeled “1000 Viable Human Embryos.” The smoke is rising. You start to choke. You know you can grab one or the other, but not both before you succumb to smoke inhalation and die, saving no one. 4/

— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) October 17, 2017

Do you A) save the child, or B) save the thousand embryos? There is no “C.” “C” means you all die.

In a decade of arguing with anti-abortion people about the definition of human life, I have never gotten a single straight A or B answer to this question. And I never will. 5/

— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) October 17, 2017

They will never answer honestly, because we all instinctively understand the right answer is “A.” A human child is worth more than a thousand embryos. Or ten thousand. Or a million. Because they are not the same, not morally, not ethically, not biologically. 6/

— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) October 17, 2017

Following his hypothetical scenario, Tomlinson described what happens when he puts the question to anti-abortion activists. Tomlinson also delved into what he believes their true motivations are.

This question absolutely evicerates their arguments, and their refusal to answer confirms that they know it to be true.

No one, anywhere, actually believes an embryo is equivalent to a child. That person does not exist. They are lying to you. 7/

— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) October 17, 2017

They are lying to you to try and evoke an emotional response, a paternal response, using false-equivalency.

No one believes life begins at conception. No one believes embryos are babies, or children. Those who cliam to are trying to manipulate you so they can control women. 8/

— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) October 17, 2017

Don’t let them. Use this question to call them out. Reveal them for what they are. Demand they answer your question, and when they don’t, slap that big ol’ Scarlet P of the Patriarchy on them. The end. 9/9

— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) October 17, 2017

While Tomlinson’s point is a proverbial slam dunk for those in favor of women’s reproductive rights, we’re sure that those on the other side of the aisle see things a bit differently.

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