Have you ever been told that abortion is “empowering”? That somehow by giving women the choice to kill their child, they are experiencing a level of empowerment unparalleled to anything else a woman could accomplish? Apparently murder is now synonymous with feeling empowered. Truth be told, “There is nothing empowering about the mere fact of making a choice.”<\/p>\n

There is a new film out that is celebrating abortion and is hitting theatres with much fanfare and acclamation. Interestingly, the critics that are praising this film are the same ones who called\u00a0Bella<\/em>, the story of a young woman who considers abortion but chooses adoption, “corny”, “simplistic”, “clich\u00e9d”.<\/p>\n

So what does it mean to be empowered?<\/p>\n

“We are empowered when we act from a place of strength and virtue. We are weakened and enslaved when we act out of fear and hatred.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a summary of Matt Walsh’s blog post “5 reasons why abortion never empowers women”. Read his full blog post here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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