Did you know that abortion is still legal in all 50 states due to a blanket maternal immunity section written into nearly all pro-life laws across the country? This means that it is illegal for an abortionist to perform an abortion in certain states but the mother is allowed to perform her own abortion. And abortion pills are now how over half of the abortions in this country are performed.
Abolitionism simply seeks to provide equal protection for unborn humans under existing homicide laws just like you or I would receive.
6 videos that are each about 25-30 mins long. The Foundation to Abolish Abortion people made these videos in an investigative reporting style format. Solid work.
These are the folks that made the Abortion-Free Docuseries. They have lots of good information and articles, updates, research, and legislative updates. These guys are a regular cup of coffee and will definitely "wake you up".
This is Jeff Durbin's group and they are very Gospel-centered. They do work at abortion clinics, at the political level, and have a guide to answering pro-choice objections. Very good site to start your abolition journey from as well as FAA.
T. Russell Hunter's organization. This is the main abolitionist site. It has the Norman statement, FAQ's, and lots of other content. Very Gospel-centered but also zealous. Not just a cup of coffee but espresso made with Red Bull.
Another Abolition website that is more straight forward and not so graphics-heavy. It seems that they are connected to the Foundation to Abolish Abortion folks but I'm honestly sure.
30-minute video from the End Abortion Now folks. It covers all the bases.
Abolition
I am still very early on in my path to abolitionism but
It seems to me that abolitionism is different from pro-life mainly in that they simply want to use existing laws to prosecute abortion as homicide. They do not want there to be a double-standard of not prosecuting women just because they are "victims". If a woman drives to the facility to get the abortion or orders the pill in the mail, that is premeditation.
From the Abolitionists rising website, "If a woman can perform her own abortion without being prosecuted, then abortion is legal. By insisting on blanket maternal immunity, the pro-life leaders protect a woman's right to abortion."
Nearly all pro-life laws across the country have maternal immunity as I mentioned above. Do you know who are the main groups insisting these loopholes be written into the laws?
the pro-abortion lobby? nope. They don't have to.
Pro-life groups are the ones who kill abolition or equal justice bills every time. Hard to believe, right? Link to this letter from the National Right to life website and see for yourself.
"An Open Letter to State Lawmakers from America’s Leading Pro-Life Organizations"
As of today, I'm still not sure that I'm 100% down with abolitionism because of the "us vs them" vibe. It seems that Title IX of the Norman statement goes a little far in the part where it states, "it is strategically necessary for well-meaning pro-life Christians to cease identifying with it and instead identify with the Abolitionist Movement." I still plan to utilize resources from places like Live Action or the Charlotte Lozier Institute if they are good resources. However I think a better solution would be to try and win over pro-life people rather than consider them enemies to separate from. I will also be sure to point out how the pro-Life movement is generally secular and incremental which leaves no room for the Gospel.
