Planned Parenthood videos provide chance to change minds on abortion
In my first op/ed piece for IJ Review, I discuss my time as a pro-choice liberal (which I’ve written about some here in the past) and how I eventually had a change of heart and began advocating pro-life policies that protect unborn life instead of destroying it. And how, with the release of the disturbing, gruesome undercover Planned Parenthood videos, we can use the opportunities they present to change hearts and minds. An excerpt:
Ignore the militant activists, and talk to average abortion supporters whose lives β and livelihoods β donβt revolve around abortion. Do one-on-one work with them. Be patient with the ones who seem genuinely interested in having the discussion. Donβt get upset when they ask a question that might seem obvious or annoy you. And donβt get discouraged if it seems like what youβre telling them isnβt getting through. The likelihood of someone telling you theyβve had a change of heart because of what youβve said to them is slim to none. Your part in it isnβt to try and force someone to believe anything or think a certain way, but to merely plant the seeds in their minds that will make them curious enough theyβll begin to do their own research. And maybe one day your efforts will pay off, like my college acquaintanceβs efforts at changing my mind paid off with me.
Now is the time. We can do this!
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