Anarchists for Abortion? Stop and think

national | miscellaneous | news report Friday February 15, 2002 01:15 by silence = death

If you oppose militarism, the death penalty, and call for greater public attention to the plight of the poor, read on: you will be challenged to apply your principles consistently. If you are at home in the political Right, read on: you will see that the idea that human life should be protected in all its stages is one that transcends politics, and demands a response beyond legal protection.

The idea behind this compilation is simple: violence is not a solution. Abortion is a form of violence against children and against women who are often offered few alternatives. Unintended pregnancy requires a far more compassionate response than the offer of a trip to the abortion clinic.

This concept is lived out daily by many civil rights workers, crisis pregnancy volunteers, and some political leaders, but it is quite simply invisible in American media, which portray everything in light of a rigid, conventional division between liberal and conservative. It is this invisibility to which this site is a response. Over 100 articles, comprising over 100,000 words, are featured.

If you oppose militarism, the death penalty, and call for greater public attention to the plight of the poor, read on: you will be challenged to apply your principles consistently. If you are at home in the political Right, read on: you will see that the idea that human life should be protected in all its stages is one that transcends politics, and demands a response beyond legal protection.

It is hard to read this material without being changed.

http://no-violence.net/