Graphic Anti-abortion Posters In A High School

[Autumn Dusk]

still i think graphic posters take away from the sanctity of the dead

[Treehugger]

The following is excerpted from an article written by my Diocesan bishop, Bishop Frederick Henry in his article “Not the Gospel of Life.”

Poisoning babies in the womb with a saline solution or cutting them up with surgical tools is a heinous act. The magnification and subsequent portrayal of the body parts on moving trucks further violates the human dignity of the aborted children, denies human remains the respect that inherently must be accorded them, and reduces them to things, albeit, for an arguably good reason. The end, however, does not justify the means.

The in-your-face approach and the usage of such pictures on the sides of trucks as billboards is irresponsible and does not take into account the harm that may be done by inducing post traumatic distress disorder to woman who have had abortions. Nor do such measures provide the support and counselling needed to woman (and men) in such instances.

In no way may these pictures be construed as healing, nor can the project be described as tough love. This is not Gospel pedagogy.

I absolutely 100% take the stance being communicated in the above article.

[Treehugger]

1) Respect for life means respect for the aborted children, for those would have to see the "pro-life" posters/billboards/etc. BUT...it doesn't stop there. There must also be respect for the lives of the mothers and fathers and others who have been affected by abortion experiences.

LOVING, COMPASSIONATE PRO-LIFE versus ANGRY ANTI-ABORTION!

2) Pro-life means that we are for something. Let's defend life, rather than just condemning the choice of abortion.

3) Also, in the above article, it continues with three letters from woman who had had abortions and their attitudes towards this type of "pro-life" awareness. They said things like, "The signs said to me: Look what you did! They are hostile and not gentle."...You can't feel my pain, but you can cause me more. Why do it? Why not try the compassion and kindness. I assure you it will work much better."..."If you were about to have an abortion, would you walk up to someone standing nearing violent and exploitive pictures."..."My children are not objects and their death is not something to be displayed."... "I would advocate that to picture a family with the loss of a child as a shaded child in the background with the words, what is missing? would be an effective delivery of the message...A picture of a playground with no children would also speak volumes of what the loss is."..
"THE CELEBRATION OF THE IMAGES OF LIFE AND LIVING IS ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO RENDER THE IMAGE OF LOSS. A LIFE IS NOT SHOWN IN THE IMAGE OF DEATH, LIFE IS LIVED IN THE IMAGES OF THE LIVING...DAY BY DAY."

It is so helpful to hear from these mothers their advice...they are telling us how to reach them with the Gospel of LIFE that we believe so passionately!

[Treehugger]

Please read my above posts and tell me why and how putting up graphic anti-abortion posters would be moral and effective. I simply do not understand the reasoning of the other side of this argument. Doesn't make sense to me.