A few thoughts on a common argument used by those in the pro-choice position

I recently read a few statements made by Rudy Guilliani who wished to re-iterate his views on abortion. He said that while he believed it was wrong, he still believed it should be legal. My first thought was, "How can you believe something is wrong and still believe it should be legal?" I discussed this with my dad and he made an excellent point. He basically said that there are cases where you can believe something is wrong, but you can't really make a law against it. He gave the example of lying. Yes, I believe lying is wrong, but it would be hard to make a law against it. I replied, "Well, I guess part of it comes down to how serious the issue is." Following this train of thought (the seriousness of the issue), I was reminded of an incident that was given by Scott Klusendorf, a man who travels around the country teaching others how to debate the pro-life position. He was at the park with his son when he got into a friendly conversation with a mom. She asked what he did for a living and after he finished with his job description she said, "You know, I believe abortion is wrong, but I still believe it should be legal." Scott then asked her, "So, why do you believe abortion is wrong?" She was silent for a minute and then said, "Wow, no one has ever asked me that before." I highly doubt she would have responded that way had someone asked, "So, why do you believe lying or shoplifting is wrong?" Again-when forced to think about why abortion is wrong, one realizes this is very serious topic. To be honest, I can't recall how the rest of their conversation went, but I realized that we so often never ask people why they believe something is wrong. The next time someone makes that oh-so-common pro-choice argument, I'm going to do what Mr. Klusendorf did-force the person to think about why he or she believes it's wrong. My hope and prayer is that people will be forced to think about their stance on abortion and ultimately come to the conclusion that it's wrong because the unborn are human.