{"id":97682,"date":"2016-10-15T14:04:51","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T21:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=97682"},"modified":"2016-10-15T14:04:51","modified_gmt":"2016-10-15T21:04:51","slug":"steve-chapman-on-the-suicide-of-the-prolife-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2016\/10\/steve-chapman-on-the-suicide-of-the-prolife-movement.html","title":{"rendered":"Steve Chapman on the Suicide of the Prolife Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

He\u2019s absolutely right<\/a>. \u00a0The greatest act of folly since Roe<\/em>:<\/p>\n

But the bigger reason pro-lifers shouldn\u2019t associate themselves with Trump is that the key to the ultimate success of their cause is not political or judicial but cultural.<\/p>\n

The pro-life movement is one of the few voices in our society for elevating certain inviolable moral obligations above utilitarian needs. It believes the life of the unborn should take priority over the needs and preferences of the adults whose choices produced that life. It has said that even miraculous medical advances do not justify destroying innocent life.<\/p>\n