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This is a short follow-up piece to the article I wrote about Richard Dawkins and his views on abortion and Down Syndrome that I read in last week’s audio blog. The response that we got from that piece when it was published was quite remarkable, so I use it as a case study for some of the things we talk about. Being extra intentional about understanding people and having clarity before responding to their views can make a huge difference for how pro-choice people respond.

Related Links:

• Click here to read Dawkins’ explanatory blog post.
• Josh Brahm: Understanding What Richard Dawkins Actually Believes About Abortion and Down Syndrome

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Several years ago, Richard Dawkins tweeted something that became very controversial and blew up in pro-life and pro-choice circles. He was attempting to explain why, given the choice, he would abort a baby with Down Syndrome. Dawkins published a very helpful article the following day, apologizing and explaining his views more clearly.

This audio blog is a piece I wrote attempting to help pro-life people better understand where he is coming from as well as how better to refute his argument. I think trying to get into Dawkins’ shoes will be a good exercise because if we’re going to refute a bad idea, we really need to understand it first. We need to refute the strongest version of an argument if we’re going to offer the strongest possible refutation.

Related Links:

• Click here to read Dawkins’ explanatory blog post.
• Josh Brahm: Refuting Those “After-Birth Abortion” Philosophers

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How do you get someone to change their mind about something?

When I’ve had long conversations about abortion, I have often gone through a process of figuring out any possible creative way to communicate my idea or argument in a way that the other person might actually receive. I have found that forcing someone to argue against their own unfair arguments is the most efficient way to help someone realize that their arguments are actually unfair.

I provide four examples of unfair pro-choice rhetoric, and the ways I turn the tables.

Related Links:

• Timothy Brahm: Sometimes It’s Not about the Argument
• Timothy Brahm: Bodily Rights Arguments Necessitate Extremism
• Timothy Brahm: Learning to Allow Space for the Thinking Pause

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Wording and phrasing significantly influence discussion. Pro-choice advocates constantly describe the intentions of pro-lifers with the language of “forcing” women. I explain why this is dishonest rhetoric, whether it’s intentional or not.

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Any time I go to a college campus to do a pro-life outreach, I can count on being reminded that I cannot get pregnant. Inevitably, then the pro-choice person will ask, “How can you have an opinion about abortion when you can’t get pregnant?” Through my own experience, I have developed a strategy for responding that can help pro-life men be reasonable and winsome.

Related Links:

• Click here to learn more about our pro-life apologetics course, “Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations About Abortion.”

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