Lincoln’s Logic and the Abortion Debate

The issue of slavery in America’s past is similar, in many ways, to the abortion issue of today. Here’s a great article from Aaron Brake, showing us how one can apply Abraham Lincoln’s logic on slavery to the issue of abortion.

“On December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, and with it came the formal abolition of slavery in this country. It states, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude…shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” This amendment was especially significant considering that just eight years prior, in 1857, the Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that blacks were property and non-persons.

Even earlier than this, on July 1, 1854, Abraham Lincoln wrote this small fragment that seems to address some of the popular arguments put forward by slavery-choice advocates of his day. Should whites have the right to enslave blacks based on color, intellect, or interest?“

Read the rest of the article here.