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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
a "persuasive speech " by Grace Mayernick
this is the outline for Graces speech that she had to do for school this week. I thought it would be beneficial for you all to hear the facts also....i wish i could add the powerpoint...it is amazing!!
Grace
Mayernick
17
April 2012
Thomas
Speech F
Persuasion
Speech
Abortion
I.
(Slide 1) Intro
a.
(Slide 2) There are 1,172 students currently
enrolled in CPA. Multiply that by ten and then add about 4 thousand. That’s how
many babies will be aborted just today.
b.
And
that’s just today. Each year, 42 million babies are aborted worldwide.
c.
The
topic of abortion has been widely discussed for years, causing a lot of
controversy. Some believe that it’s murder, while others say it’s the woman’s
decision to do as she pleases.
d.
But
if you look at the moral values of America as a whole, there’s a pattern that
murder is always wrong. So why is aborting unborn fetuses so debated?
e.
Today,
I’m going to tell you why, and explain to you all what both pro-life and
pro-abortionists believe, but leave it up to each of you to discern what is
right.
II.
Arguments
a.
(Slide 3) One pro-abortion argument is that
mother’s deserve to choose whether or not they give birth to their child,
especially if it has a birth defect or could be an inconvenience.
i. 93% of all abortions occur for social
reasons like these.
ii. But if a child is born with Down
syndrome, it’s not like they did anything to be born that way, so why should
they be punished for the way God made them? Former president of Planned
Parenthood, Mary Calderone, now says that “Abortion is the taking of the life.”
iii. Some of the most joyful kids I know have
Down syndrome, and the thought of killing them without giving them a chance to
live, just because of their special needs, is heartbreaking.
b.
Many
people would also argue that a woman shouldn’t be expected to deliver a child
that she was impregnated with because of rape.
i. The Abortion Controvery website gives an
example of pro-lifers rebuttal by saying that “…two wrongs [don’t] make a
right[.] Rape is a crime, so is abortion.
One in the legal sense, the other in the spiritual sense…a preborn child
[shouldn’t] reap the punishment for the crime against the mother[.]”
ii. Even vice presidential candidate for the
2008 election, Sarah palin says “[she’ll] do all [she] can to see every baby is
created with a future and potential,” and believes that “The legislature should
do all it can to protect human life.”
c.
These
are only 2 out of many, many arguments that coincide with the topic of
abortion. But I have an example that should give you all a clear portrayal to
help understand what abortion really is.
III.
15
year old
a.
(Slide
4) A couple of days ago,
my mom got a call about a 15 year old that is pregnant. She went to an abortion
clinic because her mom was encouraging that path, but they couldn’t perform the
abortion due to some paperwork that she didn’t have…so my mom and a few of our
friends sent her a broad range of profiles of adoptive families to show her
that there are so many families that would love to adopt her baby. But she has
refused to look at them and is going to Atlanta today to have the abortion
performed anyways… she is 21 weeks pregnant (this is what a baby looks like at
21 weeks) which is almost 6 months and 2/3 of the way through the pregnancy, so
the doctors will literally chop the baby up and pull it out limb by limb. Sorry
to be graphic but that’s just the reality of what happens.
IV.
Tim
Tebow
a.
One
thing that pregnant families often don’t think about because they just want to
get rid of the baby as quickly and painlessly as possible is that you never
know who the child you are carrying would turn out to be.
b.
(Slide 5) Tim Tebow’s mother, Pam, calls Tim a
part of her “God story”. The doctors told her to abort Tim in order to save her
own life.
c.
However,
Pam knew that this wasn’t right and refused to kill Tim before he was born.
d.
Now
called a duel-threat quarterback 24 years later, he has won 2 college
championships, a Heisman trophy, and plays for the New York Jets.
e.
Now
think about if his mother had chosen to abort him, none of this would have ever
happened.
f.
Tebow
is one of the most popular Christian icons in America. An amazing role model,
millions of fans of all ages respect and look up to him.
V.
Joshua,
Caleb, and Josie
a.
My
second and last example is one that is close to my heart.
b.
(Slide 6) I have three adopted siblings, ages 6,
6, and 4.
c.
Obviously
we don’t know a whole lot about Josie’s birthmother, but we do know that Joshua’s
and Caleb’s birth moms were young.
d.
As
it is for most teen pregnancies, abortion was an encouraged option for both of
their biological mothers.
e.
But,
I can’t imagine if they had chosen to go through with it instead of putting
them up for adoption.
f.
Our
family wouldn’t be complete without Joshua’s giggle echoing in our house,
Caleb’s playful but aggressive yelling wanting to wrestle, and getting tackled
by Josie Love as you walk in the door.
g.
This
is what makes this topic so important to me and I hope you all see why.
VI.
Conclusion
a.
In
conclusion, there are two sides to every argument. But, when I think about the
times I’ve held a sweet little baby in the hospital right after it’s been born,
the fact that people try to classify it as a clump of tissue as it’s growing in
the womb breaks my heart. Some people think abortion is acceptable because it
is their right to determine if their child lives, or they base it off of
convenience. But the Bible says in Psalm 139:13-14, “For
you created my inmost being; you knit
me together in my mother's womb. I praise
you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your
works are wonderful, I know that full well.” God created man, and we are
supposed to be responsible for the lives he put here on earth. Thank you for
listening.
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8 comments:
Great job Grace! The only suggestion I have is to refer to the other side as 'pro-choice' instead of 'pro-abortionists'.. it will make you sound more balanced and might help people from the other side respect your argument more.
Excellent. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely incredible...Grace that was simply amazing. Thank you!!!!
Wow! What a great heart she has! I pray my kids grow up to see the world through His eyes as well! You should be one proud mama!
Powerful testimony and truths Grace. I trust your persuasive words will impact all those who hear and read!
Wonderful job, Grace! May God continue to use your voice to speak for voiceless, precious ones! I'd love to know the response of her teacher and class.
AMAZING!!!!! TOTALLY AGREE! I have two adopted siblings as well, and couldn't imagine life with out them! Thank you Grace, for being a voice to the voiceless! Beauitful!
Truly inspiring! Keep it up Grace and God Bless!
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