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Breakpoint

The Problem with the Phrase "Incompatible with Life"

Breakpoint

Colson Center

Christianity, News Commentary, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

According to conservative commentator Ann Coulter, the pro-life movement "has gone from compassion for the child to cruelty to the mother (and child). Trisomy 18 is not a condition that is compatible with life." She was referring to a Texas Supreme Court decision rejecting a woman's request for an abortion on the basis of a health exception. Trisomy 18 is a genetic disorder of which 50% of babies die within their first week of life and 90-95% don't survive after one year.  

But this shows why phrases like "incompatible with life" are so problematic. Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum responded to Coulter with a photo of his daughter Bella, who has Trisomy 18, and is now 15 years old.  

Trisomy 18 does not risk the life of the mom. And Trisomy 18 does not make a baby less human, and therefore no less valuable. But adopting language like "incompatible with life" will make doing the right thing far less likely. 

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With a

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look at culture from a Christian worldview. I'm John Stone Street with the point. According to conservative commentator and Coulter, the pro-life movement has

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quote gone from compassion for the child to cruelty to the mother and child.

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Trissome a teen is not a condition compatible with life."

0:14.7

She was referring to a Texas Supreme Court decision

0:17.8

rejecting a woman's request for an abortion on the basis of a health

0:20.9

exception.

0:21.5

Trissome 18 is a genetic disorder, of which 50% of babies die within the first week.

0:26.4

90 to 95% don't survive after a year.

0:29.7

But this shows why phrases like incompatible with life are so problematic.

0:33.4

Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum responded to Coulter with a photo of his daughter,

0:37.4

Bella, who has Trissimmee 18 and is now 15 years old.

0:40.8

Trissome 18 does not risk the life of the mom, and Trissomee 18 does not risk the life of the mom and try to be 18 does not make a baby less

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human and therefore no less valuable but adopting language like incompatible with life

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will only make doing the right thing,

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far less likely.

0:54.8

For the Colston Center, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

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