Abortion is one of the most controversial topics of this day and age. The reason for this surrounds the idea of whether the induced expulsion of the fetus is murder or rather in the interest of the mother. Pro-life activists debate that all life in the instant of its conception is innocent and deserves a chance at life. One of these Pro-Life activists is Troy Newman, a young energetic evangelical who successfully led the San Diego Operation Rescue group.
Newman and other pro-life activists worked to find new ways to challenge the abortion industry’s stranglehold on politics and culture. Newman was responsible for closing over two dozen abortion clinics in the Southern California area. In 1997, Newman was sued by Janet Reno’s Department of Justice…show more content… With the harsh penalties under FACE ,pro-lifers were less willing to go to jail, and rightfully so. It was ridiculous for pro-lifers to go to jail when it was the abortionists who belonged behind bars. Newman found a way to make that paradigm shift happen.
Over the years, it became obvious that there were few, if any, abortion clinics that did not break the law. Newman knew that if he could document the abuses, expose them to the public, and report them to the proper authorities, it would be the abortionists that would be soon sitting behind bars. Newman was among the first to recognize the power of social media to reach millions of people with information that before was not possible. He utilized social media, increased access to the news media, and grassroots activism to hold authorities accountable for enforcing the laws, close abortion clinics, and put scofflaw abortionists behind bars.
The heart of the argument is the debate about when life begins and this argument takes place in the mind of each individual when faced with the potential of having an abortion if we follow Newman’s example we will be able use tools like social media to help people make a better decision regarding their abortions and save
