“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,
who put darkness for light and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!”
— Isaiah 5:20 (ESV)
Modern culture has mastered the art of rebranding evil as virtue. Nowhere is this clearer than in the rhetoric of the pro-choice movement. What began as a supposed defense of “women’s rights” has become one of the most insidious moral deceptions in human history—a campaign to sanitize the slaughter of the innocent.
Let’s confront seven of the most common lies used to justify abortion and expose the wicked propaganda behind them.
1) “Children Are a Burden.”
This lie slithers through our culture under the guise of practicality. We are told that children “hold us back,” that they are obstacles to personal freedom, financial stability, or career success. Yet Scripture paints a completely different picture:
“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.” — Psalm 127:3
Children are not burdens; they are blessings. They are not interruptions; they are divine appointments. The notion that life would be better without them stems from the same ancient whisper that said, “You will be like God.”
When society sees children as disposable rather than delightful, we trade joy for barrenness, legacy for loneliness. We become a culture that kills its own future.
2) “I Can’t Be a Parent and Live My Dreams.”
This lie is the idol of self-fulfillment cloaked in empowerment. It preaches that motherhood (or fatherhood) robs people of their destiny. Yet the truth is that the highest calling of any life is not self-expression—it is self-sacrifice.
History’s greatest heroes—men and women of faith, courage, and virtue—did not chase comfort; they embraced calling. Parenting may alter your dreams, but it will also purify them. It redefines success from “what I can achieve” to “who I can raise.”
Abortion promises liberation but delivers chains of guilt. True freedom is not found in avoiding responsibility but in embracing God’s design for life and family.
3) “Abolition Is Just Anti-Woman.”
This lie is increasingly popular as more Christians reject compromise and embrace abolition—the complete criminalization of abortion without exception. The accusation goes something like this: “You just want to punish women.” But the truth could not be further from it.
Abolition is not anti-woman; it is anti-murder. It is rooted in the conviction that women and children alike are created in the image of God and therefore deserve equal protection under the law. Justice that excludes mothers from accountability while condemning only abortionists is not justice—it’s partiality.
The pro-choice movement thrives on the narrative that women are too fragile, too oppressed, or too desperate to be held responsible for their actions. But that’s not empowerment; that’s condescension. Women are moral agents, fully capable of choosing righteousness or rebellion, compassion or cruelty.
The true enemies of women are those who profit from their pain—those who sell abortion as “freedom” while lining their pockets with blood money. Abolition exposes the system that preys upon women in crisis and points instead to the redemptive grace of Christ, who forgives, restores, and heals.
Abolition does not hate women—it rescues them from the lie that they must destroy life to find purpose.
4) “Babies in the Womb Are Just Clumps of Cells.”
This is not science—it’s superstition disguised as sophistication. At conception, a new human being comes into existence with its own DNA, distinct from the mother’s. From that moment, nothing new is added except time and nourishment.
Ultrasound technology has shattered this lie. We can see heartbeats at six weeks, brain waves at eight, facial features at ten. To deny the humanity of the unborn is not ignorance—it is willful blindness.
The same logic that once justified slavery (“They’re not fully human”) now justifies abortion. And the same moral cowardice that looked the other way then, looks the other way now.
5) “Abortion Saves Lives—It’s Healthcare!”
This is a grotesque inversion of language. Healthcare heals; abortion kills. A doctor’s oath is to do no harm, yet abortionists are paid executioners in lab coats.
Pro-choice advocates insist abortion is necessary to save mothers’ lives. But every legitimate medical situation threatening the mother’s life can be addressed by treating both patients—mother and child—with dignity. Delivering the baby early or providing emergency care is not the same as intentionally killing that baby.
True compassion seeks to preserve life, not end it. Calling abortion “healthcare” is like calling arson “climate control.”
6) “No Uterus, No Opinion.”
This slogan pretends to silence men but actually silences truth. If moral truth is dependent on anatomy, then reason itself is irrelevant. Right and wrong are not determined by biology but by the character of God.
Moreover, men are already deeply affected by abortion. Many carry lifelong guilt for children they consented to kill or were powerless to protect. Fatherhood does not begin at birth; it begins at conception. Silence is not virtue—it is cowardice.
John the Baptist leapt in his mother’s womb at the presence of Christ in Mary’s womb. Two unborn children recognized what so many adults still deny: life begins before birth.
7) “The Child Might Suffer in Society.”
This is perhaps the most chilling lie of all because it disguises cruelty as compassion. It argues that death is preferable to difficulty—that a child might face poverty, abuse, or hardship, so we should “spare” them by killing them.
But suffering is not a justification for murder. If it were, then no one would deserve to live. Every person faces suffering in a fallen world; yet through suffering, we encounter redemption, resilience, and grace. To deny a child the chance to live because life may be hard is to play God with a standard that none of us could survive.
This logic, when followed to its end, is the same reasoning used by totalitarian regimes that eliminate the “unfit.” It’s the philosophy of eugenics, not compassion. God does not measure the worth of a life by comfort or circumstance. Every soul, no matter how small or how fragile, bears the imago Dei—the image of God Himself.
And who are we to say that a child born into difficulty will not grow into a man or woman who changes the world? Many of history’s greatest lights were born into darkness. Moses floated down the Nile. Joseph was sold into slavery. Christ Himself was born in a feeding trough under the threat of death. Yet from their suffering came salvation.
Life, even in hardship, is sacred. Death is not mercy. Hope is.
Conclusion: The Light Still Shines
The propaganda of the pro-choice left is a smokescreen to hide the darkest reality of our age—the mass killing of the unborn, celebrated as virtue. But truth will always pierce the fog.
Christians must speak clearly, compassionately, and courageously. Every child bears the image of God. Every womb is sacred ground. Every heartbeat echoes eternity.
We must confront lies with love and darkness with light. As Jesus said:
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” — John 8:12
Soli Deo Gloria
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