New Rule: If you can force a woman to look at a…
“New Rule: If you can force a woman to look at a sonogram—to see what will happen if she has an abortion—you also have to let her see a crying baby, a bratty five-year-old, and a surly teenager to see what will happen if she doesn’t. And you have to tell her it costs $204,000 to raise it until it turns eighteen, in 2028, where it will be a slave to the Chinese, in a radioactive world with no animals, fish, or plants.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
The speaker proposes a provocative rule linking abortion with future hardships, using extreme cost and dystopian scenarios to argue against it.
In simple terms: Link abortion to future negative outcomes.
Consider long-term consequences.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- policy discussions
- public debates
- personal decisions
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- Do you think fear is an effective persuasion tool?
- What evidence supports these claims?
The argument relies on fear and speculation rather than nuanced data.