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What Does It Really Mean to Be Pro-Life?

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By Billy Hallowell
Editor

January 30, 2017

Faithwire asked a number of participants in Friday’s March for Life what it truly means to be “pro-life,” and we received a range of perspectives — responses that indicated that the label extends well beyond opposition to abortion.

Explaining that being pro-life means valuing life “womb to tomb,” the participants offered up a variety of intriguing definitions for the term, which has, politically speaking, been most associated with the nation’s abortion debate.

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“Recognizing each person’s potential for life,” one marcher offered up. Another added that pro-life means, “A commitment to nonviolence … towards those who are incapable of defending themselves.”

Some provided a clear distinction in framing the definition, affirming that, while abortion is a pro-life concern, the definition extends well beyond that paradigm.

“It’s about all life … from conception to natural death,” another marcher proclaimed.

Watch video responses surrounding what it means to be pro-life — and see how some people said they would try to change opponents’ minds on the matter:

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