{"id":556018,"date":"2021-06-07T17:36:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T21:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=556018"},"modified":"2021-06-07T17:36:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T21:36:37","slug":"opinion-the-pro-choice-lie-that-is-hurting-young-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-the-pro-choice-lie-that-is-hurting-young-women\/","title":{"rendered":"OPINION: The Pro-Choice Lie That Is Hurting Young Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fopinion-the-pro-choice-lie-that-is-hurting-young-women%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=556018&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/46EC9B58-80A5-4A32-A19F-02BA16A6883D_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">A Texas high school valedictorian recently gave an unapproved speech at her graduation ceremony criticizing recent abortion restrictions passed in the state.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The speaker, Paxton Smith, had originally planned to speak to attendees of Lake Highlands High School\u2019s graduation about the role of media in the world but decided to change it, unbeknownst to school administrators.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/celebrities-applaud-texas-valedictorian-for-using-speech-to-promote-abortion\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>, after Republican Governor Greg Abbott <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/abbott-signs-heartbeat-bill-allowing-texans-to-sue-abortion-providers\"><span class=\"s1\">signed<\/span><\/a> an abortion law that will prohibit Texas clinics from performing or inducing abortions once a fetal heartbeat has been detected, Smith chose to change the focus of her speech. During her speech, she claimed that the \u201cheartbeat bill,\u201d as such legislation is often called, was de-humanizing and deprived her of bodily autonomy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She went on to say that the bill would negatively impact the \u201cdreams and hopes and ambitions\u201d of women in Texas. \u201cWe have spent our entire lives working towards our future, and without our input, and without our consent, our control over that future has been stripped away from us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She added that she is \u201cterrified\u201d that if her contraceptives don\u2019t work, or if she is \u201craped,\u201d then her \u201chopes and aspirations and dreams and efforts\u201d for her future \u201cwill no longer matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI hope that you can feel how gut-wrenching that is. I hope you can feel how dehumanizing it is to have the autonomy over your own body taken away from you,\u201d she continued.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Smith went on to claim that there is a \u201cwar\u201d on her body and her rights. \u201cA war on the rights of your mothers. A war on the rights of your sisters. A war on the rights of your daughters. We cannot stay silent,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Essentially, Smith argued that the ability to take away an unborn child\u2019s life \u2014 once a heartbeat is detected \u2014 is the only way that she will be able to accomplish her dreams.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Celebrities and politicians took to social media to praise Smith for her actions, declaring it brave of her to use the speech to supposedly push for her rights.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hillary Clinton shared the news of the speech, writing on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HillaryClinton\/status\/1400127800288419840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1400127800288419840%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/celebrities-applaud-texas-valedictorian-for-using-speech-to-promote-abortion\"><span class=\"s1\">Twitter<\/span><\/a>, \u201cThis took guts. Thank you for not staying silent, Paxton.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.5954198473282\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This took guts. Thank you for not staying silent, Paxton. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DlwEgmMRGN\">https:\/\/t.co\/DlwEgmMRGN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HillaryClinton\/status\/1400127800288419840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Former Democratic presidential candidate Beto O\u2019Rourke <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetoORourke\/status\/1400151466531344388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1400151466531344388%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/celebrities-applaud-texas-valedictorian-for-using-speech-to-promote-abortion\"><span class=\"s1\">thanked<\/span><\/a> Smith for her \u201crefusal to accept injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cPaxton, thank you for having the courage of your convictions and inspiring Texas with your refusal to accept injustice as the price of participation in civic life,\u201d O\u2019Rourke said. \u201cMay we all use our place in this democracy to fight for what we believe to be right and follow your example!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.661764705882\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Paxton, thank you for having the courage of your convictions and inspiring Texas with your refusal to accept injustice as the price of participation in civic life.<\/p>\n<p>May we all use our place in this democracy to fight for what we believe to be right and follow your example! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PS3ZR80Gl7\">https:\/\/t.co\/PS3ZR80Gl7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beto O&#8217;Rourke (@BetoORourke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetoORourke\/status\/1400151466531344388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">As pro-life bills are passed in states around the country, the type of rhetoric Smith portrayed in her speech will only increase. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Celebrities and politicians who celebrate a young woman\u2019s decision to vehemently speak out against a bill which protects unborn children are promoting a world and a culture of fear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The main response to declarations such as these should be a feeling of pity and sadness. It should be upsetting that she thinks her life would be ruined if she were to experience an unplanned pregnancy, and it\u2019s especially disheartening that our culture not only allows her to feel this way, but celebrates and encourages it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A sense of panic is gripping the pro-choice movement. Young women are afraid of the possibility of getting pregnant and not having the option of abortion and the pro-choice movement is consistently fomenting that fear. Abortion advocates fan the flame of panic and distress that so many young women \u2014 Paxton Smith included \u2014 experience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Abortion is fueled by fear. If women are afraid of becoming pregnant, then abortion will always be necessary. The saddest part of Smith\u2019s speech is her declaration that her aspirations will \u201cno longer matter\u201d if she becomes pregnant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The question comes to mind: Who told Smith that this was the case? Who made this young woman believe that her dreams would no longer matter if she unexpectedly became a mother?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The answer is clear: the abortion culture. This fact should give any pro-life activist a righteous anger directed towards the voices whispering this lie to women \u2014 and it should give that same activist compassion for the young girl that has no choice but to listen to the lie in a loud and unrelenting \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/shoutyourabortion.com\/book\/\"><span class=\"s1\">shout-your-abortion<\/span><\/a>\u201d culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Right-to-life advocates might see real legislative success in the coming years, but they should remember the biggest challenge: replacing fear of a deterred future with confidence and support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The pro-life movement has always been one of compassion even when it hasn\u2019t gotten credit for it. It should be sure to remain that way.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Texas high school valedictorian recently gave an unapproved speech at her graduation ceremony criticizing recent abortion restrictions passed in the state.\u00a0The speaker, Paxton Smith, had originally planned to speak &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2279526,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/46EC9B58-80A5-4A32-A19F-02BA16A6883D_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"OPINION: The Pro-Choice Lie That Is Hurting Young Women","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-556018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/46EC9B58-80A5-4A32-A19F-02BA16A6883D_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"OPINION: The Pro-Choice Lie That Is Hurting Young Women","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2279526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}