It is difficult to wrap our heads around abortion and what it means on a societal level. The numbers are simply too staggering. We are already beginning to feel the economic effects from the demographic shift caused by the elimination of 55 million citizens over and above the already lowered birth rate caused by the general acceptance of a contraceptive mindset.
Some pro-life thinkers have pointed to the probable loss of brilliant leaders, artists, and scientists among the millions dead from abortion, and ponder the societal cost this entails. Abortion supporters and their allies instead point to the supposed benefits that abortion brings to society. Of the millions aborted, a large number would be in need of state and federal support. Families would have the extra economic burdens inherent in raising a child, and those born with handicaps would place an even larger burden on families and society.
Perhaps it would be better to look at abortion in a different context. Large numbers and economic considerations, while at times valid and enlightening, can also serve to obscure and complicate something best examined in finer detail. We would not want to miss the trees for the forest.
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