American citizens who oppose abortion were recently offered advice from Democratic Vice President Candidate Tim Walz at the VP debate on October 1st: “Mind your own business.” This dismissive response to such a crucial issue is a slap in the face to many Americans. “Mind your own business” fails to recognize that the issue at hand is, quite literally, life or death. What’s possibly even more striking about this statement is the hypocrisy of the left represented by Mr. Walz.
The left is notorious for pushing agendas that force others to validate their individual choices. As a general response to any objection, the left is quick to label others as hateful or evil for not agreeing with them. There is a constant push for nationwide validation of continuously more radical behaviors. The left needs this validation. For this reason, we have seen a sharp increase in virtue signally and self-proclaimed “allies” to avoid public shaming, cancelation, job loss, etc.. The inherent value of life and the mindset that everyone must be accepted or validated is conveniently ignored by the left when applied to ‘inconvenient’ lives. Under this ‘logic’, if a child is deemed unworthy of their mother’s validation, killing them is justifiable.
This raises ethical questions that cannot be overlooked. When the value of human life is only recognized through the validation of others, we confront a dangerous problem. If we apply the same logic, it would then allow all murder to be deemed acceptable, as long as no one is around to object—“mind your own business”. If Mr. Walz was speaking for half of the American population in this statement, is he insinuating that the value of a life is dependent on the validation of others? This is a deeply troubling notion and an evil worth taking note of. At what point does it become our business?
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