Supporting Life: The Case for a Pro-Life Economic Agenda

by Michael D. Greaney, Edward C. Krause (Foreword)

Starting from a pro-life perspective, SUPPORTING LIFE looks unflinchingly at the moral, constitutional and tactical implications of "choice" and at the economic pressures for abortion. It then offers a principled, commonsense and achievable political strategy and economic solution that would secure for every man, woman and child a new right of citizenship: the equal opportunity to acquire and own capital assets that would provide for that citizen a direct and independent source of income. SUPPORTING LIFE should be read by all leaders, policymakers and citizens who seek a life-promoting economy that can deliver prosperity, power, freedom and justice for every person and family.

122 pages, Paperback

First published July 15, 2010

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok, not that impressed with this. The author's view is that pro-choicers should be shown how its unfair to demand freedom of choice, then deny taxpayers freedom of choice to pay for abortions. He seems to think this will change the debate, which seems naive- pro-choice people dont' care about being hypocritical. Also his support for a pro-life economic agenda has to do with Capital Homesteading, but he does not do a good job or explaining what Capital Homesteading is and how ti would be done in a way that is easy for a layperson to understand. I feel like you had to already know about economic theory to really appreciate this.

[Shane · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you are looking for a book with a brief introduction to a new economic model, and a good look at the failings of the pro-life movement, this is not a bad place to look, but there are probably better written volumes. It gave me some excellent epiphanies as I read it, but it was hard to follow at numerous points and tended to circle back on its self and then jump jarringly into one of those epiphanies I mentioned.

The introduction, late in the book, to the concept of Capital Homesteading was really good, albeit brief. For as little time as was spent on it, it was certainly enough to get me interested in more titles on that economic model.

As for their logic and argument on the pro-life agenda and the pro-choice movement, it felt a little forced. Their argument for the fetus as a person and the need to be pro-life for the whole life(and not just pro-birth) was good. They discuss a failing that I would not have otherwise thought of in this context before now. Simply trying to use laws(the coercive power of the state) to fix the problem is a mistake. They also seem to argue that all pro-choicers are ivory tower Vulcans who can be swayed by the sheer force of logic, which makes their argument hard to want to read.

Overall, I would read it again if I were looking for a book on this subject. It's written in short chapters that I could read between being busy with life, and it introduces a number of concepts that are vital to fixing what the authors and I see as serious failings in the pro-life community. It's a good, if hard to follow at times, read.