An easy no. But wait, there’s more. Not only is the answer no, but the one raising the question/accusation has revealed an unfathomable level of ignorance/dishonesty. It’s a mute talking point brought to you by the ghouls who murder babies.
Those committed to protecting all babies are statistically far more likely to support needy families caring for born babies. As I often point out when privileged to preach outside abortion mills, “We who are here proclaiming Jesus to you, who are offering counsel, financial assistance, gifts in kind, are not paid. It costs you nothing. Those inside with you who are insisting we are the bad guys won’t do anything unless you give them the money. Whose counsel should you trust?”
This ridiculous trope has legs, not surprisingly, because of the unexamined statism in the one making it. Most people committed to the unborn are likewise skeptical of government assistance programs. We vote for candidates who at least pretend to want to stop the robbing of Peter to pay Paul, redistribution programs. I hope that part is true. What doesn’t follow, however, is that opposition to redistributing wealth puts one in opposition of all the Pauls receiving funds taken from all the Peters.
Do not flinch in the face of those who accuse you of being hypocritical for supporting legal protection for the unborn and not supporting cradle to grave welfare. Apples and apples. Because with the former we are seeking to protect the right to life. With the latter we are seeking to protect the right to private property. Nothing in the least inconsistent there.
I love it when the accusation gets even more personal. Many times I’ve been asked/accused “What have you ever done for a child that survived the womb?” My answer? “I’ve, along with my dear wife Lisa taken up the responsibility to meet all the material needs, every last one for the entirety of childhood. Also, we’ve taken up the responsibility to meet all the educational needs, every last one for the entirety of childhood. We’ve taken up the responsibility to meet all the spiritual needs, every last one for the entirety of childhood. All needs we either do or would provide.”
All this, and much, much more for two humans who were headed to their deaths. Who by His grace have now lived all their lives not as wards of the state nor wards of our family, but as members of our family. Their names are Reilly and Donovan… Sproul. Please note, however, that we did not do this simply to prove our bona fides as defenders of life. We do this because, as God promises in Psalm 127, these boys are deep blessings to us from His hand. They have rescued us.
This slanderous accusation, that we who love the unborn do not love the born, is fools speaking gibberish in a vain attempt to drown out their own consciences. Pay it no heed.