Finally, while some people who bring up the hard cases are genuinely conflicted, others are what Scott Klusendorf calls “crusaders.” 259 They aren’t conflicted at all; they think all or nearly all abortions should be legal. They merely bring up these cases in order to make the pro-life position look bad. When talking to a crusader, Klusendorf suggests, you should say something like following: “Let’s say you’re right about these hard cases. If I am willing to join you in making these abortions legal, will you join me in making the ninety percent of abortions that are done for social or economic
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