Actor Mark Ruffalo is a popular and well-known actor who has appeared in movies ranging from Shutter Island and Now You See Me but is probably best known for portraying the Marvel Comics character the Incredible Hulk. Ruffalo received national attention last year for not only defending legalized abortion but he apologized for and defended his mother getting an illegal abortion of his own sibling.
Ruffalo was involved in a conversation with pro-life advocate Chris Loesch on Twitter today about another political topic when I reminded Loesch about Ruffalo’s defense of his mother’s abortion. That prompted a long conversation with the actor about abortion. That conversation follows and it has Ruffalo again defending abortion.
The actor presents some of the typical pro-abortion rhetoric of women dying from illegal abortions and, after challenged with the fact that legal abortions kill women as well and legalizing abortion doesn’t maker it safer, Ruffalo retreated to another standard abortion defense — saying abortions should be legal because we can’t address issues of poverty or homelessness for children living now. Ruffalo doesn’t expand beyond that defense of abortion.
Ruffalo didn’t change his mind on abortion but hopefully a seed was planted for him to consider the pro-life perspective further. Pray for him and for his heart and mind to be opened. Like pro-life actors like Patricia Heaton or Mel Gibson or Kirk Cameron, Ruffalo would be a great pro-life spokesman someday — especially given the fact that he’s lost a brother or sister to abortion.
The conversation follows. Interestingly, Ruffalo deleted all of his tweets afterwards.
@Mruff221 @chrisloesch Abortion isn’t safe. It kills children and kills women, like this 33-yo teacher who died https://t.co/AU9IhUIZ34
— Steven Ertelt (@StevenErtelt) January 2, 2014
@stevenertelt @chrisloesch Many more women died and were maimed from illegal abortion then ever have from safe legal abortion. — Mark Ruffalo (@Mruff221) January 2, 2014
@stevenertelt @chrisloesch So you think we should go back to the days when people did abortions in their basements illegally? — Mark Ruffalo (@Mruff221) January 2, 2014
@stevenertelt @chrisloesch With so many children living under poverty and the war on the poor that is happening in the USA there are not.
— Mark Ruffalo (@Mruff221) January 2, 2014
@Mruff221 @chrisloesch You don’t eliminate poverty by eliminating children in abortion. Poverty exists now despite legal abortions.
— Steven Ertelt (@StevenErtelt) January 2, 2014
@Mruff221 @chrisloesch Remember that human rights begin when human life begins. Can’t enjoy other rights without the right to life. — Steven Ertelt (@StevenErtelt) January 2, 2014
@Mruff221 But even in nations where abortion is legal, homelessness and poverty continues. Abortion doesn’t eliminate that. — Steven Ertelt (@StevenErtelt) January 2, 2014
@Mruff221 Why can’t we protect women and children from abortion and address poverty and education at the same time?
— Steven Ertelt (@StevenErtelt) January 2, 2014
@stevenertelt Yes so if you care about life then start with all human needs being met without a questioned asked. Then you will be pro life.
— Mark Ruffalo (@Mruff221) January 2, 2014
CLICK LIKE IF YOU’RE PRO-LIFE!
@stevenertelt Nice pivot. But the fact remains these things make it hard for people to bring children into world.
— Mark Ruffalo (@Mruff221) January 2, 2014
@stevenertelt First let’s take of who is actually here. Do you believe all human beings should have their needs taken care of as a right?
— Mark Ruffalo (@Mruff221) January 2, 2014
@stevenertelt Why not provide it for every child? You will get a lot more support fighting for the ones here now. Food, Shelter, Medical, ED — Mark Ruffalo (@Mruff221) January 2, 2014
@stevenertelt Start with the suffering that already exists. You will have a stronger argument after that. — Mark Ruffalo (@Mruff221) January 2, 2014
@Mruff221 That’s fine if we provide for the needs of the born, but that doesn’t change the fact that abortion kills a little baby.
— Steven Ertelt (@StevenErtelt) January 2, 2014
@Mruff221 The suffering that exists should be addressed no doubt. But what about the suffering of a child killed in an abortion?
— Steven Ertelt (@StevenErtelt) January 2, 2014
@Mruff221 Take care Mark. Thanks again. Btw, Now You See Me kicked butt. Awesome flick. Looking forward to Foxcatcher.
— Steven Ertelt (@StevenErtelt) January 2, 2014