“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.”
—Leviticus 19:15

For fifty years, the pro-life movement in America has marched, lobbied, and legislated. And yet, more than 65 million children have been slaughtered. Why? Because our strategy has been fatally flawed. We have settled for half-measures. We have embraced compromise. We have traded justice for political access.

The result: abortion is still legal. And worse, the church has called this failure “faithfulness.”

But God does not accept partiality in justice. Any law that says you may kill some children but not others is an affront to His holiness. Incrementalism is not wisdom. It is rebellion dressed up as prudence.

Incrementalism: A Strategy of Injustice

Incrementalism argues that since we cannot end abortion all at once, we should chip away at it piece by piece. Pass a 20-week ban here. Outlaw dismemberment there. Regulate the clinics. Add waiting periods. Demand parental consent.

But what does this really accomplish? It says, in effect: “You may not kill this child, but you are free to kill that one.” It enshrines partiality into law. It regulates murder instead of abolishing it.

God’s Word thunders against such injustice:
“Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression, to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right.” (Isaiah 10:1–2)

That is what incremental laws do. They turn aside the unborn from justice. They rob the fatherless of their right to life. They create categories of children where some are worth saving while others are left to die.

The Lie of Political Pragmatism

We are told, “Politics is the art of the possible. We cannot demand full abolition. We must be realistic.”

But what kind of realism leaves babies legally unprotected? What kind of pragmatism blesses laws that say murder is permissible at 15 weeks but not at 20? That is not realism. That is rebellion.

When the state says you may murder one class of people but not another, that is legalized oppression. And when the church applauds it, we become complicit in bloodshed.

God does not call His people to pragmatism. He calls us to obedience. “Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.” (Deut. 27:19) Do we believe Him, or do we believe the pollsters?

Partiality Is Rebellion

The Scripture is clear: “You shall not be partial.” (Lev. 19:15) Justice must be equal. The unborn are not subhuman. They are image-bearers of the living God from the moment of fertilization. To protect only some of them is to deny the humanity of the rest.

Imagine a law in 1850 that said, “You may not enslave children under ten, but older slaves are fair game.” Would we call that a pro-freedom victory? Or would we recognize it as a monstrous lie?

Incrementalism is the same. It pretends to defend life while conceding that millions may still be slaughtered. It comforts the church into thinking progress has been made while the killing goes on.

Equal Protection or Nothing

Justice that excludes the unborn is not justice. It is legalized oppression. And God hates it.

The church must stop tolerating political pragmatism. We must repent for applauding unjust laws that regulate murder instead of abolishing it. We must demand equal protection for every child without exception.

Not because it polls well. Not because it is strategically convenient. But because God commands it. Because the blood of the innocent cries out. Because Christ is King, and His law does not permit partiality.

Anything less than equal protection is rebellion. Anything less is a lie.

Conclusion: The Time for Compromise Is Over

For decades we have tried the incremental path. It has produced nothing but more graves and more excuses. The time for compromise is over.

The question is simple: Will we obey God or man? Will we demand justice without exception, or will we continue to bless the lie of incrementalism?

Half-measures will not appease the blood of the unborn. It will only be answered by justice or by judgment.

Equal protection or nothing. There is no middle ground.