Abortion

While it is true that the fetus cannot exist without his mother during the 1st trimester this does not change with its birth. If a mother simply left the infant lying in his crib for days he would die and the mother would be charged with the murder of her baby. Just because the baby is dependent on its mother does not mean that it does not have a right to life. In the state of California it is legal have an abortion for non medical reasons up to 24 weeks, by this time the baby is considered able to survive outside the mother's womb. I would highly recommend the documentary "The Silent Scream" http://www.silentscream.org... This film shows the fetus that supposedly cannot feel pain trying its best to get away from the abortionists tool. At this stage in its life the baby can move, kick, and suck his thumb. it is even shown to jump when loud sounds or jolts frighten it. Faye Wattleton, the longest reigning president of Planned Parenthood argued as far back as 1997 that everyone already knows that abortion kills. She proclaims the following in an interview with Ms. Magazine: "I think we have deluded ourselves into believing that people don't know that abortion is killing. So any pretense that abortion is not killing is a signal of our ambivalence, a signal that we cannot say yes, it kills a fetus." Prominent defenders of abortion rights publicly admit that abortion kills. They are not saying that abortion is morally defensible because it doesn't kill a distinct human entity. They are admitting that abortion does kill a distinct human entity, but argue it is morally defensible anyway. We'll get to their arguments later, but the point here is this: There is simply no debate among honest, informed people that abortion kills distinctly human beings. The landmark verdict of Roe vs. Wade that made most abortions legal in the US is actually built on a claim that there is no way to say for sure if abortion kills or not abortion kills because no one can say for certain when life begins. Justice Harry Blackmun, who authored the majority opinion wrote: "The judiciary, at this point in the development of man's knowledge, is not in a position to... resolve the difficult question of when life begins... since those trained in the respective disciplines of medicine, philosophy, and theology are unable to arrive at any consensus.? Justice Blackmun's assertion is a ridiculous one, at least as it applies to the field of medicine. In biological terms, life's beginning is a settled fact. Individual human life begins at fertilization, and there are all sorts of authoritative, public resources to prove this. I will now address your 4th point. "The ability of a woman to have control of her body is critical to civil rights. Take away her reproductive choice and you step onto a slippery slope. If the government can force a woman to continue a pregnancy, what about forcing a woman to use contraception or undergo sterilization?" Abortion is not a woman's right anymore than murder is a serial killers right. If a there are thousands of couples who would give anything to adopt a child so nothing says a teenage mother, rape victim, or any other mother has to raise the child. Not allowing abortions really has nothing to do with a women's right on the other hand forced sterilization is taking away a woman's right that she has had since the beginning of time, The right to reproduce only recently have women decided they have the right to take the life of their own child's life. As to your question about throwing away fertilized eggs, yes if the embryo has begun its development ending its growth at any stage is taking life. And last but not least your argument about using our tax dollars is unfounded since a. abortions also cost tax dollars and b. Trying murderers and feeding and housing them in prison costs us money however nobody ever complains and says we should make murder legal. I can't say that my Christian beliefs don't influence how I approach this issue however Many people would agree with me that abortion is murder which is a legal issue as well as a moral one. My sources are as followes... http://www.christianaction.org.za... - info on cost of abortions http://www.cbsnews.com... http://www.baby2see.com... http://www.balancedpolitics.org...