Some Objections by Dave Munger Looking over my previous Partisan columns, I am dismayed to see that I haven't devoted any to abortion. To me a fetus is obviously human, and I will continue to believe so until proven otherwise. Pro-choice arguments, however, are based on the assumption that the fetus is not human. In the end, the pro-choice argument must resort to the assertion that a fetus is not human because the state says so. Limits on government's power are overridden by it's ability to determine who is or is not human, even when free to do so without consulting scientists.
Abortion is never necessary to save the life of the mother.
The term 'abortion' refers to an intentional procedure, not a miscarriage. The notion that abortion is sometimes necessary to save the life of the mother is based upon the fact that some therapeutic techniques incidentally kill the fetus. Chemotherapy can also be fatal, but that does not make it euthanasia. Abortion is not a matter of personal choice. Opponents of this belief assume that we are subject to the biological laws evident elsewhere in the the natural world.