Yet a similar disadvantage is the daily experience of the unborn all because we have left the definition of life to the merchants of death. There is general agreement within our society concerning the sanctity of human life. It might be interesting to attempt to answer this question by looking at the abortion issue from a purely logical or philosophical viewpoint, and putting the theological aside for the moment. There is general agreement within our society concerning the sanctity of human life. We have an elaborate set of laws with the sole purpose of protecting that life.
Murder evokes our highest penalties.
Protests in the form of riots occurred after the Kent State killings. Demonstrators splashed blood in front of the White House in protest against a war that was claiming innocent lives in Vietnam. No matter where we look, we see evidence that human life is regarded as having a certain sacredness that we as a society must protect. This is particularly true if the life belongs to the young, helpless or innocent. The abortion question must then center on the definition of life.