I'm sorry, but I have to respond to this garbage. This topic is very close to my heart. A human fetus is not just a "potential for life," it is a human being. At the exact moment of conception, a new life is formed, with a new genetic code and everything. You're basically saying that a fetus has no choice. So, with this philosophy, you believe that if a 3-month old baby who is sleeping peacefully and dies from carbon monoxide inhalation, it's okay, because it really has no awareness of what's going on? You don't? Well, a large number of Americans are Christians. In the Bible, in Genesis, God gave humans command over all the animals in the world. My main problem with your post is you say "I don't see why anyone would think this." As a believer, I know that God made man in his image. Man sinned, and brought about their own sufferings, which is why we are not perfect like Him. God did not have this great intention for animals. Now I'm not trying to offend you, if you're from PETA or something, but a human life is much different, and much more sacred than the life of an animal or microscopic organism or whatever. I'm just offering my POV. I'm very pro-life. As far as I'm concerned, I'm lucky to exist. I was born to a 16-year old mother who was raped. Some people refer to themselves as a mistake...well I guess I was a "severe" mistake. My grandfather wanted my mother to get an abortion, but she wouldn't have it. I'm probably in the .001% of rape products that werent aborted. And that's why my life is a miracle. I hate abortions. I think they're despicable. To me, it's murder. Even when I was a staunch liberal-minded kid in Wash DC, I have always been pro-life. Everybody has a right to their opinions, though, and I respect that, just not your stance.
Yeah, a fetus is alive, so what? It has not fully developed. It's genetic code has yet to be fully expressed. A genetic code is indeed a potential for life. The instructions are coded in the DNA, but a majority of the proteins that are coded for have yet to be synthesized. No, I did not imply that. What I mean is that a fetus as well as a 3 month old baby will not care about dying because they have yet to develop an awareness of the world around them or any special attatchment to the lives that they have. It is grown adults that have indeed developed an affinity for life,think about what would happened if they had been aborted, then get all moralistic about the rights of the unborn fetus inside of another person. I wasn't going to bring God into this, but since you brought it up, I'll address this issue. I believe that the whole concept of a "God" was invented because people are too weak to deal with the all of the uncertainties that life has to offer, and the idea that there is a "God" that created us, has a purpose for us, and will grant us eternal life is easier to accept than the idea that everything that happens is completely random and that when we die, we all become worm food. The Bible contains a complex set of beliefs, rules for living, ideas about what is "right" and what is "wrong", and what the consequences of one's actions are if one misbehaves. Presenting these ideas as some sort of "fundamental truths" is an attempt at controlling the behavior of others, to reduce the anxiety that people feel when there are no rules and people behave unpredictably. Religions may be useful sometimes, and those who are believers need to feel that what they believe is "the way to salvation" or something like that, but with an issue as complex as abortion, you believers need to offer some proof of the existence of your hypothetical "God" before we base policy decisions on what He supposedly thinks is right and wrong. You're only saying this because you weren't aborted. If you were, you would have never gotten so attached to being alive and wouldn't have cared. You're here because it just worked out that way. You're interest in saying that other people shouldn't have abortions may have more to do with you're own fears and "what if's" than any sort of idealistic motive to do the right thing. In other words, you get something out of feeling this way, but at what price? To control what other people do with their own bodies, and to make them give birth to a child that they don't want for whatever reason?
Wow! What a story. I'd like to hear more about your mother's decision sometime if you don't mind telling it to a group of virtual (in the best sense of the meaning) strangers...
