I'm sure that everyone is just jumping for another abortion thread but the bump of the other one got me thinking about a quesiton that I've been wrestling with for the last few weeks:
Many people have differing opinions on when life begins. Some believe that a baby isn't alive until it takes its first breath. Pro-lifers tend to believe that life begins at conception, thus their stance on abortion.
In the end though, we all agree that no one should be killed in an abortion. The ultimate goal of the anti-abortion advocate is to prevent the murder of innocent children, or potential children (depending on how you look at it). Correct?
So, going with that, why is it that anti-abortionists arn't advocating for mandatory pregnacy for women of birthing age? If the ultimate goal is to ensure that no potential life goes unborn, wouldn't all women have the moral obligation to ensure that every one of her eggs goes fertilized (within her reasonable control)?
Isn't, as the song goes, every sperm sacred? If not, why the arbitrary birth begins at conception? Why not believe that life begins when the child is born? Is it because fetuses look like humans, while sperm (s... i... ites...?) and eggs don't look anything like people?
Just curious.
Many people have differing opinions on when life begins. Some believe that a baby isn't alive until it takes its first breath. Pro-lifers tend to believe that life begins at conception, thus their stance on abortion.
In the end though, we all agree that no one should be killed in an abortion. The ultimate goal of the anti-abortion advocate is to prevent the murder of innocent children, or potential children (depending on how you look at it). Correct?
So, going with that, why is it that anti-abortionists arn't advocating for mandatory pregnacy for women of birthing age? If the ultimate goal is to ensure that no potential life goes unborn, wouldn't all women have the moral obligation to ensure that every one of her eggs goes fertilized (within her reasonable control)?
Isn't, as the song goes, every sperm sacred? If not, why the arbitrary birth begins at conception? Why not believe that life begins when the child is born? Is it because fetuses look like humans, while sperm (s... i... ites...?) and eggs don't look anything like people?
Just curious.