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<blockquote data-quote="SPF" data-source="post: 74656883" data-attributes="member: 395145"><p>I let science draw the line. At fertilization a new and unique human being comes into existence with its own unique set of DNA. There are times in which an identical twin comes into existence just after fertilization, but the moment it comes into existence it too is a unique human being. That's settled science. </p><p></p><p>Once a new human being comes into existence it begins a developmental period that lasts about 25 years. But at no point during a human beings development are they not a human being. It's wrong to discriminate against a human based upon their age, level of development, or place of residence. </p><p></p><p>Well I don't know what else it would be. Surely you don't think the human beings in the womb are guilty of anything. So what else can abortion be other than the killing of innocent human beings? That's precisely the point of an abortion - to kill the unborn child. </p><p></p><p>I'm assuming that all human beings, regardless of age, level of development, cognitive function, and location of residence are of equal inherent moral worth and value. </p><p></p><p>If a single, first time mother of a 2 month old came to the decision that it was too hard and too expensive to raise her child, and therefore decided to suffocate and kill her child because she thought that would be more kind than to send it into the foster system, we would charge her with murder. Yet, there was no <em>malice</em> in her decision. She just didn't consider her 100% dependent upon her baby as a real person yet. </p><p></p><p>For us parents, we know that a newborn is actually more dependent upon its mother for its life than when it was in the womb. </p><p></p><p>I think it's a slippery slope to start categorizing the moral worth and value of humans based upon their age, cognitive function, and location of residence. It opens up a whole world of potential moral abuses against human beings. </p><p></p><p>As a Christian, I believe the 98.5% of abortions committed for convenience reasons are immoral and wrong. I believe this because I believe that all human beings possess inherent moral worth and value on account of being created in the Image of God.</p><p></p><p>Thanks to the advancements of science, we now know that a new human being comes into existence at fertilization (or shortly thereafter for twins). </p><p></p><p>If I wasn't a Christian and didn't believe that all human beings possessed inherent moral worth and value, then I probably would be fine with abortion. Therefore, I'm not surprised, nor do I actually expect to change the mind of an atheist on this subject.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPF, post: 74656883, member: 395145"] I let science draw the line. At fertilization a new and unique human being comes into existence with its own unique set of DNA. There are times in which an identical twin comes into existence just after fertilization, but the moment it comes into existence it too is a unique human being. That's settled science. Once a new human being comes into existence it begins a developmental period that lasts about 25 years. But at no point during a human beings development are they not a human being. It's wrong to discriminate against a human based upon their age, level of development, or place of residence. Well I don't know what else it would be. Surely you don't think the human beings in the womb are guilty of anything. So what else can abortion be other than the killing of innocent human beings? That's precisely the point of an abortion - to kill the unborn child. I'm assuming that all human beings, regardless of age, level of development, cognitive function, and location of residence are of equal inherent moral worth and value. If a single, first time mother of a 2 month old came to the decision that it was too hard and too expensive to raise her child, and therefore decided to suffocate and kill her child because she thought that would be more kind than to send it into the foster system, we would charge her with murder. Yet, there was no [I]malice[/I] in her decision. She just didn't consider her 100% dependent upon her baby as a real person yet. For us parents, we know that a newborn is actually more dependent upon its mother for its life than when it was in the womb. I think it's a slippery slope to start categorizing the moral worth and value of humans based upon their age, cognitive function, and location of residence. It opens up a whole world of potential moral abuses against human beings. As a Christian, I believe the 98.5% of abortions committed for convenience reasons are immoral and wrong. I believe this because I believe that all human beings possess inherent moral worth and value on account of being created in the Image of God. Thanks to the advancements of science, we now know that a new human being comes into existence at fertilization (or shortly thereafter for twins). If I wasn't a Christian and didn't believe that all human beings possessed inherent moral worth and value, then I probably would be fine with abortion. Therefore, I'm not surprised, nor do I actually expect to change the mind of an atheist on this subject. [/QUOTE]
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