What I think about abortion

Hi

Today is the day to write about my thoughts on abortion.

To start I am opposed to abortion in any form what so ever, whether it be during pregnancy or by the barbarian method called partial birth abortion. The argument all can be resolved by one question, When does life begin? In my opinion life starts at conception, not when the child passes through the birth canal. If you believe this idea then abortion is akin to murder. My basis for this belief is that after conception, by binary fission, the child starts to grow. Yes it doesn't look like a child, but just consider, do you look like you did in your high school graduation photo? Yet you're still the same person.

One of the arguments that I hear from my conservative (and some not so conservative) friends is what about the death penalty. Here conservatives and I part company, I am opposed to the death penalty. Not so much because it is not an equal opportunity killer but because it is immoral. To me it is murder by the state, nothing more. My belief is that if it is wrong for an individual to murder then it is wrong for the state to kill in the name of a group of individuals. It always reminds me of the archaic practice of hiring mercenaries to fight wars. I feel that killing is only justified if it is done to save a life, for example, you come home and some one is in your house threatening your family with a knife, if you have the means to kill that person in order to protect your family, then it is not murder. Under my belief war can be justified, although I do not condone war. I believe that a Divine Being is the only One to give and take life, so it leads me to the belief that abortion and capital punishment are both wrong.

On the subject of abortion one of the arguments is that it is the woman's body and she has control over her body. I have no problem with that principle but I say that the unborn child is not part of your body, the mother is merely housing her child. The mother is a conduit for food and other life sustaining matter but the unborn child still must grow on its own. This is the point that causes most of the controversy, so I will sign off for this blog and continue it in my next writing. Thank you and stay tuned.

Meanwhile remember our troops and pray for them.
GOD Bless