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**Ikrleprl** · 05-15-2010, 08:12 PM

I'm not opposed to methods of birth control but I think abortion is the taking of a life. Although the question of when does a single cell dividing become an actual being is hard to analyze, any textbook on embryology will tell you that, at six weeks, all the organ systems have been formed. Arguing that a six week old fetus is "not a person" is self-serving un-truth used to justify the act of abortion. The more humane thing to do, in my view, is bear the child to term and give it up for adoption (especially in an age in which infertility is becoming more common, for various reasons). As stated, I agree that a pregnancy resulting from rape may have to be looked at differently although it is still the taking of a life.

I see abortion as one manifestation of the extreme egocentrism that I see everywhere. "The end justifies the means" may apply here as well.

My feelings are not based on any religious exposure I may have had.

05-15-2010, 08:12 PM	#8
Ikrleprl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 534 Senior Member	I'm not opposed to methods of birth control but I think abortion is the taking of a life. Although the question of when does a single cell dividing become an actual being is hard to analyze, any textbook on embryology will tell you that, at six weeks, all the organ systems have been formed. Arguing that a six week old fetus is "not a person" is self-serving un-truth used to justify the act of abortion. The more humane thing to do, in my view, is bear the child to term and give it up for adoption (especially in an age in which infertility is becoming more common, for various reasons). As stated, I agree that a pregnancy resulting from rape may have to be looked at differently although it is still the taking of a life. I see abortion as one manifestation of the extreme egocentrism that I see everywhere. "The end justifies the means" may apply here as well. My feelings are not based on any religious exposure I may have had.
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