5th March 2010, 1:35 PM
To be honest, there's not much separating a six-month old baby from a fetus two weeks away from delivery. I personally find it silly to suggest that life begins at birth, because it's not physiologically true. Completely independent biological function begins at birth--excepting the fact that a human child is entirely dependent on caregivers until at least the age of two.
On the flip side of that, I have little desire to dictate what other people do with their bodies. I strongly dislike abortions that occur past the third trimester, because by then, not only is the fetus in an advanced stage of development, but by then, you've had six months to figure out what you wanted to do. By that point, you should go all the way.
Before that, when the fetus is little more than a multicellular clump, I have much less problem with it. If you abort six weeks into the pregnancy, it's really not any different in concept from clipping fingernails.
On the flip side of that, I have little desire to dictate what other people do with their bodies. I strongly dislike abortions that occur past the third trimester, because by then, not only is the fetus in an advanced stage of development, but by then, you've had six months to figure out what you wanted to do. By that point, you should go all the way.
Before that, when the fetus is little more than a multicellular clump, I have much less problem with it. If you abort six weeks into the pregnancy, it's really not any different in concept from clipping fingernails.
YOU CANNOT HIDE FOREVER
WE STAND AT THE DOOR
WE STAND AT THE DOOR