America is not getting more pro-life. It is making an attempt to resolve the issue by offering limited choices to abortion, but still legal abortions nonetheless. The common argument is that because the fetus in the first trimester isn’t aware or has a conscious, it’s not a human. Further, it can’t feel pain, so abortion is fine. There are many flaws in this argument- feeling pain and having a conscious are not requirements for life.
The first argument, feeling pain, is quite ridiculous. There are cases where children are born unconscious, and lacking the ability to feel pain. Should these children be allowed to be killed? Clearly not. What about people in comas? Many of the times, they are unable to feel pain. Does that mean we should be allowed to kill them? Of course not. Both are still humans.
The second argument is because the fetus is not conscious, it is not a human being, and/or can be killed because of it’s inability to process thoughts. This is, once again, flawed. Several years ago my mother (when she was working at Kaiser Hospital) knew a woman who’s child was born unconscious- meaning, the child was mindless. The only brain activity she had was electrons going place to place, similar to your nervous system (which the fetus develops at six weeks, but is not the mind). Shortly after the child was born, she regained consciousness, and- though she had some mental damage- was able to be a very charming and healthy infant. While this child was unconscious, did the mother have the right to abort her? Clearly not. The mother knew, as most pregnant mothers know, that there was a very high chance her child would survive. But even though it was a chance, she took it.
Clearly, abortion cannot simply be limited to the first trimester. I must be limited to its fullest. Abortion is always killing a human being, as is therefore always homicide.
I agree with you. Abortion is abortion. I say make it legal from day one to day 270. I disagree with you that it should be illegal, but I respect your consistency. Those mugwumps that try to appease both sides have little conviction whatsoever. Either you don't have a problem with terminating pregnancy or you do. A fetus can legally be destroyed or it can't. Period.
