(May 21, 2014 at 3:56 pm)Deidre32 Wrote: True but it is still considered life.
It just isn't considered by many to be "valuable" life at that stage, is really more of an accurate statement. (I deem it valuable, because it marks the beginning of life as it will eventually become)
Of course it's still life, and of course there's a value judgement. Thought and feeling (to be more specific, thought and feeling on our own level) are the factors which define our value judgement, and appreciation, of human life. Zygotes are clumps of cells that have nothing resembling thought or feeling. Around 90% of abortions take place in the first trimester. Less than 2% take place after 20 weeks.
I personally have a strong aversion to abortion, but it is not my choice to make for other people.