RE: Pro-life atheists
May 21, 2014 at 6:42 pm
(This post was last modified: May 21, 2014 at 6:47 pm by *Deidre*.)
The topic has always begged the question to me...''is life only considered life, if we think it is such?''
A fetus is either life or it isn't. It doesn't become life because I want it. It doesn't become a non-entity (not life) because I don't want it.
I believe in a woman's right to choose. But, she should have full knowledge and acceptance as to what exactly she is choosing. It is a hard decision to make for any woman, and of those friends of mine who have had abortions, the angst they have carried with them hasn't been over ridding their bodies of a bunch of cells/tissues. They believe they aborted a life. I can't tell another woman what route to take, but I just see it from a different angle, maybe. And I hope as time goes on, abortions are less, but so are unwanted pregnancies in general, due to women having more tools and education available to them so they don't find themselves having to take a route that they feel is their only option.
A fetus is either life or it isn't. It doesn't become life because I want it. It doesn't become a non-entity (not life) because I don't want it.
I believe in a woman's right to choose. But, she should have full knowledge and acceptance as to what exactly she is choosing. It is a hard decision to make for any woman, and of those friends of mine who have had abortions, the angst they have carried with them hasn't been over ridding their bodies of a bunch of cells/tissues. They believe they aborted a life. I can't tell another woman what route to take, but I just see it from a different angle, maybe. And I hope as time goes on, abortions are less, but so are unwanted pregnancies in general, due to women having more tools and education available to them so they don't find themselves having to take a route that they feel is their only option.