Abortion is morally wrong

[Arthur123]

Esquilax, thank you for your thoughtful reply. Lets just focus on murder as the starting point here. I think it is clear that we both believe that murder is morally wrong and should be avoided at all costs, correct? Murder is the killing of an innocent human being. My reasons for thinking a fetus was a human being was that it was genetically complete in its information and belonged to the species homo sapien. Im not mearly asserting that its murder in order to get some sort of emotional response. That is my argument. As for the organ argument, I believe that to be misplaced on multiple grounds. For one thing, I could see an argument that people when they are able to help, save another human life should be morally obligated to do so. I will not argue that point. I will argue that abortion violates a fetuses rights in the same way that it violates the mothers if we grant it humanity. Furthermore, preventing murder is a greater injustice than bodily discomfort will ever be. Volition is never the starting point for morality, an act is either morally wrong or morally right.