So, I have a lot of political issues that I agree with liberals on, but holy shit, leftists have been super annoying recently, especially with the abortion debate. So I want to vent, but I don't want to be a dick to people I know cause I'm kinda short on friends right now. So I thought I would share the reason why I am pro-life and I think a lot of people here would appreciate it, at least because I haven't heard anyone else share it.
When I stopped being a conservative, I realized I can't use my religion or what I like to justify law. So I had to decide if I could justify using laws to control the behavior of people in relation to abortion. So I needed to know, is abortion murder (the unjust taking of a human life)?
So two important questions came to mind; is a fetus human and is a fetus alive.
Well no one is arguing that it is human. It's not a giraffe fetus, it's not a cat fetus, etc.
So is it alive. Well, what makes something "alive"? So I googled "characteristics of life". I found a very unpolitical, textbook definition.
"Living Things are Composed of Cells, Living Things have Heredity, Living Things Have Metabolism, Living Things have Homeostasis, Living Things Grow, Living Things Reproduce Using DNA, Living Things Adapt and Evolve in Response To Their Environment".
A fetus does all of these things. At least at the point of a heartbeat. It is definitely, scientifically proven, 100% murder.
55,000,000 innocent babies dead. And for what? So the mother and the father could have easier lives with less responsibility?
And I have yet to meet someone who is pro-choice who is willing to have an honest conversation about it.