2006-12-17 05:05:58 · 18 answers · asked by cheekydogg1 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Because life does not begin at conception.
Even the Bible does not state that a baby is living until it has drawn breath.
After God formed man in Genesis 2:7, He “breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and it was then that the man became a living being”. Although the man was fully formed by God in all respects, he was not a living being until after taking his first breath.
In Job 33:4, it states: “The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.”
Again, to quote Ezekiel 37:5&6, “Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
In Exodus 21:22 it states that if a man causes a woman to have a miscarriage, he shall be fined; however, if the woman dies then he will be put to death. It should be apparent from this that the aborted fetus is not considered a living human being since the resulting punishment for the abortion is nothing more than a fine; it is not classified by the bible as a capital offense.
According to the bible, destroying a living fetus does not equate to killing a living human being even though the fetus has the potential of becoming a human being. One can not kill something that has not been born and taken a breath. This means that a stillborn would not be considered a human being either. Of course, every living sperm has the potential of becoming a human being although not one in a million will make it; the rest are aborted. .
God has decreed, for one reason or another, that at least one-third of all pregnancies shall be terminated by a spontaneous abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy and that a number will be terminated after the first trimester. It would appear that God does not have any more regard for the loss of a fetus than he does for the loss of a placenta or a foreskin despite the fact that these were living tissue as the result of conception.
In a number of versions of the bible, one of the commandments in Exodus 20 that was spoken by God to Moses states: “You shall not kill”. According to the Mosaic text, this should read “You shall not murder” since the bible has commandments stating that people shall be put to death for a number of different offenses. Exodus 21:17 states: “Whoever curses his father or mother shall be put to death.” There are other capital offenses in Exodus 21. Of course, the commandment “You shall not kill” is not present in the commandments written by God on the stone tablets. For those who are not familiar with the commandments on the stone tablets that were placed in the Ark of the Covenant, they are enumerated in Exodus 34. The popular ten commandments that are enumerated in Exodus 20 were spoken by God to Moses who then relayed them to his people; they were never written.
There is nothing in the bible to indicate that a fetus is considered to be anything other than living tissue and, according to scripture, it does not become a living being until after it has taken a breath.
2006-12-17 05:07:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Each state differs on the time a life truly begins. Women should have the right to decide whether they are ready for parenthood and be able to have abortion as one of those options for consideration. If a woman is raped do we then make her give birth to her attackers child? What kind of a mental state would that poor woman be in should she not be allowed to have an abortion? And what kind of protection would that child then have if the "mother" was forced to go through with the pregnancy? More children would be born with birth defects, aborted in dirty rooms, and abused after they are born simply because they were conceived in violence.
While I think that we should all have the right to choose, I do not condone abortion as a form of birth control. Which sadly happens too often in todays society.
And if we're going to go that far, do we then arrest vets for "aborting" the pregnancies of domesticated pets due to the "wrong" type of breed getting them pregnant?
This is an argument that will truly never be won by either side. Pro Life or Pro Choice really doesn't matter. What matters is the values of the parents in todays society. And the values we instill in our children. The world would be a much better place if we just teach our children good values and morals.
2006-12-17 09:00:05 · answer #2 · answered by Mary J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the record, i do not trust abortion should be illegalized outright; I basically trust it may nicely be constrained (there is not any excuse for abortions performed after the first trimester). *yet* if abortion were illegalized, definite, i'd anticipate women those who chosen to have an non-obligatory abortion to face reformatory time and/or receive a hysterectomy. i don't think of the death penalty will be necessary, because maximum women those who've an abortion basically do it once. If, besides the indisputable fact that, a lady has numerous abortions, i do not see any massive massive difference between her and a serial killer. As for miscarriages, i imagine if a lady deliberately motives herself to miscarry, extremely she might want to face costs. similar as if some different person led to her to miscarry. some miscarriages are extremely manslaughter. God would not reason miscarriages. He helps them, for even if reason. i'm not extremely confident why. I had a miscarriage numerous years in the past (my toddler would now be 10 if he or she had lived), or maybe although i do not understand precisely why my toddler died, I comprehend that it wasn't the right time to have a baby, and my circumstances will be very diverse if I had carried to time period. So possibly that's why I miscarried. or perchance the toddler had severe defects, and would have had a short depressing existence if he or she were born. possibly God allowed the miscarriage to spare my toddler. i do not understand. yet God did not reason it. Neither did I. It basically befell. I see it the same way as I see someone passing away of previous age of their sleep. that's organic.
2016-11-30 21:26:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life does begin at conception, but people choose to ignore that fact so they can get away with murder. The doctors, mommys, and nurses should be put in jail, or at the very least revoke the licenses of the dr and nurses and tie the tubes of the mommy so she can't create more babies to kill.
2006-12-17 06:30:12 · answer #4 · answered by Phoebe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think life begins at conception. Instead of focusing on abortion, why don't you try and help the hundreds of orphans and foster kids that need a home now. Once they get a home then you can think about adding more children to our population.
2006-12-17 05:15:28 · answer #5 · answered by dragonsaphira13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because life doesn't begin at conception. Life began millions upon millions of years ago and has been a continuous process ever since.
2006-12-17 05:10:29 · answer #6 · answered by Chris J 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They should be thrown in jail for murder. Abortion is not ok unless the pregnancy is causing the mother or child serious harm. But I dont know the answer to ur question.
2006-12-17 05:09:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
because the belief that life begins at conception is a religious one, not a scientific one. if it could be proven that life begins at conception, then abortion doctors would be murderers, i suppose.
since no one knows when life begins, the supreme court has decided to allow individuals to make that choice on their own.
2006-12-17 05:10:17 · answer #8 · answered by jaden404 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Because the legal definition of a human being does not address it, and often expressly condones it. If you don't like that, then write a letter to your congressman.
2006-12-17 05:07:42 · answer #9 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade invented a "right to privacy" in the Constitution that didn't really exist, but hey, minor detail, right?
2006-12-17 05:07:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋