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Up to this point, in my discussion on abortion, I have said nothing about religion.  I do not believe you need religion to know that a pregnant woman is carrying a human life.  But I want to shift and now talk directly to the Christian who honors the Bible as holy.  So to the Christian: Christians do not abort their children. All humans are created in the image of God (Gen 1:27).  This doctrine is the foundation for human rights, and human rights belong to all humans. Here are some Scriptures that speak of the unborn as humans or having…

In my previous blog I argued from science that a fetus is a distinct human life. I now want to appeal to something entirely different.  I propose that we humans intuitively know that a fetus is a human is a baby is a child.  Our language and our emotions give us away.  Let me tell a story. When I taught English, I gave my students each year a persuasive essay assignment in which they could write on any topic they chose.  Abortion was by far the most popular topic, and every year I found myself reading scads of essays on…

When I was in the army, a young sergeant in my unit worked as secretary for the central office of my company.  She was pregnant and grew large so that her time to deliver was upon her.  One day she did not show up for work and remained absent for maybe a week.  When she finally did show up again, she was not pregnant, and when I saw her, I was so happy for her that I said, “Sergeant so-and-so!  Congratulations!  You had your baby!”  “Actually,” she said.  “I had an abortion.” I did not know what to say.  I…