Paul, I think that "our Father" has already settled the question many eons ago. While I do understand that some religions consider the beginning of life at conception, our Father in his holy book settled the question unequivocally (at least that is my interpretation, and the interpretation of some religions) Namely, in Genesis, Ch. 1, line 7 it states quite clearly when "life begins", it says there "Then Lord G-d formed man out of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living being. Quite clearly life starts with the first breath, not with conception, so said the Lord G-d. That does not mean that the bible does not forbid abortion, since abortion is a violation of the law commanding "and thou shall multiply...", but it is far from being murder, it has the same level of critcallity as masturbation (also forbidden by the Bible), since that act results "in wasting you seed...". If you think that the Federal Government should have an "anti-masturbation" police, then it should also have an "anti abortion" police. The question of when life begins is a religious question, and according to our constitution, the government has no business getting involved in resolving it or legislating it.
Zeev |
