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Originally posted by amanda6035
Who said the beliefs had to be religious just because it was pro-life?
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Let's see...irishpipes said:
Well, I believe that human beings are human from the moment of conception. They have souls and are made in the image and likeness of God.
The belief that a fetus has a soul and is made in the image and likeness of God is religious. Would you like to argue that it is not?
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Besides, answer your own question - what basis gives a woman the right to kill another life? Yeah, I believe its another life. you may not, but thats besides the point. Can you answer your own question from your point of view or no????
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Okay champ, there is this thing called the Constitution, and there is also case law interpreting the Constitution. Let's assume that the fetus is "another life" as you call it. A woman carrying said fetus wants to abort it. The fetus, if it could, wants to stay alive and be born. Are you with me so far?
The law balances the interests of the woman ("I want to abort!") against the interests of the fetus ("I want to live!"). Currently, women in this country have a right to choose, based on existing case law and the constitutional right to privacy, and the interests of the fetus must be balanced against that right; when the competing interests are balanced, sometimes the woman prevails and sometimes the fetus does. This right to choose under existing law is the basis for giving women, as you call it, the "right to kill another life."
You seem to be saying that in all cases, the fetus should win, but you haven't provided a reason why this should be. Can you provide anything other than "it's another life" or is that the end of your argument?