HOW can a state of mind of someone CHANGE whether someone is a baby or a bunch of tissues not even worthy of life? How can being too poor to have a baby, too stressed to have a baby, too busy to have a baby, too afraid to have a baby, too young or too old to have a baby, make THE BABY not a baby anymore?

Excellent post.

I have not seen my child shot to death in front of my eyes, so I cannot attest to how much I would suffer in that instance – although I'm sure it would be crippling to me. I can attest to the pain suffered with abortion. I had an abortion 24 years ago, and I suffered physically on that day and have suffered mentally and emotionally every day since! There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about my unborn child or mourn his destruction at my hand. Yes, I said "his." I have no confirmation either way, but I feel in my heart my unborn child was a boy. It was a baby, a child, NOT a "fetus." As the tears stream down my face, and my heart is aching, I can tell you that you do suffer!

As pointed out earlier, there are always people that disregard law, but let me tell you, had abortion been illegal when I was faced with the choice, I would NOT have chosen to have an illegal abortion. Abortion should be illegal and our children should be well educated on the LEGAL options – abstinance being the first and foremost!

I say this even as a supporter of the “pro-choice” crowd (I resent the label however).

Just as an example of how one can never know what tomorrows society will deem evil or immoral, read “A Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley (a chilling and thought provoking read) where the society of the future deems monogamy immoral because “everybody belongs to everyone”.

Have a great weekend!