My Body My Choice
Matt, the baby did not force its way into the woman’s womb. You are ignoring the basic social construct of responsibility for our decisions. Except in the case of rape, pregnancy results from a freewill decision to engage in sex. Responsibility means implied consent to the consequences of our decisions. So, the woman has in fact given consent to the baby. Also, please remember the element of burden. Pregnancy is temporary. However, the burden of death via abortion to the unborn human is permanent. We must support both humans involved – the woman and the unborn.
Matt, the baby did not force its way into the woman’s womb. You are ignoring the basic social construct of responsibility for our decisions. Except in the case of rape, pregnancy results from a freewill decision to engage in sex. Responsibility means implied consent to the consequences of our decisions. So, the woman has in fact given consent to the baby. Also, please remember the element of burden. Pregnancy is temporary. However, the burden of death via abortion to the unborn human is permanent. We must support both humans involved – the woman and the unborn.
Lorianne, science and logic make it clear that the unborn human life is a genetically distinct human being from its mother – from the point of conception. Therefore it is only logical and moral that the fundamental human right to life itself should be protected from that point. Did you know that most birds are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act? The protection extends to the eggs. Our laws regarding the protection of birds recognize the truth that the eggs are the beginning of the birds’ lives. This is despite the fact that the contents of an egg consist of a formless, indistinguishable substance. It is logically inconsistent not to recognize this same beginning with a human life. Professor Micheline Matthews-Roth, Harvard University Medical School has this to say: “It is incorrect to say that biological data cannot be decisive…. It is scientifically correct to say that an individual human life begins at conception…. Our laws, one function of which is to help preserve the lives of our people, should be based on accurate scientific data.” Please visit the Secular Pro-life website. It was founded by atheists who simply recognize the great harm abortion does to women and that the right to life itself is fundamentally a core HUMAN RIGHT.
Lorianne, science and logic make it clear that the unborn human life is a genetically distinct human being from its mother – from the point of conception. Therefore it is only logical and moral that the fundamental human right to life itself should be protected from that point. Did you know that most birds are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act? The protection extends to the eggs. Our laws regarding the protection of birds recognize the truth that the eggs are the beginning of the birds’ lives. This is despite the fact that the contents of an egg consist of a formless, indistinguishable substance. It is logically inconsistent not to recognize this same beginning with a human life. Professor Micheline Matthews-Roth, Harvard University Medical School has this to say: “It is incorrect to say that biological data cannot be decisive…. It is scientifically correct to say that an individual human life begins at conception…. Our laws, one function of which is to help preserve the lives of our people, should be based on accurate scientific data.” Please visit the Secular Pro-life website. It was founded by atheists who simply recognize the great harm abortion does to women and that the right to life itself is fundamentally a core HUMAN RIGHT.
Jennifer, half the babies aborted are females who will develop uteruses. What about their bodily autonomy? A human is a human from conception, so each individual – with or without a uterus- has a right to bodily autonomy. The woman’s right to bodily autonomy is best exercised before she and her partner have created another living human being. We should not punish women who find themselves in an unintended pregnancy. We should provide a full generous spectrum of resources. However, the position of valuing one human life over another is the very basis of oppression throughout the world. Every human life has intrinsic value. When we start to put people in categories, we are all eventually put at risk.
Jennifer, half the babies aborted are females who will develop uteruses. What about their bodily autonomy? A human is a human from conception, so each individual – with or without a uterus- has a right to bodily autonomy. The woman’s right to bodily autonomy is best exercised before she and her partner have created another living human being. We should not punish women who find themselves in an unintended pregnancy. We should provide a full generous spectrum of resources. However, the position of valuing one human life over another is the very basis of oppression throughout the world. Every human life has intrinsic value. When we start to put people in categories, we are all eventually put at risk.
Michael, the Right to Life is expressly stated in the US Declaration of Independence and Constitution. It is also expressly stated in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Logically, once a human life begins at conception the human right to life should be respected. Please also note that the Hippocratic Oath which guided medical practice for millennia (written around 400 BC) stated, “I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody if asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect. Similarly, I will not give to a woman an abortive remedy.” The errant policy of legalized elective abortion which ignores science and the historical understanding of the Right to Life is of only recent origin. Science, logic, and compassion for all will eventually prevail and future generations will look back in horror at what we have allowed.
Michael, the Right to Life is expressly stated in the US Declaration of Independence and Constitution. It is also expressly stated in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Logically, once a human life begins at conception the human right to life should be respected. Please also note that the Hippocratic Oath which guided medical practice for millennia (written around 400 BC) stated, “I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody if asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect. Similarly, I will not give to a woman an abortive remedy.” The errant policy of legalized elective abortion which ignores science and the historical understanding of the Right to Life is of only recent origin. Science, logic, and compassion for all will eventually prevail and future generations will look back in horror at what we have allowed.
Jack Parsons, abortion is not a matter of “trusting women”. It is a violation of valuing and protecting every human life – women and the unborn. Abortion does not help women. Research reveals that many women suffer harm emotionally and physically from abortion and abortion kills innocent human beings.
Please read the following article Induced abortion and implications for long-term mental health: a cohort study of 1.2 million pregnancies by Nathalie Auger, Jessica Healy-Profitós, Aimina Ayoub, Antoine Lewin and Nancy Low. This is a cohort study of 1.2 million pregnancies published in 2025, which found induced abortion is associated with an increased risk of mental health-related hospitalization, substance abuse and suicide attempts. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40408979/
Jennifer, half the babies aborted are females who will develop uteruses. What about their bodily autonomy? A human is a human from conception, so each individual – with or without a uterus- has a right to bodily autonomy. The woman’s right to bodily autonomy is best exercised before she and her partner have created another living human being. We should not punish women who find themselves in an unintended pregnancy. We should provide a full generous spectrum of resources. However, the position of valuing one human life over another is the very basis of oppression throughout the world. Every human life has intrinsic value. When we start to put people in categories, we are all eventually put at risk.
Linda, that reasoning echoes what was proposed when our nation was struggling with the issue of slavery – let each person choose. That of course was not a moral position. Human lives were at stake. So too with abortion. Abortion kills human beings and harms women, men and families. Please consider the following.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Martin Luther King Jr.
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist
“Not to speak is to speak; not to act is to act.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran pastor who was hanged for opposing Hitler
Linda, that reasoning echoes what was proposed when our nation was struggling with the issue of slavery – let each person choose. That of course was not a moral position. Human lives were at stake. So too with abortion. Abortion kills human beings and harms women, men and families. Please consider the following.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Martin Luther King Jr.
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist
“Not to speak is to speak; not to act is to act.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran pastor who was hanged for opposing Hitler
Karl, you apparently are justifying your support for abortion on the premise the woman has “inviolable autonomy over matters of her own body”. That is scientifically inaccurate, however. The fetus is a separate being with its own DNA. It is in a dependent situation within the mother but that is different from being her body. Since an embryo is a genetic human with its own unique set of DNA, then abortion is a violation of the embryo’s bodily autonomy. We must protect and respect both women and the unborn. We need not pit them against each other.
Karl, you apparently are justifying your support for abortion on the premise the woman has “inviolable autonomy over matters of her own body”. That is scientifically inaccurate, however. The fetus is a separate being with its own DNA. It is in a dependent situation within the mother but that is different from being her body. Since an embryo is a genetic human with its own unique set of DNA, then abortion is a violation of the embryo’s bodily autonomy. We must protect and respect both women and the unborn. We need not pit them against each other.
Sherry, breath is not the determinant of personhood. What about people who are on life support? Because they are not breathing on their own, is their personhood eliminated or diminished while they are getting the support they need?
Once a new human being is formed at conception there are two unique human lives. We can and must love and support them both. We do not need to diminish one to support the other. You speak about choice, but what about the choice of the baby?
Please view this brief two-minute video. It features real people speaking their truth of almost being the victims of “choice” via abortion. Please hear them. Faces of Choice
Regarding your reference to being a “true Christian”, respectfully the Bible speaks clearly that love for all is the Lord’s command, and we must care for the “least of these”. Again, we as a society can and must love both mom and baby and protect both their rights.
Sherry, breath is not the determinant of personhood. What about people who are on life support? Because they are not breathing on their own, is their personhood eliminated or diminished while they are getting the support they need?
Once a new human being is formed at conception there are two unique human lives. We can and must love and support them both. We do not need to diminish one to support the other. You speak about choice, but what about the choice of the baby?
Please view this brief two-minute video. It features real people speaking their truth of almost being the victims of “choice” via abortion. Please hear them. Faces of Choice
Regarding your reference to being a “true Christian”, respectfully the Bible speaks clearly that love for all is the Lord’s command, and we must care for the “least of these”. Again, we as a society can and must love both mom and baby and protect both their rights.
Taylor, Mahatma Gandhi said, “The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” Once conception occurs there are two distinct human beings – both with rights to life and bodily autonomy.
Should the baby’s very right to life be subject to the mother’s simply because she is the stronger party? Might does not make right.
Respecting the life of the baby is not inherently anti-woman or anti-choice — the woman has many choices prior to the creation of the new human life. Her choice should end where another human life begins. Both must be protected from that point.
Taylor, Mahatma Gandhi said, “The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” Once conception occurs there are two distinct human beings – both with rights to life and bodily autonomy.
Should the baby’s very right to life be subject to the mother’s simply because she is the stronger party? Might does not make right.
Respecting the life of the baby is not inherently anti-woman or anti-choice — the woman has many choices prior to the creation of the new human life. Her choice should end where another human life begins. Both must be protected from that point.
Paul, you are misunderstanding. Following long established common law and cultural norms, the woman’s life would take precedence in a situation where the woman’s and the baby’s physical lives were at risk. What we are saying is that we must recognize that TWO human beings’ lives are at stake in every abortion decision. Both must be treated with respect. Should the baby’s life be ended for eternity in order to avoid the months-long consequences of pregnancy?
We are a compassionate people. There are pathways forward – either parenting or adoption that enrich, support and value both the woman and the baby. Why wouldn’t that fertilized egg have the same right to life? With its own unique set of DNA, that “fertilized egg” is a human being. A human is a human. The position of valuing one human life over another is the very basis of oppression throughout the world. Every human life has intrinsic value. When we start to put people in categories, we all eventually are put at risk.
Our nation’s body of law is all about establishing universal, objective human rights – that are not subject to the whims of bureaucrats, parents, or any other subjective decision maker. Our human rights should be protected on the objective basis of humanity. Please consider that the first right enumerated in our Declaration of Independence is the “Right to Life”. That right forms the foundation for all our rights.
Paul, you are misunderstanding. Following long established common law and cultural norms, the woman’s life would take precedence in a situation where the woman’s and the baby’s physical lives were at risk. What we are saying is that we must recognize that TWO human beings’ lives are at stake in every abortion decision. Both must be treated with respect. Should the baby’s life be ended for eternity in order to avoid the months-long consequences of pregnancy?
We are a compassionate people. There are pathways forward – either parenting or adoption that enrich, support and value both the woman and the baby. Why wouldn’t that fertilized egg have the same right to life? With its own unique set of DNA, that “fertilized egg” is a human being. A human is a human. The position of valuing one human life over another is the very basis of oppression throughout the world. Every human life has intrinsic value. When we start to put people in categories, we all eventually are put at risk.
Our nation’s body of law is all about establishing universal, objective human rights – that are not subject to the whims of bureaucrats, parents, or any other subjective decision maker. Our human rights should be protected on the objective basis of humanity. Please consider that the first right enumerated in our Declaration of Independence is the “Right to Life”. That right forms the foundation for all our rights.
Rod, on what basis other than your own opinion do you make the assertion that “The basis of all our rights is the freedom of choice.” Simply going by the actual words of our founding documents you will see the Right to Life expounded as the fundamental right. You do not see “choice”. Of course, choice is necessary for freedom and happiness but in a civil society ALL our choices are somewhat limited by the constraints of the rights of individuals around us. For example, I do not have the “choice” of using my neighbor’s property for my backyard barbecue. We no longer even have the “choice” to use incandescent light bulbs or high-volume water faucets due to the government’s determination that those “choices” lead to societal harm. Likewise, the “choice” to end an innocent human life goes against the foundational human right to life itself. Pregnancy again is temporary and the result in most instances of a free will choice to have sex. The harm to a woman and man to fulfill their responsibility for their choice pales in comparison to the harm of death to the innocent unborn human.
Rod, on what basis other than your own opinion do you make the assertion that “The basis of all our rights is the freedom of choice.” Simply going by the actual words of our founding documents you will see the Right to Life expounded as the fundamental right. You do not see “choice”. Of course, choice is necessary for freedom and happiness but in a civil society ALL our choices are somewhat limited by the constraints of the rights of individuals around us. For example, I do not have the “choice” of using my neighbor’s property for my backyard barbecue. We no longer even have the “choice” to use incandescent light bulbs or high-volume water faucets due to the government’s determination that those “choices” lead to societal harm. Likewise, the “choice” to end an innocent human life goes against the foundational human right to life itself. Pregnancy again is temporary and the result in most instances of a free will choice to have sex. The harm to a woman and man to fulfill their responsibility for their choice pales in comparison to the harm of death to the innocent unborn human.
J.r., once conception occurs the woman is already the biological mother of a genetically unique human being. As a human being, the baby has human rights.
There are many alternatives to abortion. Safe Haven laws allow women to surrender their parental rights in anonymity without shame or judgement. Traditional adoption plans are another loving alternative that protects innocent lives. Experts estimate that there are 1-2 million couples waiting to adopt each year. There are approximately 900,000 abortions each year. Adoption is a great option! adoptionnetwork.com/adoption-myths-facts/domestic-us-statistics/
J.r., once conception occurs the woman is already the biological mother of a genetically unique human being. As a human being, the baby has human rights.
There are many alternatives to abortion. Safe Haven laws allow women to surrender their parental rights in anonymity without shame or judgement. Traditional adoption plans are another loving alternative that protects innocent lives. Experts estimate that there are 1-2 million couples waiting to adopt each year. There are approximately 900,000 abortions each year. Adoption is a great option! adoptionnetwork.com/adoption-myths-facts/domestic-us-statistics/