okay. So what if some people do honestly believe that an unborn baby isn't human.
If it isn't human, then what is it? THAT'S the question dejour. I believe with all the medical breakthroughs and crazy fun things like ultrasounds and genetics we are able to discern that from conception the being is entirely human.
I've heard the argument that a zygote (for example) has something-maybe genetics-that match a chicken's up to .001 or something like that. That .001 is what makes the big difference in that stage of development and differentiates us from chickens. It's what makes that person a person.
Do two humans create cells or another human? Cells are a PART of that other human that is created by a sperm and an egg joining. I realize that for some it is difficult to see a squirming baby when you are looking at an 8 week old's ultrasound. That child is undeniably human though.
Check this out: At 10 weeks the unborn baby's body is perfectly formed. Granted, it is not fully functional as most of the organs need time to develop and perfect and the baby is still very small...but through an ultrasound it is a baby! (Even sadder yet-there is a very famous picture of an abortionist proving humanity by holding the feet of a 10 week old unborn child between his index finger and thumb. Tiny as those little feet were-they were perfectly formed).
Have you seen that other picture? It was in Focus on The Family's January issue (I forget the year). It's also all over the internet. It's a picture of an in-utero surgery to correct spina biffida (I believe) on an unborn child. Sometime during the surgery that baby's little arm reaches out of the uterus and grabs the surgeon's finger-holding on for dear life. It is a very moving picture that proves life before birth.
And anyone who still doesn't believe-I have a bunch of ultrasounds of my little girl before she was born, and I would be glad to show you her little in-utero smile. She was a doll even before birth.
I guess I will never understand how people can't believe that an unborn child isn't human at one stage or another. That concept is beyond my grasp-just like mine will be beyond someone else's. I will, however, continue to try to educate those who would believe that women should have the choice.
There are numerous sites all over the internet. I suggest you go to plannedparenthood.com and get a base of all things (they put it the nicest-they have to-abortion isn't a pretty thing, but that's what they are selling). Afterwards go to places like NRLC's website or abortiontv.com. There are a million more-some with very graphic pictures of an aborted child (which no one should have to see but those who are considering or supporting abortion). I believe that to support a cause you must first know what you are supporting-otherwise you are being ignorant. I have put a great deal of time and effort into researching exactly why I am pro-Life (besides the religious and moral reasons). I have come to the conclusion that it is the right path to take-and my faith only reinforces what my research has found out.
If you are still skeptical, I urge you to go and figure out what abortion is and what it really does to that unborn baby. For example-it's hard to think of the baby as a group of cells when you're talking about a D&E. Research different sources from both sides of the picture and figure out where the truth about abortion falls. I can tell you all day where it is but you aren't likely to believe me until you find it yourself-that's just how some people work and that's okay. I just encourage you to become as educated as you can be on a subject before supporting it with your vote or your actions! That's all! I'm confident that those who put some effort into it and open their minds will find the truth-that an abortion does not merely end a pregnancy, it ends a child's life as well.
I also believe the complications arising from abortion (physical, emotional, mental and spiritual) are much more intense and painful than those of an adoption or a parenting path in life. They certainly are for that child-but even for the mother. I have never had an abortion. I had the option, but I chose to have my little girl and place her into an open adoption. She may not have been planned, but I could not have planned a greater joy if I had tried to. I have known several women who did choose abortion for whatever reason and the scars that follow these women around are devestating to them. One has endured miscarriage after miscarriage before finally being able to have more children-the miscarriages were related to her previous abortion. Another has mourned the loss of her child for going on 30-some-odd years. All of them regret it with their entire being and wish they had parented or placed those children. I don't think every woman regrets abortion like that (which I don't get one bit), but I do believe the majority of women do and are deeply scarred by it. There is also research all over the internet to back that up. I have it all printed out somewhere and if you are interested I can dig that stuff up and find resources for you on the after effects of abortion on the mother.
I am respectfully disagreeing with your husband as well, but I hadn't thought of it in the way that people don't believe that an unborn baby is human. That is beyond me. Those who do prove that they don't respect life. Those that don't believe a fetus is a human being have a lot to learn, in my opinion. It's never too late to start learning.
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