My Response To The Topic Of Abortion

The following question was posted on a forum by a fellow student in my health class :

Abortion is constantly a subject for debate, due to the various opinions on this subject which vary from 'no abortions at all ever' to 'complete freedom of choice for a woman.' In your opinion, which methods of abortion are acceptable, if any? Explain your reasoning and support your claim.

I answered with the following:


I don't think any methods of abortion are acceptable. I believe that the moment sperm meets with the egg and implants in the woman's body that so called embryo or fetus, is a baby. No one believes killing a baby is okay.The reason I think the fetus is a baby is because there are really only four differences between a fetus and a newborn. The first difference is size. Do you think Michael Jordan is more of a person than a little baby. If you don't, then how is a newborn more of a person than a fetus because of it's size. The second difference between a fetus and a newborn is level of development. A four year old girl is not as developed as a fourteen year old girl. Does that make the fourteen year old more of a person than the four year old? In the same way, just because the fetus is not as developed as the newborn, that does not make the newborn more of a person. The third difference between a newborn and a fetus is environment. If you flew from Alaska to Hawaii do you change being yourself? No, of course not. Therefore, a fetus does not suddenly change from being itself by coming out of the womb. The fourth difference between a fetus and a newborn is Dependency. Just because the fetus is dependent upon it's mother doesn't mean it is less of a person than a newborn. Is someone who is living on kidney dialisis less off a person than someone who is not?

I found this technique through Summit Ministries: Understanding the times. It was very difficult to explain through writing. I do not know if my point came across well; however, I know this particular pro-life tactic is effective at least when talking to someone.