Is life arbitrary?

Wed Jan 30, 2002 1:30 pm

I definitely agree that careful consideration is deserved for all parties
involved in an abortion decision. The woman's position is especially
profound since it does affect her in many more ways.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of abortion is done not for serious
medical, emotional or psychological reasons. A late term abortion done
mostly for reason of inconvenience should not be supported. after all, a
baby's right should not be deprived for being unborn; the violation of womb
where a nascent human being find safety and nurturance should be reserved
only for the gravest concerns. I hope your compassion also extends to the
little innocent ones.

Is life arbitrary? Is it precious when wanted but expendable when undesired?
If one mourns for a miscarriage, does it not admonish us to be even more
hesitant about pro-active termination? I find it disconcerting to advocate
killing babies for scant moral reason and preserving the life of murderers
in spite of high moral justification. This is as blunt as can be, and no
semantics can refine the brutal impact of such beliefs. Unless one arrives
at these decisions painfully and reluctantly, and pay extra concern, homage
and unforgetting to the true victims, these views are in reality
anti-compassionate.