These people are called the pro-life activists. Supporters of both pro-life and pro-choice refer to religion as support for their side of the argument. Pro-life supporters claim that abortion is murder, and is therefore against God's will. However, pro-choice defenders argue that abortion is not murder since the fetus is not yet a fully formed human. Therefore, abortion would not be a defiance against God.
Pro-life supporters argue more on the fetus's rights than on reproductive rights. Pro-life supporters believe that the fetus or embryo is human even before birth and that it has the same rights to live as any other human being. Pro-life is generally associated with religious believers, which is where the commandment of “thou shall not murder” comes into play. Many pro-life supporters believe that “personhood” begins at implantation of the embryo and that it is morally wrong to end that life. Studies show that when a fetus is being aborted it does indeed feel pain.
If they are going to make that decision to have sex, they are making the decision to accept the consequences of that choice. When an embryo is fertilized it is alive and forming into a baby, therefore, what right do we have to destroy that if we were irresponsible? And, even if you didn’t want that infant you created because of irresponsible actions, there is still the option of adoption or birth control. Even the Constitution can back up pro-life views of abortion. If you look at the constitution, it says people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Even a pro-choice individual’s views quickly change toward abortion and exactly how legally available it should be when the same woman gets pregnant and aborts her child more than once. These types of advances all seem to be a good idea but they all have complications and loopholes which those of our modern society will take advantage of. If only the world could be perfect, then women would not have to rely on others to help them accomplish something that should come naturally. If only all surrogate mothers were respectful, and follow through with an agreement, then there could be accommodating alternatives for those less
Pro-lifers believe that from the moment of conception, the embryo must be treated as a person. The ultimate justification of the pro-life position is religion. Abortion is against the Bible, and most religious people believe that an embryo is created by the action of God, therefore we have a moral obligation to preserve it. However, even given these objections, I believe that it is a living person who counts, not a mere potential of the embryo. There are situations where a mother’s body is not prepared for pregnancy, nor delivering a baby.
In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2376 states that “Techniques that entail the dissociation of husband and wife, by the intrusion of a person other than the couple (donation of sperm or ovum, surrogate uterus), are gravely immoral”. This immoral act stems from the belief that infidelity is being committed when a third party is introduced, as procreation is a sanctioned act between husband and wife and should never be violated. Stephen A. Cooper, Ph.D, a professor of religious studies at Franklin & Marshall College, says that the fundamental values associated with assisted reproductive technology are the life of the potential child and the nature of the creation of human life in marriage. Surrogacy contradicts the unity of marriage and the dignity of the child brought into existence (The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith). The Donum Vitae states that surrogate motherhood offends “maternal love, conjugal fidelity, and responsible motherhood,” as well as “the dignity and the right of the child to be conceived, carried in the womb, brought into the world and brought up by his own parents”.
Many people believe it is a perfectly ethical way to assist in infertility and to help women who desire to get pregnant. Others would say, for example, that it is wrong to take God’s work into your own hands and conceive a child through different means than He intended. There are also numerous things that could sway someone either way. For example, someone who has a friend that is infertile might be more biased to approving of artificial insemination, as opposed to someone who does not. Though there are faults with both sides, everybody has their own reasons for supporting or not supporting artificial insemination.
Marriage solely being between a man and a women is something we have had for centuries, however, due to divorces and newer ways to have a family, our prestigious and “honorable estate” (Bennett 34) of marriage is weakened. By lumping gay marriage with traditional marriage, Bennett believes that the definition of marriage would be further weakened. If we legally allow this union to be a part of marriage, then how could we stop a less legitimate union, like incest or bigamy? Excluding marriage between a man and a woman is not discriminatory towards homosexuals, but it is protective towards our institution of
Some that participate in this injustice may rationalize that one cannot be murdered until he is born, but the Bible plainly teaches in Job 31:15 that life begins in the womb. God gave every person life (Psalm 100:3), who are we to take it away or mistreat it? Others may not kill off their infant, but will choose to walk away from the responsibility of facing their own actions by abandoning or abusing the child. God continues to stay and support us in all
It is part of how an individual is born – part of how God created us. In addition, advocates against same-sex marriage claim that it would not only weaken the respect of the definition of marriage in the U.S. constitution, but also the traditional family values tied to our country. But by letting the citizens of our country live their lives without discriminating them based on a sexual preference, our country’s social coherence can only improve. Homosexuals will be treated as part of our modern society as it already is and should be, since they are taxpaying individuals already. Moreover, some might also argue that same-sex marriage could result in a slippery slope in the legality of marriage.