Essay On Pro Life

Why do I believe in pro-life? Mainly, it’s a moral standpoint. To deny a person a chance at experiencing all that life may offer is inexplicably wrong. Unfortunately the stance that many pro-life advocates give is lacking, as many do not know why they believe that way. Some choose to believe it is wrong solely due to the abortion itself. “Thou Shalt Not Kill” (Exodus 20:13 King James Version) is a memorable commandment in the bible. While that in itself is compelling, it’s not enough. Yes, abortion is murder, but not only is it murder, it’s taking away the opportunity of a significant life. God stated “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee” (Jeremiah 1:5 King
“I’ve noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.” (Reagan, September 21, 1980) How easy is it to dispose of something that we have never seen? There are very few people on this earth who actively want to die and scant few of those want to be exterminated. People give their lives to save someone else’s life. Firefighters, police officers, and even the typical layman will help in an emergency situation. They pull people out of freezing flood waters, burning buildings, and the wreckage of cars. They don’t stop to think, “Is this person worthy of saving? What type of person is this?” They just act. Isn’t the life of an infant just as important if not more so? Roe vs. Wade declared that women have the right to an abortion within the first trimester of pregnancy in the event that the pregnancy was detrimental to the mother’s health. Shortly thereafter, Doe vs Bolton defined that definition of health so vaguely that just claiming distress allowed the abortion to be performed for the full pregnancy. It is abhorrent that the value of an unseen life has become so lacking that we actually have laws to allow the unknown to be