I believe that it is murder because it is a growing baby, a human life. The human life starts at conception. If the Mother wishes to abort herself (suicide), that then becomes choice. However, does anybody have the "right" to murder the person growing inside their womb? we are talking about someone else's body here.

The child is not responsible for when or how it was conceived and should not be punished by the horrific act of abortion. If it is the Mother's right, how does that right suddenly stop when the child is born? Though we all know that partial birth abortions have indeed happened and still do. Basically the baby is murdered as it's being born. But how does one ok the act simply because it's covered by a womb?

At any stage of the pregnancy, the act of abortion (termination of human life) is murder. Plain and simple.

Most abortions are not done because the Mother is in danger of losing her own life. There are difficult and extreme cases out there. But they are done mostly out of inconvenience. Proponents of abortion will often use the more extreme cases to condone abortion and push the burden of 'guilt" on the pro lifers. E.g. "How dare you take away a woman's right" (notice they never mention or care about the rights of an innocent child). Or "what about rape" (which is worse I ask? Rape or murder of an innocent? Why kill the baby and not the rapist?). Or they'll ask "what about if the Mother's own life is in danger from going through with the pregnancy". etc etc. They will use extreme scenarios to justify the act of abortion, ignoring the fact most abortions are done daily and routinely by women who simply didn't want to get pregnant and wish to "terminate" the pregnancy. There are nice clinical sounding words for an atrocious act.

The use of the rarer and more extreme scenarios are the attempts at shifting the burden of guilt where it doesn't belong. Positive terms are also used for pro abortionists "pro-choice" and those who are sticking up for the baby's life "anti-choice". Or the use of clinical and clean sounding words "termination" "abortion" for an atrocious act of taking human life at its most vulnerable.

How is it a person can be charged for a double murder if they kill a pregnant woman? Yet, suddenly it's no longer murder but "termination" when someone in a white coat with plastic gloves does the job instead? Isn't it interesting how the baby suddenly becomes human in one case, but not in the other? Suddenly then the Mother's consent cancels out the baby's humanity and right to life.

The Mothers are not shown the realities of the growing child, or what takes place during the abortion, because it would "upset her" or possibly change her mind (which it has done in places where they have given the women the right to find out what REALLY happen through being fully informed). This was brought up on the creation/evolution forum. Pictures and an idea of the procedures that take place, plus many quotes by abortionists or "ex abortionists" etc that are DAMNING statements. The finance is involved for those that keep the business going and how angry they are at the organisations that offer free councilling and services to the distressed pregnant women, giving her every means to make an informed decision.

It seems odd to me that some people who claim to hate bloodshed and violence, condone the act of murdering and pulling apart a human baby at its most vulnerable stages of life. I have even heard a person compare the value of an unborn child to that of vermin. Sounds much like Hitler's view of the Jews!

The option of adoption is always there for parents out there who cannot even HAVE children! I do not judge individuals, because I do not know the circumstances, or the conscience, or their knowledge and awareness. I am simply judging the ACT of abortion and how horrific it is. There are many women who have regretted bitterly their decision to abort their child later in life and live in guilt. And as a Christian, I can pass on that Christ offers forgiveness to ALL of us. Everybody has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. He can heal all wounds, even those of abortion.