Before we continue our series on the topic of abortion we need to address a common response to any Christian who speaks on this issue – that we are just pushing our religious views onto others.
But is abortion really just a religious issue?
In the last video we narrowed in what needs to be the key focus of the abortion debate. That human life begins at the moment of conception as proven by science. This immediately takes this issue out of the realm of religion and into the topic of human rights. Do humans have rights or don’t they?
I’m sure most people would agree that you do not have to be a Christian to believe in universal human rights. In fact, there are people of many different religions and no religion alike who advocate for the pro-life position which can be argued on purely scientific and philosophical grounds. In America there is a secular pro-life society which does exactly this, recognising that just as laws to protect killing a 5 year old are not religious, laws to protect a 5 week old are not religious either.
I’m not pro-life just because the Bible says so or because I’ve been told to be. I am pro-life because all the evidence points to it being the far more logically consistent, humane and reasonable position. Keep following along to hear some of the reasons why you can be confidently pro-life regardless of your religious convictions.
I’m Becky Gillespie from Thinking Matters and this has been your Thought for the Week.
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