There is no doubt one of the most divisive and contentious subjects of today’s socio-political environment involves the topic of abortion. Should women have the right to “chose” or should their unborn baby have the right to life? In this post, Concept Conservative will present the position of conservatism regarding life without delving into the philosophical, the emotional, or the illogical.
At the base of the discussion of abortion is the question of exactly when life begins. There are so many ridiculous positions being pushed by pro-abortion advocates that one must ask if they are intentionally misleading others or if they themselves lack the scientific understanding of what life is and when it begins. For all of you who may be pro-abortion, take a moment to consider the information in this post. Allow yourself, for just a moment, to consider the merits of this discussion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtDknjng8TA Living within each and every one of us are trillions of cells and although there is some debate as to what constitutes something as “alive” or not, there is absolutely no doubt that cells die and if they die, they must have been in some stage of life prior to that death. Femal reproductive egg cells (the largest human cell) and male sperm cells (the smallest human cells) are both living. The union of the two in any other state will not result in the growth of a human child. Another way to think of this is to ask yourself this question: “Is it called death when the sperm enters the egg?” If it is not death, it must, therefore, be life. The answer to this question provides a simple answer to an unnecessarily complicated question. Assuming the sperm and egg are alive, they are clearly not human by themselves but each contain half of the material to make a human. The sperm and egg must join to become human. Not only human, but a completely unique human being, with a completely unique DNA separate from either its paternal or maternal donors. Although the very earliest stage of human development, the fertilized egg IS alive and is human. It is scientifically an impossibility for it to be anything else.
Is it really a woman’s right to chose to kill her unborn child? Certainly, we all have the right to chose what we do to our bodies, how we feed it, how well we maintain it and whether or not we chose to end our lives prematurely though suicide or other destructive behaviors. But, if the child growing in the womb is genetically unique, containing its own unique DNA, doesn't the child also have rights? Conservatism seeks to secure the rights of every human being as defined in the Declaration of the Independence, that all men have some basic fundamental rights that include the right to life; not necessarily a happy life, but a life none-the-less. This is one of the most basic, fundamental tenants of conservatism. And, if there is so much debate surrounding when “life” actually begins, shouldn't we, as humane and compassionate civilized beings, assume that every fertilized egg is alive and subsequently a human life? Why are illogical, opinion-based assumptions sufficient to make decisions about another human being's right to live or die?
If a fertilized egg is human (remember, there is no possible way it can be anything else), how is abortion justified? Where a human resides or how large it is does not determine the rights to which it is afforded in the Constitution. Just because a human being calls its home a uterus for 9 to 10 months does not mean it is not protected by the Constitution. There is NO debating this fact. It does not matter if you live in your car, in a tent, in a boat or a mansion. It doesn't matter if you live on the Space Station or in a deep, underwater ocean habitat, you are protected by the Constitution, and so should be, for that matter, the unborn. No rhetoric to the contrary changes this fact.
“But the growing baby is just a blob of cells and is part of my body. I should get to chose what happens to my body.”
This statement is based on a lack of understanding and misinformation. Yes. The first couple of weeks, there is mostly a large mass of cells growing but undeniable characteristics develope inside of three weeks, including a beating heart. Every person should have the right to chose what they do to THEIR body. It is a scientific fact, however, that a baby is NOT a part of a woman’s body. It is a separate entity with a separate heart beat, a separate blood supply, and separate autonomous movements. It breaths and thingk independently of the woman. And, unfortunately, feels pain uniquelly and separately of the woman. The woman, in this case is a host for another completely separate, unique human being. Any argument against these facts are designed to distract pro-life supporters from the merits of the truth. The innocence of the unborn should always be protected.
The act of aborting an innocent child is barbaric and is neither safe for the mother or the baby. There is nothing humane about the process. It is neither entirely safe or harmless for either the mother or the child. It is a violent and destructive process that involves several different methods. The most heinous of these involve the dismemberment of the unborn while still in the uterus and collapse of the baby’s skull to facilitate extraction. It is a tragic and extremely sad end to a new beautiful life.
Pro-abortion supporters argue abortion protects unwanted children from lives of debauchery, drug use, homelessness, and lack of opportunity. There is no data that supports this claim. What is a measurable fact is that aborting a child eliminates any chance he or she may have had to have a prosperous life. Another false argument is that abortion protects teen mothers from a burdensome life of becoming premature parents, ruining their futures and eliminating opportunities. Although this may bear some truth, the suggestion that teens are having the majority of abortions is patently FALSE. The fact is the majority of women having abortions are not teenagers and are in their twenties and thirties. Additionally, many teen mothers go on to be successful, raising their child and working toward brighter futures. Athough challenging, the alternative for these women is a life lived filled with guilt and a new life destroyed because of false facts and uneccessary fear.
True conservatism espouses the natural beginning to life and natural death for every human being. Even the most hardened criminal is protected from the death penalty if true conservatism is practiced. However, when one person infringes on the liberties of another, (liberties otherwise protected in the Constitution), there are typically some consequences set forth in the volumes of law throughout the United States, whether it be defined by federal law of state law. To date, the penalties for killing a turtle egg are more severe than aborting a child. Penalties for animal cruelty are more severe than aborting a child. And there are more protections for criminals, than unborn children.
Concept Conservative will not discuss the minutia of various circumstances that could possibly justify abortion. This post is only intended to present the merits of the conservative argument in support of life, not circumstances that justify the termination of it.
Even with science proving inutero babies feel pain, think, seek comfort, in as little 3 weeks, the pro-abortion movement is aggressively attacking the sanctity of life. A bill in New York recently passed that allows a baby to be aborted all the way up through the 40th week. A full term pregnancy. Virginia's governor recently stated he would support a measure that would allow a woman to abort her child up to 28 days AFTER birth. It is incomprehensible to think a society as advanced as ours can justify this aborrant practice. In the same way we look back at history and consider slavery of human beings one of the most heinous crimes against other human beings, Concept Conservative hopes that in the near future, our civilization will consider the horrific act of abortion heinous and outlaw its practice.
There is no way to view the act of abortion as being anything other than prematurely taking a human life and in almost all cases, a demonstration of evil. When you remove the emotional aspect from this subject and consider the scientific merits of what constitutes a human being, a life is a life regardless of its stage of development or where it resides. Until something significant happens with the human genome, every life that grows in a woman’s womb is a human being.
May our justice system bring sanity to this crisis by outlawing abortion and may the scientific community cease their silence and start bridging the gap that separates ignorance from knowledge and understanding.
