The fact is there is no definition of a soul that we can measure or test. This is the sort of idea that is imposed by those who find answers delivered to them by others still that seek to control their lives (and willing acceptance of this control is common). Does a heart beat constitute life worth saving? Does death matter if no one is there to care? Does the death of an unborn fetus weigh in the same as the death of a person you've lived with for 20 years? Heavy questions but the reality is miscarriages happen all the time and sad as they may be (I am a father of a miscarried child) the majority do not have funerals or talk about this all to common reality in any mainstream mediums. I can't take anyone seriously who can pretend to give me simple answers to these questions while attempting to hold any authority. These are deeply personal questions.
While the opposite of pro-life may be strikingly pro-death the truth is that opposites and extremes are not the only choices. I do not follow these movements but promote the choice of a woman to make her own decision. Ultimately, the action she chooses will rest upon her shoulders alone, if she chooses to have a child she will have to raise it or live with the burden of putting that child up for adoption (not as easy a task as is promoted by those that profit in the industry). OR, with the assumption that the unborn child would come to term (never a guarantee) she will live with the knowledge of abortion and the premature ending of that life/potential for that life.
This is not a simple black or white topic. No one should decide what is right for a woman that faces this choice, I offer the solution of support. Support a woman to analyze the outcome that suits her specifically based upon her unique circumstances and needs. I know many commit to abortion and for some it is a robot action and others it is a heart wrenching traumatic experience, but life is not all fuzzy bunnies and facing the darker side of life is a necessity we all must do at times.
Ultimately if you feel it necessary to force your opinion on anyone you must seriously ask yourself: precisely what makes you an expert in their life to say what is right for them?
The fact is there is no definition of a soul that we can measure or test. This is the sort of idea that is imposed by those who find answers delivered to them by others still that seek to control their lives (and willing acceptance of this control is common). Does a heart beat constitute life worth saving? Does death matter if no one is there to care? Does the death of an unborn fetus weigh in the same as the death of a person you've lived with for 20 years? Heavy questions but the reality is miscarriages happen all the time and sad as they may be (I am a father of a miscarried child) the majority do not have funerals or talk about this all to common reality in any mainstream mediums. I can't take anyone seriously who can pretend to give me simple answers to these questions while attempting to hold any authority. These are deeply personal questions.
While the opposite of pro-life may be strikingly pro-death the truth is that opposites and extremes are not the only choices. I do not follow these movements but promote the choice of a woman to make her own decision. Ultimately, the action she chooses will rest upon her shoulders alone, if she chooses to have a child she will have to raise it or live with the burden of putting that child up for adoption (not as easy a task as is promoted by those that profit in the industry). OR, with the assumption that the unborn child would come to term (never a guarantee) she will live with the knowledge of abortion and the premature ending of that life/potential for that life.
This is not a simple black or white topic. No one should decide what is right for a woman that faces this choice, I offer the solution of support. Support a woman to analyze the outcome that suits her specifically based upon her unique circumstances and needs. I know many commit to abortion and for some it is a robot action and others it is a heart wrenching traumatic experience, but life is not all fuzzy bunnies and facing the darker side of life is a necessity we all must do at times.
Ultimately if you feel it necessary to force your opinion on anyone you must seriously ask yourself: precisely what makes you an expert in their life to say what is right for them?