Quote from zeypher
things like this are only wrong because of what society tells us to think. when you walk on grass for example, you are killing millions of tiny incects, and yet thats not immoral. and if you say that its totally different, then its only because that society tells us to not care about that. murder=murder...just thought that id point that out...
anyways i think that you should be able to do this, especially if its going to stemcells, which can save millions of lives. why not? if youre religious then you know that jesus sacraficed his life to save billions of people...
so yeah. also think of this: a girl gets raped and she gets pregnant, and she doesnt want the baby. it should be 100% up to the mother if they want to do this.
The main reason behind the immoral issue surrounding abortion is that it's actually legalized murder, not because "if you say that its totally different, then its only because that society tells us to not care about that.". Your example with the insects being killed every time you walk on grass is hardly worth the life of a baby that can have a chance to grow up as a full-fledged human being on this earth. Those insects most likely do not live much longer than a day, maybe a week if they are fortunate. I do see why you chose to make that point, however.
Jesus sacrificed his life for us, that is true. However, he rose from the dead on the following Sunday. Also, he wasn't exactly a normal human...
Yes, it is indeed up to the mother to decide whether or not she wants the baby, but the method utilized to go through with disowning the baby should not be abortion, because there are better and most likely cheaper alternatives such as adoption.