About Abortion

The abortion issue is getting some new life in Australian politics.

The Pro-life lament: Letter to editor -The Australian 2 Feb 05 "What right
do you have to put anything between the mother and father, the doctor and
the mother's health?"

Isn't there something missing here - what about the baby.

Trying to define the extent of the problem, by calling abortion a separate
action to other medical procedures, John Anderson, the Deputy Prime
Minister 3 Feb 05:
"At what point do we say a fetus takes on a life of its own? In a society
like ours, legislation should reflect as closely as it can the will of the
people."

His comment highlights the lack of moral truth in the issue as society
considers it. Humanism, relativism and opinion through a democratic process
are no guarantee that life will be represented or protected.

Just because it is popular doesn't mean it is right!

"Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and
out of favour" - Robert Frost

Where is the baby in all of this? The will of the people will rarely
reflect the moral truth as laid down by God.

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