Speaking of abortion...............................

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by whell

If we become an abortion on demand society, then we must assume that life begins at conception.

I don't follow this line of reasoning at all.

If the issue regarding the balancing of interests between a fetus and a mother is one of viability, there should be no issue with the morning after pill. Certainly a medication that acts to end or prevent a pregnancy shortly before or after conception would not interfere with a viable child.

You asked about consequences for unprotected sex between consenting adults and whether there should be personal or societal consequences. Just as you mentioned that advances in science would affect the viability of a fetus surviving, medical advances can also lengthen the time after conception in which the pregnancy can be terminated without an invasive procedure. To the extent that technology can provide a means to avoid an unwanted pregnancy, such technology should be encouraged.

I can understand moral and ethical concerns about balancing the interests of a fetus that has advanced to the point is sustainable life and the interests of the woman carrying the fetus. Reasonable minds can differ over how such balancing should occur. What I do not find reasonable is the mindset that would place undue importance on making sex something that can only occur within approved relationships. It seems like the only "sins" some groups care about are the sins that occur with sexual organs. To me there are plenty of "sins" that deserve greater attention.

Regards,

D-Ray