Life and Death

I recently read an article called "So what if abortion ends life?" I think it provides both a good example of the fact that we live in a culture of death and that this same culture has lost its grip on reason and logic. For a society that prides itself on reason over religion, it is sad to see that this false, distorted "reason" has become the religion of our society. The article as a whole is interesting to read, and I encourage you to read it for yourself before reading on.

In the article, the author says that, "a fetus can be a human life without having the same rights as the woman in whose body it resides." This is actually, absolutely true. There are extreme circumstances in which one's rights might be violated. For example, if a wealthy man continues to hoard massive quantities of food in spite of the starving population, then he loses his right to property. Or if a man attempts to commit treason against his government by assassinating the government leader, then he sacrifices his right to freedom. There are occasions where a man who commits murder might lose his human right to life, but this is rare and not for man to judge. In fact, we see this all the time as some one who commits a crime loses his right to freedom and is put in prison. There are instances where one can lose one's rights and thus still be alive and human without having the same rights as other humans. However, this is not the case in any possible way in this situation.

A fetus, as a human life, has done nothing wrong and cannot be blamed for the fact that the woman is pregnant. That is her choice. Sidebar: we pro-lifers are often called "anti-choice" for having stolen the rights of women to choose what to do with their bodies. This is also flawed logic; the woman has the free-will choice to choose whether or not to have intercourse. (Understandably, not all women choose to have intercourse, and this is a tragic situation that must be dealt with delicately. Rape is a terrible tragedy, and understand that for the remainder of this post, I will exclude victims of rape from my examples because it is a totally different circumstance. It does not make abortion right, but not for the reasons to be mentioned.) Yet it still does not mean that the fetus has lost its right for life. A fetus is the most innocent and pure human there is. If anything, I would agree with the author. An innocent unborn child does not have the same rights as the woman; it has more rights than the woman because it is completely innocent, while no other human being alive is.  

The author also says, "(The woman is) the boss. Her life and what is right for her circumstances and her health should automatically trump the rights of the non-autonomous entity inside of her. Always." I don't even need to present a logical argument to counter this statement. It should just be common sense. It should just be fact. What a sad, sad world we live in where some one could make such a selfish statement and be supported by thousands. 
For those who need an explanation, a mother is objectively called to sacrifice herself for the child in every way. It is the child's life before hers. Any mother would agree with me that they would rather sacrifice their own life over their child's. If some one is not ready to become a mother, they should not be having sexual intercourse. No one would give their child a gun if he was not ready to use it. (Gun rights reference intended.) 

The author ends her article with this quote. "And I would put the life of a mother over the life of a fetus every single time — even if I still need to acknowledge my conviction that the fetus is indeed a life. A life worth sacrificing." 
This is disgusting. This is the motto of the culture of death. This is what the culture of death is saying. No life is worth more than my own! No life is more important than mine! A child can die to make me happy, and I will decide whether the child lives or dies, stealing the choice from the child! I am pro-choice, after all. 

The bottom line is this: to say who lives and dies is a right given to God alone. Yes, there are occasions where man is called on to make this decision. But it is only with great discretion, and never decided with complete certainty. No man can say with absolute certainty whether or not a man deserves to die. A man cannot even decide whether or not he deserves to live his own life.
Yet sacrifice...sacrifice as mentioned by the above author...is a great and worthy act. There is a special place in Heaven for those who sacrifice their lives for a greater good. But to take a life for your own good...that is not sacrifice. That is the opposite of sacrifice. That is not martyrdom, that is to kill the martyr.
Ultimately, the only life worth sacrificing is your own. And that is a life worth sacrificing.