News on unborn child

Albert Spiteri

Sep 17th 2011, 22:12

Mr. Cowie, forgive me for this second intrusion - You asked what I meant by pregnancy abortion. What I meant is that abortion is the action of stopping the continuance of pregnancy, ending prematurely a pregnancy. That is why I used the term "abort a pregnancy". That is why I described "unborn child" as a misnomer; because I do not agree that an embryo (before it develops into an 8th week fetus) is a life, because that would mean equating abortion with murder - and no modern civilized legal system on earth has ever (or will ever for that matter) even remotely, considered branding abortion as murder, simply because abortion arrests. Cuts short, a pregnancy, and not a life.

Albert Spiteri

Sep 17th 2011, 21:39

Mr. Cowie, as I wrote in my very first sentence, I, personally am 100% against abortion. If I was a woman and able to become pregnant I do believe I will not want to abort my pregnancy. But there are too many "ifs" in that. I also happen to respect enormously women's ability to decide for themselves on any issue, including whether to abort or not!! So, I will not impose my morals, principles (whatever) on other people. I will not even give advice to any woman on such matters. Whatever a pregnant woman decides, for me goes fine and I accept and respect that decision, because it is a matter that relates solely and totally to that pregnant woman.
Secondly Mr. Cowie, when I wrote about protection and assistance I was referring to the pregnant woman. The embryo, as I said, is an extension of the woman and as such receives whatever protection and assistance it needs directly and solely from the whole, i.e., the woman.
Of course I respect your views on the matter, but I cannot respect those so-called "pro-lifers" who wouldn't mind abortion when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. That in my opinion is pure and simple hypocrisy.

Gerry Cowie

Sep 17th 2011, 12:17

RamonCasha,

I am not sure whether this is a backhanded comment or another of your meaningless statements! I do think you have to be careful to differentiate between a religion and the right to life itself. Your sarcasm is lost on me!

Would you like to comment perhaps on your own views in regard to abortion, given that you are also alive today as your own parents chose life?

Gerry Cowie

Sep 16th 2011, 20:13

Albert, please don't fall into the trap of the pro-abortion, pro-choice movement people. Either you are against abortion or you are not. You cannot have it both ways! An embryo is human from the start and abortion prevents its development to full term as a human being with potential from the first moment of conception. It is precisely because of its vulnerability that it requires our protection. Of course it cannot survive on its own - and that applies right up to the occasion of the birth of the unborn child. This is not moralistic but upholding the basic human right of the unborn child. The basic and first right is the right to life itself so who are we to prevent that? A human foetus is not just a ball of cells just because that is what you feel it should be. This is what makes it so easy for the abortions you say your principles put you 100% against to occur. Though I am not sure what you mean by "pregnancy" abortion. How can you say on the one hand that you are against abortion and then say in the next breath that until 8 weeks that an unborn child is not a life? How confused I find your approach. Don't be afraid to say you are against abortion, with no ifs and buts!

Albert Spiteri

Sep 16th 2011, 11:58

My principles put me 100% against all forms of pregnancy abortion. My personal opinion is that pregnancies should be welcome right from the very start and the pregnant woman has a deep-rooted human right for protection and assistance till the day of fruition and after. But I do think that the term "unborn child" is a misnomer when applied to an embryo. On conception the fertilized egg immediately turns into an embryo and it so remains throughout various development stages till the 8th week of pregnancy. Throughout these 8 weeks this embryo is nothing more than a multi-cellular organism. It cannot survive on its own and is a physical extension of the woman's body. Like an ear, an arm or a leg. An embryo up till the 8th week remains nothing more than a potential life form - but not a life. After the 8th week the lifeless embryo becomes a fetus which is an unborn, developing mammal - but not yet a life.
So, whether to abort or not, is really a moralistic issue and as such it should be decided upon solely by the pregnant mother. If a pregnant woman, for reasons she considers valid, decides to abort and finds a doctor who will do it, there should be no legalistic obstacles stopping that pregnant mother. Moralistic should never be anywhere part of a legal system.