Why I am Pro-Life
From a religious and moral perspective, abortion is wrong. Abortion defies moral
and ethical values that all Christians hold. For Christians, abortion interferes with the
plan that God intended for the person who is being aborted. There are also manecular
arguments that substantiate abortion as wrong.
Beginning with the religious stance, Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I
have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to
give you hope and a future.” This Bible verse states that God has plans set for each and
every one of us. Receiving Abortion breaks the plan that God set forth for the aborted
person. Another Bible verse, Jeremiah 1:5 states, “Before I formed you in the womb I
knew you.” This Bible verse shows that God knew each and every one of us before
birth. It indicates that we exist as human life before we are physically born. In addition to
religious views on abortion, there are also secular arguments that uphold pro-life
arguments.
A zygote is the first stage of the human embryo afier a sperm penetrates an egg.
This zygote contains human DNA and meets the four criteria for biological life, which
are metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction. The zygote is a form of
human life. By committing abortion, one is killing the life of an innocent human. This is
not only morally wrong but is also illegal, due to the fact that murder is against the law in
the United States and in all well-developed counties. This also ties in to religious
position against abortions because Exodus 20:13 states, “You shall not murder.”
In summary, there is evidence from both religious and secular viewpoints that
abortion is wrong and should be immediately stopped. Religious writings teach that God
knew us before we were born, thus suggesting that abortion interferes with the plans
that God has for us. Secular evidence supports the position that life exists before birth
and that committing abortion is equivalent to taking a life. Taken together, the evidence
demonstrates why abortion is wrong and pro-life efforts should be upheld.