If you are pro-life, what is your religious affiliation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, I attend (rather infrequently) my neighborhood parish which is super conservative and soul crushingly boring. I can't name it because I'd out myself. I occasionally go back to my parents' parish.

I have yet to find a local parish run by priests who are more committed to social justice and inspiring people to do good as opposed to all the ones who insist upon spewing anti everything rhetoric.

Tell me it's Saint Hugh's and I'll agree with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did not say I would ban anything but I think young women are brainwashed into thinking that life does not begin at conception. It has nothing to do with a soul or religion, it is a biological fact. I was prochoice, raised by a baby boomer generation that preached if you were pro life you were a religious zealot and anti- woman. (which I was neither) Just taking a few biology and anatomy classes I realized that it either is or isn't a baby growing from the beginning. Having my own first sonogram at 6 weeks convinced me further. I know there are terrible circumstances where a mother has to choose between her life or the babies or women are raped and they may feel suicidal if they were forced to have the baby. But many women believe that it is nothing to have an abortion and it is just sad. Women say," well it is my body". But unfortunately for the baby you are the only one that can choose to protect it.

Is every living cell in my body a "baby?" What valuations or measures are you using to define "life" and/or "baby?"

I'm not the poster you are responding to, but would be curious to know what valuations or measure you use?

[Anonymous]

A baby is a breathing miniature human. Anything before that is a fetus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A baby is a breathing miniature human. Anything before that is a fetus.

Of course, at a certain point, a fetus CAN be delivered and breathe but is never given the chance by some mothers. Consider the many babies that are born prematurely and make it. I'm sure there are quite a few moms on this forum who are grateful for all that was done for a baby of less than 3 lbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did not say I would ban anything but I think young women are brainwashed into thinking that life does not begin at conception. It has nothing to do with a soul or religion, it is a biological fact. I was prochoice, raised by a baby boomer generation that preached if you were pro life you were a religious zealot and anti- woman. (which I was neither) Just taking a few biology and anatomy classes I realized that it either is or isn't a baby growing from the beginning. Having my own first sonogram at 6 weeks convinced me further. I know there are terrible circumstances where a mother has to choose between her life or the babies or women are raped and they may feel suicidal if they were forced to have the baby. But many women believe that it is nothing to have an abortion and it is just sad. Women say," well it is my body". But unfortunately for the baby you are the only one that can choose to protect it.

Beautifully stated. Thank you!