Despite our inability to agree on when life begins, wouldn't a moral society err to the side of protecting life from the earliest possible moment that it exists?
Yes, but we have to come to some sort of an agreement as to the moment life begins. I am inclined to believe that it starts when consciousness begins, evidence of self awareness and the ability to respond to external stimuli or pain. Historically this is in line with the idea of the "quickening" that our ancestor believed in, a belief that was written into English common law.
If a pregnant woman is murdered why do our courts often charge the defendant with two homicides? Are the courts not effectively saying a life was ended?
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
