[Angus]

Originally Posted by Niamhxo

But I suppose if these people are that anti-abortion they see it as not their opinion but rather preventing murder.

With modern technology it is now viable for even a 22 week foetus to survive, so I would say that to abort any later than this could be construed as murder. However, I believe the law does not recognise the foetus as a human being, so therefore no murder charge could be brought, so it is still a matter for an individual's conscience.

Personally, I believe that life begins with conception and that to abort a baby at any stage of gestation is morally wrong - BUT that is only my personal opinion which I would never presume to foist on anyone else.

As for the recent newspaper article suggesting we allow premature babies to die since any medical intervention is somehow interfering with nature, I am frankly gobsmacked. This is blatantly hypocrital since, according to this view, a conceived child would have the expectation of being born if nature were to take its course.

Should we then allow ALL people with serious illnesses or injuries to just die on the grounds that "nature should take its course" even though we have the medical technology to save such people? Seems the government have missed a trick if they want to cut NHS spending!