Is a fetus a person? It is a question that has been hotly debated for years due to abortion. This action has now been legal in the United States for 40 years as of January 22, 2013. This latest case in Denver doesn't have to do with abortion, but it does add further fuel to the argument. On New Year's Day 2006, Lori Stodghill charged into St. Thomas More Hospital in Canon City, Denver. She was throwing up and gasping for air. Suddenly, she had a heart attack right there in the lobby and died at the age of 31 along with the 28 week old twins she was carrying.
Jermy Stoghill, Lori's husband, then sued the hospital for not doing everything that was possible to save their lives. This case continued on for two years. Then, the defense, which included the Catholic hospital, made a surprising argument. They said that a fetus is not a person until it is alive. The court agreed with this point and Stodghill lost the case, but it got even worse for him. He got fined 118,000 dollars by the defendants due to legal fees. They also attempted to take his salary. Stodgill didn't give up ,even when the defendants said they would drop the charges if he did. Instead, he has asked the Colorado Supreme Court to hear the case and he also wants to hear from the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church in response to this has said that it will review the Catholic Health Initiatives to check if they are still following the Church's teachings.
Read the full story here: :http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/26/us/colorado-fetus-lawsuit/index.html?hpt=us_c1
It is unfathomable for me to believe that a fetus is not a person. I believe that we are all here for God's purpose, even the unborn. We are naive to the fact that we are taking away natural rights from those who are not born yet because we think that our own rights are more important. The reason that abortion is around is due to the fact that most people still believe that the fetus is not a human being. The fetus is, in my opinion, a human being that is not fully developed. Why does the populace allow the killing of innocent lives just to give this unnecessary right to women? Why do they kill this unborn child when they get pregnant? They shouldn't be surprised that is the purpose of sexual intercourse, another thing that our fractured society has told us is okay to do all the time. Ponder on this. We were all fetuses once. We didn't have a voice and it was believed that we weren't really a person until our birth. So technically, that means that it would have been okay if our mothers went to an abortion clinic to kill us. Imagine a world without you. The belief that fetuses are not human will lead us to lose the value of life, a wonderful gift that God has given us.
Do you think that the belief that a fetus is not a human is right? Furthermore, do you think that abortion should continue? Why do think your anwser is correct?
When I become a married man, I would not allow an abortion because I will make sure that my family is prepared for children. The only way I will be having children is if I positevely know I can sustain them and give them the best I can ever give. But, if the life of my wife is in danger, the decision will ultimately be a woman's decision. The problem I have with these Pro-Life movements is that men in positions of power in the law can make decisions on these things when it directly affects the life of a fetus and its mother. I guess I hold a double-standard on this as where I will not allow an abortion to a possibility, but at the same time, I believe that it is a woman's choice to have an abortion because men will never have to experience this situation.
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