Originally Posted by RuhiWarrior19

I am against abortion in all cases except those where it endangers the life of the mother, in which case I consider it the mother's choice. I understand that this may sound callous when cases of rape and incest are involved, and may seem like I do not respect the woman's right to control her body. I have taken a lot of heat for this opinion from my fellow liberals, but I cannot dissuade myself of the belief that the soul begins at conception.

Normally I am against mixing religion with government, and I understand that 'soul' is not an idea that can play into law. However, if I consider abortion murder, I don't feel like I have any choice but to vote and speak out against abortion, even though it means forcing my beliefs on others. While the issue I odd, since there is not objective way to define when human life begins, I feel so strongly that a foetus is a human life and must be protected by the government. This overrides any rights the mother has to control her body, any discomfort she feels emotionally or physically, and any emotional scarring from rape of incest. It is regretablle and disagrees with my other principles, but if I believe abortion is murder I don't really have the choice to feel otherwise about it.

For me it happens to be a government and religious issue, and is the only issue on which the two mix much at all.