Abortion

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hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. (vv. 13-16)
Here David speaks of God's relationship with him while he was growing and developing before birth. "David is not just a piece of protoplasm that becomes him: David is already being cared for by God while in the womb" (Anderson)
Another biblical argument against can be found in the Old Testament, specifically Exodus 21:22-25.
If men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman's husband demands and the court allows. But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
What these verses are saying according to Anderson is ...

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could define death, then the beginning of a heartbeat can define life."(Levin) The heart is formed by the 18th day in the womb. Therefore, abortion is committing murder because it is an act of ending a heartbeat.
Some people honestly believe that it is better to abort a handicapped child than to let him experience the difficult life ahead. On the contrary, I think they are being ridiculous. Why would they even assume that a handicapped person would enjoy life less than a regular person. People with disability enjoy their life just like people with out it. Therefore, their lives are as valuable and precious like anybody elses. "Often parents abort children with defects ...

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