Originally posted by NUKE
Just what do you think laws are based on? Laws are based on what is and what is not socially accepted behavior, which is governed by people's moralities.
Why is it againt the law to walk down the street naked? Why is any law a law?
Bingo. Exactamundo. Preeeee-cisely. Nail on the head. You get the idea.
Secular morality is transient and based on nothing more tangible than whim. In our society you have a better chance of going to prison if you kill an animal than if you kill a human.
Secular laws are law because people generally agree they are a good idea- that is, a majority of people agree it's a good idea. Majority rules. Over time, these laws change as people's views change. It's inevitable.
Nuke has you nailed, texace. People agree it's a bad idea to have people steal your stuff. People agree it's a bad idea to speed through a school zone. People agree (supposedly) it's a bad idea to allow smoking in a privately owned bar. In every case, morality is being shoved down SOMEONE'S throat.
But... all you have to do is reconcile how a fetus of so many weeks is a baby in one case and a fetus in another in a way that doesn't make anyone sound like a cold-blooded baby killer and you'd probably win over the anti-abortion crowd. This of course assumes the baby/fetus is healthy and the choice is made on the coin toss called "woman's right to choose". No medical emergencies allowed, because no reasonable anti-abortion advocate would argue that point.
