Over 50% of fertilized cells spontaneously abort. We don't know why. So, is is reasonable to believe that over 50% of the time something goes wrong and a human being dies or is it more reasonable to conclude a fertilized cell is not a human being?
Spontaneously abort? What??? In order to "abort" there has to be something for the fertilized cell to abort, that is common logic. You fail to say what is being aborted. Let's clarify, what is being aborted is the process of human life. Whether it is spontaneous or man made, doesn't change that scientific fact.
This is not about what is "reasonable to conclude" at all. This is about what science says, is the beginning of human life. You can simply not conclude it begins at any other point, other than conception. This is not left to reason, this is not up for debate. When the sperm cell fertilizes the egg, human life begins, that is a fact. Nothing has to be added, nothing else has to happen, human life starts at that point, and continues until it's termination.
If one chooses the first option, over 50% of human beings are dying on a regular basis, what do they suggest society do? If a woman is known to have suffered a number of miscarriages do we, as a society, allow her to continue participating in starting life only to have it die? That seems irresponsible, if not downright murderous.
Let me be perfectly clear about MY position. The issue of abortion can only be settled once all parties understand it is the process of ending human life. As long as one side refuses to accept science, and insists that human life doesn't begin at conception in spite of what we know to be the fact, then we can't have a rational and reasonable debate over when it is ethical and moral to terminate said human life. It is a pointless argument.
As a civilized society, we make determinations on the ending of human life all the time. I think it is imperative that a civilized society take this responsibility very seriously, and not marginalize what is being done. The willful taking of a human life should not be trivial and routine, as it is with abortion on demand.
We have ordained women with "the right of choice" in this matter, because it is involving their body. However, in death penalty cases, do we give consideration to the victims of the convicted? Nope, we give full and immediate consideration of the appeals by the convicted, we are concerned with his rights, because it is his life we are about to take. What concerns do we afford unborn human beings? In times of war, we follow protocols to try and minimize collateral damage, death to innocent people, the taking of innocent human life. We establish all kinds of human rights organizations and groups to watch for any violation of human rights, but what do we do for the unborn human beings?
The main problem with the issue of abortion, is a willing disconnect from science and fact, by those supporting abortion. Until you can come to terms with the facts, until you can accept that a human life begins at conception, and we are debating the willful termination of human life, we can't really have a rational discussion on the topic. Once we are all on the same page with regard to what abortion is, then we can debate when it is ethical and moral.