I believe that either due to god or evolution, the female was given the immense power and responsibility of creating life. And in addition to the creation, more often than not, she is also the primary caretaker of the child as it grows. Thus to the fetus , the mother is basically a god.
Thus, as the creator and sustainer of a baby's life, it is also her prerogative to end a baby's life if she decides that it is not in her interests to continue creating the baby.
And to clear up probably the first big question: No, I do not think human life is intrinsically precious. At least it is not more precious that an ant's life. If it was, we would be treating sperm and female eggs as gold and diamonds, extracting them daily and storing them safely in chilled medical refrigerators. But of course we don't.
You can't argue that one thing precious(life), but then say the components that make up that thing are not so precious(sperm and eggs). That's like saying two baskets of 1/2 pound gold are nearly worthless but when the two baskets are combined together, the gold is suddenly worth $1212. This is especially tre when the process of combining the components is effortless and not a result of luck or skill.
If a life is incredibly valuable, then so is one sperm and one egg.
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Submitted October 08, 2014 at 07:29AM by aiccia http://ift.tt/1y3WYxj changemyview
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