I think people should, in general, choose not to have abortions

[el_bryanto]

189. I apologize for having offended, that wasn't my intention

But lets dive right in,

I believe that human life is a combination of the soul and the body. The body eventually dies and then soul goes somewhere else. At some point the soul joins the body - maybe that happens at birth. Maybe it happens before birth. As a theological question it's very
difficult to answer. I don't know if there is an answer.

It's possible that the Divine only provides souls to those fetuses that are going to be born. In which case any fetus aborted never had a soul anyway. I don't know - but the counter argument is that since we don't know when a fetus becomes a person, aborting a fetus is problematic.

Let me pause here to reiterate - I oppose all restrictions on a woman's right to chose, as stated above. My personal theological concerns are all the more reason to suggest that the person most qualified to make that decision is the woman herself without any governmental interference.

I should say again I know that a lot of people feel that I'm arguing in bad faith, but I didn't intend to denigrate your position above - I just have seen where religious discussions in General Discussion end up, and it's not a place I'm eager to go. But I'd rather face that then show you and your argument a lack of respect.

Bryant