When does life begin?

Did you know that you can still legally have an abortion at 24 weeks??? Well take a look at the picture on the left,this is what a 24 week old fetus looks like.

A question which has been asked over and over again, when does life begin?

Would you say a baby only has rights once its gone to term and then been physically born?

Or would you say that life begins at conception, right at the point the sperm meets the egg?.

It's a tricky one, and I'm sure I dont have the answers however I wish to share some thoughts on the subject with you.

My youngest son was born at 30 weeks , 10 weeks earlier than he should have been. thats only 6 weeks after the legal abortion age. He was very small but still perfectly formed and full of life.

My collegue at work had twins born at 26 weeks (just 2 weeks past the abortion age limit) and with a lot of special care they survived and are now strapping 3 year olds.

Surely a baby must have rights before its born, for these prem babies are as alive inside the womb as they are outside of it , thats just geography.

I find it amazing that fetus's born at the abortion age limit are actually viable,yet some during these late abortions are delivered alive and then left to die.

I also find it amazing that as early as 12 weeks (see pic top right)a fetus is fully formed ( thats earlier than many women realise they are pregnant)

My attitude when I was younger was always one of " I'ts the womans choice, its her body" not even considering any rights which the child may have.

2 children down the line and almost 3 months into my third pregnancy and I have to say its a whole different kettle of fish.

I had to go for an early scan at 6 weeks , you couldn't see much, just a sac and a heartbeat rythmically flickering in the middle of the screen. It was then that it struck me, this little thing inside me desperately wanted a chance at life. I'd created a human being, I had given life.(well with a little help from my partner)

Who are we as a race to be making descions affecting life and death issues?

An abortion isnt family planning, it isnt birth control . Its the wilfull ending of a life.

Now I dont know about a higher being or indeed where we go to after this life but surely something created us ? and only that who created us , who created all this which we survey should have the call over who lives and who dies??

Take a look at the picture then think about the question, When does life begin?