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I do support emergency abortions and such, but this idea of "whoops time to kill it" does not sit well.
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how about in cases of incest? and, if yes, how does that differ with an individual using birth control to erase an accident?
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Right, I do not get too specific. I logically know that it is human life. By killing it I am denying it the right to life.
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i happen to see value in the details. i would argue that the zygote is a cluster of cells that has the potential to grow into human life - and i see abortion as an immoral act only if you wait and let it continue to develop (hence why i'm opposed to partial-birth or any mid/late-term abortion).
the other issue is whether the woman has dominion over her own body. the fetus is not an entity unto itself. it is, for all intensive purposes, a parasite of sorts that depends on its host for survival.
this may be off-topic, but.. while people like to frame the debate about abortion purely around its morality or lack thereof, the reality of it is that utilitarian arguments concerning abortion are equally valid. i repeat, they are just as valid as the moral arguments. the issue imo, is one of choice, where the woman has the right to own her own body and choose between her morals and utilitarian concerns. that is the essence of freedom imo, both spiritual and legal.