Life is Sacred

We in the USA are frequently deluged with so called "pro life" and "right to choose" slogans and political position ads that proclaim one position or the other as the only correct and morally acceptable position.

What do these proclamations really mean? "Pro life" is defined to mean that any human abortion is morally wrong because such a practice destroys life. "Pro choice" means that one can chose to destroy a potential life or not, and morality is totally ignored.

Both positions are morally bankrupt because nether side is consistent and both slip into selective amnesia when applying their positions regarding abortion to the sacredness of life in general.

Why is it acceptable to espouse pro life beliefs and yet approve of war? How can one accept the killing of innocent children as "collateral damage" and hold firm to "pro life" beliefs? How can one be morally morally right regarding the sacredness of new born life while accepting the killing of innocent young children by bombs and bullets?

How can those who support the "pro choice" stance deplore war and the killing of innocent men, women, and children who are victims of war?

Are not both positions morally bankrupt?

If life is sacred, and I believe that it is, how can humans arbitrarily decide when life is or isn't sacred?

How can one say that a fetus must be allowed life, but when born can be neglected and allowed to suffer from disease and poverty and the ravages of war?

How can one destroy a potential life and decry the loss of life in war?

Either life is sacred or it is not. Either one's life is as sacred at eighteen years of age as it is at birth, or it is not sacred at all.

Politicizing the sacredness of life represents the epitome of hypocrisy. Both "Pro Choice" and "Pro Life" stances are equally destructive positions. The sacredness of life does not terminate at birth, nor does it when a stray bomb penetrates the walls of a bunker or innocent child's home.

We are the custodians of each other's lives and must adhere to the Human Way. All life must be considered sacred and we must govern our behavior accordingly. All arbitrary destruction of life, either by abortion , war, poverty, disease, or wanton disregard of others is morally wrong. We must adopt a unified stance that becomes the basis of all human endeavor, and codes of law and governance. These must be based upon the sacredness of each and every life from birth to natural death.