Societal issues, specifically ethical issues, can be very difficult to resolve and may mean an awful lot to certain groups of people. Although there are several of these societal, ethical debates transpiring around us, abortion tends to be one of the nastier controversial subjects. Taking a stance on this delicate issue can be fairly difficult depending on what type of person you are. Regardless of other people's position on the debate of abortion I have a very conservative view towards this act of "murder." I believe that abortion is defying the precious gift of human life regardless of the circumstances. Allan Beck conveys the exact same message when he emphasizes that "a baby is a magical creature - you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of your heart." (p. 5)
             John Chrysostom states in one of his famous pieces of literature, "Why then dost thou abuse the gift of God, and fight with his laws, and follow after what is a curse as if a blessing, and make the chamber of procreation a chamber of murder and arm the woman that was given for childbearing unto slaughter." (p. 1) This reiterates the notion that we are turning a blessing, for that is what children are supposed to be, into a curse. When adults, or even teens decide to proceed with "unprotected" sex, and as a result (accidentally) the female discovers to her dismay that she is carrying a child, it has become particularly convenient to undergo a legal abortion.
             Through carelessness, a human fetus is conceived, and shortly afterwards, its short life is abruptly and silently terminated. In contrary many would argue that a fetus is not an actual human being and does not possess a 'soul.' Gregory Koukl, who has his BA in Bible, his masters in Christian Apologetics, and in the process of gaining his MA in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Stand to Reason, an organization that defends ethical and religion ...