I speak of abortion: Considering that pregnancy is the creation of life, is there irony to the words in the Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"?
Created equal, does it say? I fear that to many, the creation of the human means nothing. Not only is the embryo not created equal, in their eyes, but he (or she) should not have been created at all. Or, at least, if he has been created, he should be done away with.
And, what of their creator? I speak not of God, in this case, but of their parents, for they also can be considered creators. The Declaration says the creator endows the created with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Those parents who abort their unborn, however, refuse to grant any such rights, and suggests the unborn do not even have claim to such privileges.
I say we should give all men their rights. To those who say they have no such right, I say they discriminate. Discrimination on the basis of birth status remains discrimination just the same.
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