Abortion at any stage of development is always the premeditated murder of an innocent human being. Let me explain.

I am over 70 years of age and I am considered a senior citizen. Prior to my present stage of life I could have been called an adult, or perhaps teenager, child, toddler or newborn. All of these terms refer to a human being at various stages life after birth.

Prior to birth, the development of life includes terms such as first, second or third trimester embryo and fetus. All of these terms are used to relate to a stage of development of a human being.

Today, a pregnant woman will often have as part of her prenatal care an ultrasound test. During this test, you can see the heart beat, shapes such as hands, head, arms, etc. At times, even the gender can be determined, and the doctor may say, I think it is a boy or a girl.

The doctor never says, ”oh, you are having a rabbit, or a koala bear.” At all times the doctor is referring to a human being.

Nothing magic happens at the moment of birth that creates a human being. That process is started at the moment of conception.

Ask yourself this question. If I can be OK with the evil act of taking the life of an innocent human being in what should be the safest place on earth, the mother’s womb, what evil will I say no to?

James Kester

La Pine