Dear Seretb of Illinois:

How can you banish from an otherwise logical mind the fact that you too were once a "nonsentient fetus"? You were unknown and more helpless at that time than at any other time in your life. How does that give any person the right to deprive you of your right to live? Had your mother exercise this "right", you would not be typing emails naming other people "dolts".

Drawing the line at becoming sentient is moot, because no one knows when that happens. You no doubt remember no part of your life as a fetus. But how much of your life do you remember before your first birthday? All that this means is, no one knows when sentience starts, and that neither you nor your parents would know if you would have suffered pain on being aborted. Would this uncertainty have justifued their having a right to kill you?

The worth and dignity of each human person must be viewed from the whole time of existence, starting with conception and ending at death. The right to live cannot be based on only the particular state of a person at a particular point in time.

It is spiritually challenging these days to live on and to witness the spectacle of human beings daring to define which other human beings have a right to live and which do not.

Dan in Calgary

Well, at least one of the GOP candidates gets it. Good thing, too. God knows what the consequences would be if abortion was outlawed.

Anyone who equates the killing of a nonsentient fetus to the murder of a fellow person is a complete dolt.

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Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

Lightning striking twice during Giulani's pro-abortion comments could be a coincidence, but it could also be a miracle of God. Miracles of God did not end with the Age of the Apostles.

Wake up America, Thirty-four years is a lot of patience, even for God. We are no better than the countries, who practice human sacrifice.

There were a few other Republican contenders in the debate as well...including Huckabee, Browback and Thompson (Tommy, not Fred). Why are these candidates invisible to most of the news media?

Just as Paul once heard when light from heaven flashed around him preceeding his conversion..."Saul, Saul...." So should Rudy be conscience of this and hear in his heart.."Rudy, Rudy...Who do you persecute Me?"

Heads up, Giuliani

This reminds me of the old joke--the good news is that the second coming is at hand, the bad news is-He's furious.

All the ingredients of a fabulous joke, and it ain't at all funny.

LOL big round of applause for our Eternal Father in Heaven.. Good one God..

I'm afraid he won't change his mind. And, worst of all, he may perfectly understand that abortion is evil but won't admit it because of political considerations.

What is truly frightening is Mr. Giuliani's position on abortion.

Let's just hope he gets the message and changes his mind.