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Then we don't have to listen to you try to lead people astray, and after all, my legal position on abortion is not based on religion. I don't try to have the state regulate purely religious matters; for example, I would oppose any legislation requiring you to attend church on Sunday. That is a religious issue, and it would be improper for the state to regulate such behavior. But homicide is a type of behavior which is properly regulated by the state.

Science demonstrates that a new human has been created, one with a unique set of DNA. So, abortion ends the life of a human being. That is not a question or an opinion or a religious viewpoint. We know this to be true, objectively.

Now, two basic premises of our laws as a civilized society. Let me know if you disagree with one or both:
- The law should not strip individual humans of their individual human rights.
- The law should not transfer harm from one individual to an innocent individual. If harm can be transferred, it can only be transferred to a guilty individual. Otherwise, it must remain with the first victim, to avoid creating additional victims.

Homicide is properly regulated by the State. Science shows us that abortion is just one type of homicide. Any moral legal system should prevent society from killing innocent people as an intended goal. Just like first degree murder is not left to individual beliefs (because the state wants to stop innocent people from being killed), the same is true for abortion (assuming the state wants to stop innocent people from being killed).