The abortion issue is very difficult to negotiate. If one is convinced that there is a life anytime before actual birth, one can make the valid assumption that abortion is murder and that there shoud be a law against abortion.
The problem is that there are different beliefs about when life begins , and also many believe that there are acceptable conditions for taking a life. (ie. execution for premeditated murder of two or more people for example or sacrificing the life of a mother to save the child at birth.)
If one were to approach this issue from the concept of Freedon, one might see abortion in a different light. Freedom means no restrictions unless you interfere with the freedom of another. Consequently, a law to restrict abortion before birth will restrict the rights of those that believe life doesn't begin until birth. Failure to pass a law to prevent abortion does not interfere with the freedom of either group, (those believing that life starts before birth and those believing that life starts at birth). Both groups would be free to have an abortion or not to have an abortion. Failure to pass a law to make abortion illegal preserves the freedom of both groups.
While the right of a woman to choose may not please everyone, it may be a fair solution in which the freedom of all parties is not restricted by law.
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