After seeing the recent changes in our county from the results of last fall's Presidential election to Notre Dame's unintentional endorsement of President's abortion policy. I think it is time the anti-abortion to change it's strategy.

First, we now live in a post Christan society. The number of individuals that believe and attempt to follow the teachings of the Christian faith as given to us by Jesus Christ and handed down by the Apostles is getting smaller. The use of theological arguments is becoming largely ineffective in the public arena. The defense of the pre-born must continue but I believe the use of secular arguments may be found to be more effective in the public square.

Second, the argument must be directed to human rights. The pro-abortion movement has done a good job of directing the argument to a woman's health choice which completely escapes to having to deal with the issue the pre-born having basic human rights. The question needs to be are the pre-born entitled to basic human rights.  We can all agree we should have the right to make decisions to about our health care. But if you need a kidney transplant you are not allowed to take someone's kidney without their consent, assuming a live donor, because taking a kidney without consent violates the donor's human rights.  The same argument fits for abortion.  A woman should not be allowed to have abortion on demand because it violates the pre-born's basic human rights.

Basic biology can be used  to show that the pre-born is a fully human.  The preborn starts as a single cell with a full set of human DNA.  What makes this human cell different from other human cells is that it has the ability to and will continue to develop as unique individual  that will be born, grow, marry, and have children.  There is no biology that  does not support life begins at conception.  So lets use that fact.

The questions now become:  Why does US law deny basic human rights to a group of people?  Why do you support such a law?  If you don't think the pre-born are fully human, what in the biology supports that?

This puts the pro-abortion movement on the defensive,  makes them  argue against science and human rights.  The abortion issue needs to be a human rights issue.  This forces the abortion debate on a universal platform rather then a religious platform.  By shifting the diccusion to the human rights of the pre-born, it shows the true colors of the abortion movement, the issue is not about a woman's health it is about denying rights to a class of individuals.