I’m having a hard time ferreting out what Romney’s stand on abortion is. He seems to be personally against abortion, but he also respects the individual’s right to choose. In other words, his position reflects the entire nature of the abortion debate. I know that Catholics believe life begins at conception, and therefore abortion at any stage is murder. I happen to believe that as well, having been raised Catholic. But we have to distinguish belief from provable fact. However eloquently one may argue one way or another, there is no way to prove at what point the soul enters the body. And until such proof exists, do we really have a right to impose our beliefs on those whose beliefs are somewhat different? This debate has raged for millenia. The fact that we haven’t resolved this issue should tell us something: It can’t be resolved—at least not with our current level of knowledge. The best we can hope for is to push for more education, more awareness and more opportunities to foster respect for life.
Seems like your argument is best resolved by erring on the side of life ...not death.
Also, I disagree that this debate has raged for millenia. It is actually a very recent debate, probably less than 100 years old. Much of it had it's beginnings with Margaret Sanger (1879-1966).