You are a human, you have emotions and you have empathy unless you have supressed it. Supressing empathy is not a good idea. The best recent example of supressed empathy is the local snipers.
The fact we do know, is that at the first mitosis, there is a uniquely identifiable human organism like no other before it or following it.
THIRTY HOURS
When the first duplication or "mitosis" is complete, the result is a human being with a two-celled body -- which will double rapidly to become 4, 8, 16, 32 cells and so on in the weeks that lay ahead. Every resulting cell contains a complete set of the original 46 chromosomes from the sperm and ovum.
WEEK 6
The human embryo is about half an inch long and has a four-chambered heart. Electrical activity begins in the developing brain and nervous system. The fingers begin to develop and the human embryo has nostrils. Five fingers can be discerned in the hand. The eyes darken as pigment is produced. The liver is now taking over the production of blood cells, and the brain begins to control movement of muscles and organs. The mother is about to miss her second period and has probably confirmed that she is pregnant.
To me these are as different as night and day. The first is worthy of respect but not legal protection. The second has recognizable human features and rudimentary brain activity and is worthy of some legal protection. How much legal protection should depend on the circumstances (victims of rape or incest and pregnant should have priority over a fetus at this stage. Also early abortions should have penalties appropriate to a mistake in moral judgement or lack of knowledge, and should not be treated as a black and white moral issue such as murder.
You are more analagous to those "snipers," you advocate ritual mass murder out of some ethereal "empathy." If this is what your religion is about, why not say so?
Next, you'll try to tell us in your progession of fallacies we should all bow down to your altar of pagan idols.
Not me, I'm an atheist, I am a political constituency of the party in power and I VOTED PRO-LIFE. I will not bend my knee to your false gods or your ad hominem arguments.
This folks, is the Religious Left I speak of, pay attention...