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... because sometimes, despite the rightness of the intentions, morality has to be left out of the game. Morality doesn’t bind everyone together. The only thing that does that is humanness and the logic of protecting ourselves;

I think this is what caused me to miss your point. Frankly, the above strikes me as both illogical and humanistic/anti-God, even if unintended.

This column was my take on those people who seem to consider morality as the only argument to be pro-life.

Really? I have never met such people. I've found that folks who believe abortion is immoral are also quite understanding of its negative consequences, e.g. increased risk of breast cancer and risk of complications later in life with other pregnancies as you mentioned in your article, not to mention the physical/emotional/psychological trauma resulting from the procedure itself.

I happen to believe that approaching someone who is not a Christian with a Christian argument for being pro-life is not the most productive or persuasive way to do things.

Maybe not. But who is to say? And I suppose it depends on how one presents his "Christian argument." Mine would be: Fundamentally, I believe abortion is wrong; not only does it take the life of an innocent but it profoundly hurts the mother as well.

Have you seen the latest Gallup poll on the issue? 53% of those surveyed believe abortion is "morally wrong" (up from 45% two years ago).

Basically, I think people know abortion is wrong because they just *know* it, kind of like how they know lying or hurting others is wrong. No one is unaffected by the inherent "moral law" of this world, which I like to think has been set in place by our Creator.

I can't think of a bad reason to not have an abortion. So by all means, attempt to persuade others to the pro-life side as you see fit. But at the same time, be prepared to answer the person who asks, "Why is abortion wrong?"