Don't babies have "individual" rights? Conservatism is about more than just those few things. There is a platform of the RNC that includes pro-life and pro-God planks. These basic things have an origin in how this country was founded which was upon the Judeo/Christian ideal.
I don’t like to see abortion after about the fourth month. I also don’t like to see cows slaughtered, but I doubt you’ll understand.
Why? If you don't care if a fetus is murdered before 16 weeks, what difference does a few more weeks make? It's the same child. By what yardstick do you "like" abortion prior to 20 weeks? Did you know that the youngest a premmie has been documented to survive was 21 weeks 6 days? Presuming the science of neonatology continues to develop, babies even younger may be able to survive outside of the mother's womb. Do you know about fetal development? Are you aware that there is a beating heart after just 21 DAYS? How about:
During the fourth month the baby's hair and teeth begin to form. The baby will be moving and active now and the mother may begin to feel baby's movement this month. The baby's digestive system is forming and the intestines are present. Meconium, the baby's first stool, is present in the intestines as well. By the end of this month it may be possible to determine baby's gender. The baby is approximately 5-6 inches long and weigh 5-8 ounces by the end of the month.
Month 5: The baby is developing a fine hair, called lanugo, which covers the body. Likewise, her eyelashes and eyebrows are developing. Her fingerprints and footprints are now developed. She begins to suck and swallow and may even be found sucking her thumb. Vernix, a white lanolin-like covering, appears on baby to protect her skin. Her ears are developed as well and she may be able to hear you now. The baby is approximately 7-8 inches long and weighs 3/4-1 pound by the end of this month. (http://www.justmommies.com/articles/fetal_development.shtml)
And, no, I wouldn't like to see cows slaughtered but I do enjoy a good steak. Are baby humans and cows the same to you?
I don’t like anything to suffer that can feel it. But no, babies don’t have individual rights. They don’t have the right to carry a gun, have free speech, privacy, religion, nothing. And the country being founded on the Judeo/Christian ideal is simply because most people were religious back then. You can keep the rules that work well and abandon those who don’t (which is exactly what Christianity does with the old rules for the Jews, right?)