I am not a
fan of abortion and struggle to say I
support it. I detest things like "abortion parties" and other celebrations of it. But overall I am okay with it being available and enshrined within law.
Technically speaking life does begin at conception. Any biologist could tell you this because cells are dividing and are 'alive' and will eventually form a baby. I have heard it quoted that at a very early stage, having an abortion is just terminating a clump of cells and is similar to for example pulling a tooth. That seems reasonable enough to me and is why I wouldn't consider it murder. Once true viability comes into the question though (ie. you could whip this thing out and it'd survive, however unlikely), I become decidedly anti-abortion. Except of course in extreme circumstances like the mother's life being in danger. I think the current cutoff laws in most countries are fine and so I oppose ready access to third trimester abortion like some activists campaign for.
However, as an alive person who appreciates being here a lot as well as the astronomical odds involved (about 1 in 400 trillion apparently), I do think that there is a sadness that the chance of eventual life has been extinguished. On a cellular level, yes I guess it's accurate to nonchalantly say it's a "clump of cells" and "like pulling a tooth", even if it's technically accurate. But so much
potential for a person to experience the same as me in this world has now been lost. Then again, I suppose the same could be said about many other things like masturbation, contraception, or even poor life choices preventing a would-be parent finding a mate.
Overall i'd say my kindred spirit is Johnny Rotten on this issue:
That song was hated and loathed. It's not anti-abortion, it's not pro-abortion. It's: 'Think about it. Don't be callous about a human being, but don't be limited about a thing as 'morals' either. Because it's immoral to bring a kid in this world and not give a toss about it.
So that's my conflicted stance on the morality and biology I guess. In terms of the law, I see little point in outlawing it federally and "putting it to the states". If the objective of overturning Roe v Wade is just to decentralize the decision making back to people's state of residence, why not atomize the decision further and just leave it up to the individual? Except at that point, we're right back to where we already are.