My wife and I have struggled for years with infertility, we have gone through multiple miscarriages and failed IVF attempts. By the grace of God, we have been blessed with one beautiful child. But we continue to pray for a larger family. 

For me, the very idea that a healthy mother would choose to abort a healthy developing child in her womb, is heartbreaking. For me the thought that someone would abort a healthy baby that had already developed a face and hands, brings me to the brink of rage. That someone could be so close to receiving that blessing, and throw it away, it’s cliche to say it, but it’s truly tragic. If you think you can’t handle it, please put your child up for adoption.

Also I am a Christian. I believe that human life is somehow unique and special among the animals. I cannot explain it, but I believe every living human has a soul that has been placed within them by God. And I believe that it is this soul that somehow makes human life unique and special.

I believe that God puts a soul in every human, but I don't know when that happens. I may be in a minority among my Christian brothers, but I am not convinced that the moment a sperm enters an egg and forms a human embryo is the moment that God has chosen to place souls within humans. Having wrestled with infertility, over the years I've learned a little about the mechanisms of pregnancy. Even in natural pregnancy, 30% to 50% of fertilized eggs do not successfully implant in the uterus. Of those that do implant another 20-30% result in a "biochemical pregnancy" and fail to develop further. After the first six weeks the odds of a successful pregnancy increase dramatically, but there are still many natural reasons a pregnancy can fail even after 6 weeks. Taken all together, it's likely less than 30% of fertilized eggs lead to the birth of living babies. 

If God is in the business of placing souls in embryos the moment they are fertilized, then when we die and receive our heavenly bodies, the vast majority of the people we meet in heaven will have never lived a day on earth. I believe in an all powerful God, whose ways are beyond my understanding. Maybe God is choosing to fill heaven (or hell or purgatory) with the souls of unborn embryos. But the Bible doesn't say this. It's not logically inconsistent for a Christian to believe that souls enter the embryo along side the sperm.  But it is a conjecture, based on that person's interpretation, experiences and assumptions. From my perspective, when I read the Bible it seems clear to me that God actually knew me before I was conceived. Somehow God knew me before my Father's sperm entered my mother's egg. 

Talk about not wanting the government invading my wife's privacy to track whether she is pregnant

Talk about the tough situation where a mother's life is at risk

Because we can't know for certain, we as Christians need to dialog with society we are part of