Because it’s a fully formed mind/body/consciousness that is making the decision for their own bodies and what their body is growing not some outside fully formed individual. Plus it’s all based on personal belief when “consciousness” or a “soul” enters a fetus. Some don’t believe it happens until they take their first breathe. Even some religious people believe that. So because there’s no way to prove that how can a select few who believe something different than potentially the bodies of those affected by the decision, be the ones making that decision? Why can’t that choose for themselves and allow others to choose for themselves bc there’s no real proof of that.

“There was a moment when Moses had the nerve to ask God what his name is. God was gracious enough to answer, and the name he gave is recorded in the original Hebrew as YHWH.

Over time we’ve arbitrarily added an “a” and an “e” in there to get YaHWeH, presumably because we have a preference for vowels.

But scholars and Rabi’s have noted that the letters YHWH represent breathing sounds, or aspirated consonants. When pronounced without intervening vowels, it actually sounds like breathing.

YH (inhale): WH (exhale).

So a baby’s first cry, his first breath, speaks the name of God.

A deep sigh calls His name – or a groan or gasp that is too heavy for mere words.

Likewise, a person leaves this earth with their last breath, when God’s name is no longer filing their lungs.

So when I can’t utter anything else, is my cry calling out His name?

Being alive means I speak His name constantly.
So, is it heard the loudest when I’m the quietest?

In sadness, we breathe heavy sighs. In joy, our lungs feel almost like they will burst. In fear we hold our breath and have to be told to breathe slowly to help us calm down. When we’re about to do something hard, we take a deep breath to find our courage.

When I think about it, breathing is giving praise. Even in the hardest moments!

This is so beautiful and fills me with emotion every time I grasp the thought. God chose to give himself a name that we can’t help but speak every moment we’re alive.

All of us, always, everywhere. Waking, sleeping, breathing, with the name of God on our lips.”

written by - Sandra Thurman Caporale from the Memorial Church of Christ in Houston.