Causing pain is wrong
• it is wrong to cause pain and suffering
• a foetus is sufficiently developed to feel pain by 18 weeks
• therefore it is wrong to carry out an abortion after 18 weeks of pregnancy
Increasing tolerance of killing is wrong
• allowing abortion is legalising killing
• legalising killing reduces people's respect for life
• reducing society's respect for life is a bad thing - it may lead to euthanasia, genocide and increased murder rates