One of the most deceptive things abortionists ever did was name themselves "pro-choice". This illogical moniker is effective simply because it is loaded with natural assumptions, implications, and appeal to our flesh. It fools the uninformed, suggesting that pro-lifers do not believe in bodily autonomy. We just want to "control women", as the narrative goes. Eventually, you get to the point where abortionists start talking about "forced birth", and it becomes blatant that they're off their rocker.
But not every abortionist is quite that far gone. To them, the term "pro-choice" is appealing because we live in a sexually immoral culture that views all things through a lens of "freedom". Gone are the days of decency when it was just expected that sex should be reserved for marriage. Now, sex is considered a right, and it should never come with responsibilities. There are few rules, if any beyond consent. You can do whatever you want with your body. Casual sex with strangers, homosexual encounters, watch porn, make porn, sleep with your boyfriends or girlfriends, and you can interpret the plural there however you like. If you're an adult, anything goes.
And to an extent, a Christian may agree. There are some Christians who will disagree with me here (and that's fine), but Christ Himself said "my Kingdom is not of this world" (John 18:36). Thus, I do not believe we should compel the wicked to live as the righteous. And of course, there are many within the Church who would be equally hit by such strong laws. With that in mind, I do not believe there even could be a Theocracy until Christ returns. I therefore believe our society should leave room for people to make immoral choices.
The main difference here is that some sins are greater than others. Watching porn is not as evil as producing it. Consensual sex between informed and sober adults is not as evil as between an adult and a teenager. A one night stand is not as evil as a rape. And ultimately, if the baby making process is going to happen without the full intention of creating a baby, there are no options as evil as killing a child that results.
To be clear, there are options. You may choose to abstain from sex entirely, ideally until you are married. This is the most moral option, and it's easy to take (and no, rape is not an excuse, though it is an exception). The second option is contraception. I obviously believe you should pay for it yourself, no one else is obligated to provide for your promiscuity, but if you're going to do the deed, you may as well "protect" yourself. The third option is adoption. This is already recognised as a supremely good act, so why would we deny the thousands of willing parents? And of course, the fourth option is to take responsibility and care for your own children, whether you planned to create them or not.
These are four totally valid options. But there is something inherently distinct about abortion. See, the opposite of life is not "choice". Nor is the opposite of choice "life". Pro-lifers have varying degrees of tolerance for the choices listed above. Personally, I'd leave all of them open for sake of preventing mass murder. The simple reason for this is that every successful abortion, without fail, ends a precious human life.
Abortion cannot happen unless another bad choice has been made. Therefore, you don't get to distinguish between "choice" and "life". That's dishonest. What's really happening is a bad choice has lead to the creation of a living human being, with no less value, and no fewer rights, than the woman in whom they are growing.
Consider this simple fact: There are almost no arguments abortionists use for abortion that cannot be equally used for children outside the womb. "There are enough children in orphanages". So let's kill all of them? "It would be disabled." I know a fair few disabled people who would fight as valiantly for their own lives as for their unborn counterparts. "It'll remind the mother of their rape." I've literally seen abortionists gang up on a young girl conceived by rape just because she spoke up for her own right to live. One of them even had the audacity to complain that I was offending her by saying that's not right.
The list could continue. And unfortunately, we are approaching the stage in our culture where it won't make a difference. Abortion up until and including birth is gradually becoming tolerable, which means in a few decades (if that), it may well become celebrated. But murder should never be a choice. In fact, by definition, the victim has no choice. Murder is a black spot on humanity, so dastardly that even before the law was given to Moses, God commanded "“Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man." (Genesis 9:6).
With that in mind, the only concession I will ever grant abortionists is this: I will accept the term "pro-abortion" over the vastly more accurate "pro-death". But I could as easily say I'm pro-capital punishment, rather than call myself pro-death. The difference? I'm only in favor of killing those whose intentional actions have merited their permanent removal from the Earth. Margaret Sanger would have been an excellent candidate.
But ultimately, we all are. As Scripture says, "...the wages of sin is death..." (Romans 6:23), and "...all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," (Romans 3:23). So where does that leave us? It leaves us all in God's crosshair. Every single one of us is in a constant state of rebellion against our Creator, earning for ourselves His eternal wrath with the unholy things we do, say, and even think. The choices we make may well be legal, but that doesn't make them moral, and no one can change His laws. Nor can we claim to have obeyed them.
But there is hope. One man lived a perfect life. From the day He was born to the blessed virgin, right up until today, Jesus never sinned. Nevertheless, He was tried as a sinner, found guilty as a sinner, and put to death as a sinner. Scripture tells us "For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." (2 Corinthians 5:21). When Jesus faced the wrath of God, He did not do so for anything He had done wrong, but for everything we have done wrong. He received our punishment. Therefore, we can receive His reward.
Of course, there is a catch. Jesus died for everyone, but every gift must be received. Those who deny Christ will receive none of the benefits of His salvation. But those who repent, confess Him as Lord, and believe in our hearts God raised Him from the dead, will be saved. "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:8-9).
Those who act as if abortion is a perfectly acceptable choice have no eternal life in them. No murderer does (1 John 3:15). But while there is breath in their lungs, there is hope for abortionists: Confess. Confess that you have sinned! Confess that Jesus is Lord! Believe He has been raised, and you will be raised with Him. Then, even if you have had many abortions, you will go to the same Kingdom as your children. If not, you will reside in a kingdom of your own making. As you murder the innocent, God will likewise abort you, casting you into the fires of Hell, the second death (Revelation 21:8). In the end, that is a choice no one can take from you. But you rob yourself by taking the wrong one.