All Lives Matter — Human or Animal, Born or Foetal (Part I). By Dr. Chapman Chen
- Chapman Chen
- May 25
- 3 min read
Every year, at least 73 million innocent human foetuses are aborted/murdered, and 3 trillion innocent animals are murdered, all by humans. In March this yr, in the U.K., the House of Lords backed legislation to decriminalise abortions up to birth, i.e., it will soon be legal for mothers themselves to kill their unborn child at any moment they wish up to full term.
Donald Watson, who coined the term "vegan" in 1944, originally defined it as "non-dairy vegetarian". Over time, he expanded this to an ethical doctrine: “a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals” (see The Vegan Society 1979). From a scientific classification standpoint, humans belong to the animal kingdom (Animalia), and share all the basic biological traits that define other animals. Thus, veganism is by definition pro-life, whether animal or human, born or foetal.
Mainstream non-vegan pro-lifers/anti-abortionists, like Charlie Kirk and Brandon Gill, maintain that human lives matter, including born and pre-born human lives. But what about animal lives? Mainstream secular pro-abortion vegans, like Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus, argue that not only human lives but animal lives matter. But what about human foetal lives? Based on our core belief that God is love (1 John 4:8), Vegan Theology takes a third pathway:- All lives matter, human or animal, born or foetal.
1. Pro-abortion Grounds Refuted
1A. My Body, My Choice
Pro-abortion people emphasize, “My body, my choice.” By contrast, Charlie Kirk states, “Not your DNA, not your choice.” Biologically speaking, human life begins at conception or fertilisation. Every foetus has their own unique DNA, which is different from both the mother and the father. Foetuses are therefore humans and should have human rights.
1B. Abortion is Just Removal of a Parasite Instead of Murder
Abortionists regularly use dehumanising language like ‘parasite’ or ‘a lump of cells’ instead of ‘baby’ to describe a foetus. Because, as pointed out by Charlie Kirk, the word ‘baby’ reminds people that foetuses are human (n.1).
Abortion is indeed murder. Seven weeks after conception, the foetus will already develop a form with a head and fingers, etc. Pain receptors start developing in the body by 7 weeks and are linked to the brain by 12-15 weeks. At 8 weeks, heartbeat develops. At 10 weeks, brainwaves are detected. Abortion techniques involve starving the foetus to death, dismembering the foetus and crushing their brain with a clamp and other instruments, injecting poison into their spinal cord, causing them to frantically struggle, gasp, and search desperately for their mother’s help.
1C. What about Rape, Mother’s Life-at-risk, and Incest Cases?
Rape, incest, and cases in which the mother’s life is at risk account for less than 0.5% of all abortion cases. Concerning rape, as Kirk asserts, we are not supposed to follow up one evil with another evil by killing the innocent baby conceived. Both people conceived in rape and people conceived in a loving relationship should have equal human rights. Concerning the mother’s life being at risk, a proper solution is Caesarean section, which is quicker and safer and can save both mother and child (n.2). Medical cases in which only one of the two parties — mother or child — can survive are very rare. In such cases, it is up to the parents, especially the mother, to decide who should be saved first. Concerning incest, not every child of incest is deformed, though the probability may be higher. And even deformed humans should have the right to life.
Some pro-death feminists would question: What if the mother is in college or her family circumstance is so poor that she could not afford bringing up the baby well? Kirk (2025) answered: Take responsibility for your orgasm! Concerning the question, “What if contraception accidentally fails so that the woman becomes pregnant with a baby she’s not expecting?” Kirk (2025) answered: You are not suppose to eliminate a human because of an accident (n.3).
1D. Accidents Do Occur
Some “pro-death” feminists would question: What if the mother is in college or her family circumstance is so poor that she could not afford bringing up the baby properly? Kirk answered: “Take responsibility for your orgasm!” Concerning the question, “What if contraception accidentally fails so that the woman becomes pregnant with a baby she’s not expecting?” Kirk (2025) answered: You are not supposed “to eliminate a human because of an accident.” (n.4).
Anyway, if the mother really cannot or will not raise the baby, she may hand the baby over to an orphanage. “There are twice as many people on the adoption waiting list as there are abortions every single year, and they are still on the list,” said Kirk (2025) (n.5).
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