Now, tell me if the Bible says definitely in these exact words, humans have the right to live.
Since it was a capital offense to take a life, then by implication no one has a right to take it, unless authorized to do so. A capital offense meant taking the life of the offender, which in turn meant that someone was authorized to implement the penalty without becoming a murderer themselves.
A doctor performing a medical abortion e.g. to save the life of the mother, would not be guilty of murder because of sacrificing one life to save another. But it seems like an awful anomaly to me, for a doctor to take the life of an unborn child in one part of a hospital, and then desperately try to save the life of an equally premature infant in a Neo-natal ICU in the same building. What is the difference? That one actually wants their child and the other does not?
The life of the unborn was covered under God's law to Israel.
Exodus 21:22...
“If people are fighting with each other and happen to hurt a pregnant woman so badly that her unborn child dies, then, even if no other harm follows, he must be fined. He must pay the amount set by the woman’s husband and confirmed by judges." (Complete Jewish Bible)
This was an accidental harming of an unborn child....so if the harm was deliberate, then the penalty set by the child's father and the judges, would reflect that. There was a difference in the penalties applied for manslaughter and murder.
Well, we know that sex is not procreative only, but intimate. That's why people take the risk.
The sex drive in all species is powerful for obvious reasons. But animals do not have a sense of morality. The drive to perpetuate their species is programmed....often those creatures who operate in family troupes will all participate in caring for the young, instinctively. But humans are very different. Only humans perform marriage where two individuals are joined (according to rules set by their god in many cases) in a union that is the beginning of a new family unit that becomes part of a wider community. Families form the foundation of society and always have. When the family unit breaks down, so does society. Look at what is happening today....?
Remember that the most powerful empire on earth (the Roman Empire) was not overthrown by a more powerful enemy.....it decayed from within due to its own decadence and complete disregard for the integrity of the family as a foundation for their whole society.
Only humans have rules about their procreative powers, limiting sexual activity to their marriage mate. To step outside of that arrangement, incurred penalties. Crimes had names like "fornication" and "adultery", with penalties mirroring the the seriousness of those breaches.
Sex is not a right for Christians...it is sacred privilege confined to scriptural marriage. A very intimate and loving way to create new life. It is not undertaken purely to make babies, but as an expression of love and commitment to one mate. A pregnancy then would be welcomed, not dreaded. And as I said...there is no excuse for unwanted pregnancy these days anyway. How much better to prevent one than to kill an innocent victim of a sexual encounter that had no such commitment or to whom the pregnancy would simply be an impediment to a person's social life. How many abortions have legitimate medical reasons for them?