Yesterday was Sanctity of Life Sunday. In the Christian community when we think of sanctity of life, we often limit our discourse to abortion. Yet we need to expand that conversation to include the taking of any innocent life:

Abortion
Active euthanasia
Nuclear bombs
Darfur
Embryonic stem cell research
Eugenics
Unlimited in vitro fertilization
The disposability of girls in China
Widows expected to commit suicide upon the deaths of their husbands

Moving beyond sanctity of life we also need to consider that "human dignity" is also grounded in Genesis 1. That has ramifications for...

Sex trafficking
Refusal of hydrating tubes
Slavery
POW standards
Immigration policy
Homelessness
Hunger
Poverty

I think politicians in both parties have taken too a high a view of humans at times. Unsupervised commerce fails to check greed, leading to economic disaster. And assuming that "a woman and her doctor" will interpret "the life of the mother" as applying only to life-and-death situations...?