Does a foetus have a right to life?

The issue of the right to life of the human foetus is a very controversial one, and different Christian groups and communities take different ethical positions, which also take into account different views on when life begins.

On the one hand, Roman Catholic or conservative protestant Christians believe that life begins at conception, and that all human life is sacred. They believe that as humans are created in the image of God, imago dei, it is always wrong to end human life and it goes against the commandment "Do not kill". The sanctity and right to life of the mother and the foetus are equal, and prioritising one over the other is wrong and they should both be protected.

On the other hand, more liberal Christians might consider that life does not begin at conception, as in early pregnancy the foetus is little more than a bundle of cells and cannot sense or feel pain, and so it does not have a right to life. As the chance of a foetus surviving to birth is often relatively small, they believe that it is only potential life rather than human life. It is important to be compassionate towards the mother, just as Jesus encouraged compassion in his teachings, and in cases of young or unplanned pregnancy it is more compassionate to allow the abortion of the foetus so as to ensure the quality of life of the mother. 

In my view, the foetus does not have a right to life, as it is wrong to consider a bundle of cells to be human life, especially when this is used to diminish the right to a decent quality of life of the mother or even endanger her through a risky pregnancy.