And roughly 35-60% of conceptions end in "natural abortions" or "miscarriages."
Is the commandment "thou shalt not murder" undermined by the fact that people die of diseases? Of course not.
Religious commandments like "Thou shalt not kill" are understood as divine limitations of human actions. Their point is to draw boundaries around human activity. In "you shalt not murder," God tells us that we are forbidden to destroy innocent life. The reasons for this can be extrappolated. Mock it all you will, but NO ONE ON EARTH argues that it is not generally a bedrock principal for any functioning society. There is not a single sciety that argues that murder should be legal; the disagreement is all around the edges: who is innocent, what is an intentional killing, does the state have the same limitations as a individual, who is a person (slaves? fetuses? indiginent peoples) etc.
If Murdoch wanted to be non-controversial Christian tradition he could have said "I have come to believe that God loves life and intends that we always protect innocent life." However, when you start talking about God's intentions in the face of horrible crimes, the tradition is generally much more humble and does not pretend to understand:
Job.40
1] And the LORD said to Job:
[2] "Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
He who argues with God, let him answer it."
[3] Then Job answered the LORD:
[4] "Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee?
I lay my hand on my mouth.
[5] I have spoken once, and I will not answer;
twice, but I will proceed no further."
[6] Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
[7] "Gird up your loins like a man;
I will question you, and you declare to me.
[8] Will you even put me in the wrong?
Will you condemn me that you may be justified?
[9] Have you an arm like God,
and can you thunder with a voice like his?
[10] "Deck yourself with majesty and dignity;
clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
[11] Pour forth the overflowings of your anger,
and look on every one that is proud, and abase him.
[12] Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low;
and tread down the wicked where they stand.
[13] Hide them all in the dust together;
bind their faces in the world below.
[14] Then will I also acknowledge to you,
that your own right hand can give you victory.
[15] "Behold, Be'hemoth,
which I made as I made you;
he eats grass like an ox.
[16] Behold, his strength in his loins,
and his power in the muscles of his belly.
[17] He makes his tail stiff like a cedar;
the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
[18] His bones are tubes of bronze,
his limbs like bars of iron.
[19] "He is the first of the works of God;
let him who made him bring near his sword!
[20] For the mountains yield food for him
where all the wild beasts play.
[21] Under the lotus plants he lies,
in the covert of the reeds and in the marsh.
[22] For his shade the lotus trees cover him;
the willows of the brook surround him.
[23] Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened;
he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.
[24] Can one take him with hooks,
or pierce his nose with a snare?
