Abortion Argument Essay

Let'sArgumentsAgainstAbortion

Abortionisthemurderousslaughteringofanunbornchild.Aroundonemillionabortionprocedures occureveryyear;asaresult,roughlyonemillioninnocentbabiesdieeveryyear.Thosepoorhuman beingsneverhadachancetowalkforthefirsttime,startpreschool,graduate,orstartafamily;they werekilled.Childrenarebeingmurderedeverysingleday,yetnobodystopsthisharshactfrom happening.Abortionshouldbemadeillegalbecauseit'spracticallymurder,opposesGod'sword, andgoesagainstthe"unalienablerightstolife"recognizedbytheFoundingFathers.Abortionis fundamentallymurder.Thekillingofanyinnocenthumanbeingiswrong,accidentallyor intentionallyThepenaltyformurderisfivetoninety–nineyearsinprison(dependingonthecase), withapossibilityforparoleafterthirtyyears.OnlyfiveyearsintheJailhousewouldfeellikea lifetime!UnbornbabiesareconsideredhumanbeingsbytheU.S.government,andifsomeonekills ahumanbeing,theyendupinprisonTherefore,abortionshowmorecontent Americaisanimmenselypatrioticcountry.Citizensareproudofwheretheylive,andtheyalways standupforwhattheybelievein.TheDeclarationofIndependenceandtheConstitutionaretwoof America'smostsalientdocuments;theyshapedandformedourcountry,andarereferredtoona dailybasis.TheDeclarationofIndependencestatesthat"[A]llmenarecreatedequal,thattheyare endowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,thatamongtheseareLife,Libertyandthe pursuitofHappiness."Abortionopposesthisidea.ThomasJeffersonspecificallystatedthatALL menareequallyimportantandnobodyshouldbepersecutednorlookeddownupon."Allmen" meanseverybody,includingNativeAmericans,AfricanAmericans,women,evenunbornbabies. Everybodyinthisworldhasarighttolivefreely,evenunborn

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Abortioniswidelycontroversialtopic.Whetheryouarepro–lifeorpro–choice,itremainsasticky discussionandahardsubjecttoaddress.Asasocialworkerwearethoughttoprovideservices despitewhatwemayormaynotbelieve.Ifyouareapro–lifelifeactivist,you'reagainstabortion. Youbelievethatnomatterthecircumstance,lifeisimportantatanystage.Ifyouarepro–choiceyou believethatcircumstancesmatterandawomanshouldalwayshavearighttochooseItismy personalbeliefthatlifeisimportantatanystage,howeveryoushouldalwayshavethepowerto chooseandmakeyourowndecisionbasedonyourspecificcircumstance.Ibelievethatit'sthe individualresponsibilitytochoosetheirowndestinyandnot

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IntheUnitedStatesofAmerica,womenhavealwaysbeenfightingfortheirrights,evenrecently withdebatesonwhetherornotbirthcontrolshouldbefreetowomanwithcertainhealthinsurance plans.Somethingveryimportanttoawoman'shealthisabortion.Abortionistheactofendinga pregnancybeforethefetuscansurviveoutsidetheuterusandithasalwaysbeenaragingconflict betweenmanypeople,dividingthecountrybetweenprolifeandprochoicecampsThosewho opposeabortionbelievethatabortionsarewrongandit'stheequivalenttokillingalivingchild outsideoftheuterus,almostlikeamurder.Thosewhofavorprochoicebelievethatthepregnant womanshouldhaveachoicebetweenkeepingthebabyorterminatingthepregnancyforwhichever reasontheypersonallyfeelisacceptable.Manyprolifebelieversbackuptheirbeliefswithreligious reasoning.The14thamendmentstotheUnitedStatesConstitutionprovidesequalprotectionforall citizens,includingwoman.Despitetheprotectionsunderthelaw,therearemanystatesthatputup obstacles.thereshouldnotbeduetothefactthatawomanshouldbeabletochoosewhatgoeson withherbody,especiallyifwhatshe'sdoingdoesn'tharmanyonearoundher

In1973,SupremeCourtcaseRoevWademadeabortionlegal.Thiswasamajorturningpointinthe historyofabortionandwoman'shealth.Beforethismanystatesbeganpassinglawsthatmade abortionillegalinthemid1800s,butperforming

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ArgumentsAgainstAbortion

Therighttolifeisthemostbasicandimportantrightthatwehave.Inthepasttwohundredyears, overonemillionAmericanshavediedfortheircountry.Monumentshavebeenbuiltandspeeches havebeendelivered,honoringtheseAmericanheroes.Americaisnowengagedinawarwherethere arenoheroes,nomonumentsortributes–onlyvictims.Oursocietyhasdeclaredwaronitsmost helplessmembers–ourunbornchildrenSincethatwarwasdeclaredonJanuary22,1973,there havebeenover35milliondeaths.

Abortionisoneofthemostcontroversialandimportantsubjectsofthisgeneration.Muchhas changedin25yearsBackthenshowmorecontent Iguessnot,aslongasyouareinthewombaccordingthisargument.Thoseunwantedchildrenwho havebecomecriminals,whilesad,certainlyarenotsentencedtodeaththateasilyandtheystillhave thepossibilityofchangingtheirlives.Allowingabortionbecauseofthemerepossibilityof becomingacriminalwouldseemtomeanitispermissibletousethedeathpenaltyforalotmore thanjustmurderiftakentoitslogicalandfrighteningconclusionsAbortionforthisreasonjust takesusoffthehookforshowingloveandconcerntotheseunwantedchildren,butthatwouldbe moretimeconsuminganddifficultandnotalwayssuccessfuland,quitefrankly,justnotas convenientforus.

Assumethatthepracticeofdrinkingmilkwaswidelyconsideredimmoralandthattheevilnessof drinkingmilkwasobvioustoeveryone,includingchildrenWhatisthebestwayforaminorityof milkdrinkerstogettheirbehavioracceptedbythemajority?Themilkdrinkersknowthatthey cannotconvinceenoughpeopletoaccepttheirpositionbydirectargumentalone.Theonlywayto getimmoralbehavioracceptedwouldbetochangethedefinitionofcommonlyunderstoodwords Forexample,theymightrefertomilkasflavoredwaterandtodrinkflavoredwaterisnotimmoral. Thepro–abortionactivistshaveimposedthissame

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Inoursocietytoday,abortionisadailyoccurrencethatisconsideredessentialtosocietyeven thoughitisunconstitutionalandimmoral.Thequestionis,howdidAmericadeclarethemurderof unbornbabieslegalwhentheconsclearlyoutweighthepros?

InAmericaitisafelonytomurderanotherhumanbeing,sohowisitthatbabiesareallowedtobe killedbeforetheyareborn?AnarticleintheScandinavianJournalofPublicHealthfoundthat youngwomenwhoundergoabortionareatanincreasedriskfordepression.Anotherstudyfrom BBCMedicinefoundthatwomenwhohaveabortionswere154%morelikelytocommitsuicide alongwithhavingsignificantlyhigheranxietyratesNotonlydoabortionshavedramaticaffectson themothers,...showmorecontent...

However,insteadofusingAmerica'staxdollarsonsurgeriesthatcommitmurder,thegovernment shouldbespendingthetaxdollarsoncreatingeasieraccesstocontraception,ormakingadoption costscheaper.Othersmaysaythatitisbettertoabortthebabyratherthanputitupforadoption. Thisisanabsurdargumentduetothefactthatadoptionwillprovidethebabywithahomeanda familythattheycangrowupin,andfeelwelcome.Itistruethatadoptioncansometimesseemlikea badoptionbecauseofthewaymoviesandtelevisionoftendepictithowever,moreoftenthannotit isonlythebadfosterhomesthatareheardaboutonthenews,moviesortelevisionshows.Rarely everdoesthemediaportrayaloving,caringhomewherechildrencanbethemselves,nomatterhow theygotthereThereisalsotheargumentoffetuseswithautism,orother"diseases"Manywomen saythattheywouldratherhaveanabortionthanhaveachildwhohastolivewithautismormissing limbs,forexample.Theonlyproblemwiththisargumentisthateveryoneinlifehasadversityto overcomeandbyabortingababysimplybecauseofthewayhe/shewillactorlookisutterly ridiculous.Nohumanbeingshouldbedeniedlifebasedbecauseofthewaytheylookortheway theyactortheywayotherswillperceive

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Thetopicofabortionanditslegalityisonethatisstronglyfeltonbothsidesoftheissue.Thisisone ofthemostheatedargumentsyoucangetintoandifIambeingfullyhonestIamalittlenervous aboutpublicizingmyviewpoint.Buthereismyresearchandargumentsforwhetherabortion shouldbelegalornot.In1821ConnecticutpassedthefirstlawintheUnitedStatesstopping abortionsafter"quickening,"whenthebaby'smovementscanbefelt(ChicagoTribune,2015)Atthe timethatwasoneofthefirstactualsigns(otherthanmissedperiods)thatthemotherwaspregnant. Thisrulingbasicallydeclaredallabortionsillegalastherewerefewdonebeforequickening.This startedthewaragainstandforabortionandbegantheshowmorecontent

Theconstitutiondoesnotspecificallysayanythingonthetopicwhichmeansthatitalldependson thedefinitionofhumanlife,(whatIhaveanalyzedthusfar),asrelatedtotheinterpretationofthe constitution.Inthefifthamendmenttheconstitutionstatesthat"Nopersonshall...bedeprivedof life,liberty,orproperty,withoutdueprocessoflaw."Sothereisouranswerrightthere,noperson–thewritersdidn'twriteanagelimitthereoralimitfordevelopmentalstageButwhatabouta womanhavinglibertytodowhatshewantswithherbody.Isthattrue?Absolutely!Butscience quiteclearlyshowsthattheembryosisnotpartofherbody,soherrightsshouldnotoverridethe rightsoftheunborn

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AbortionDebate

Abortionistheterminationofahumanpregnancybychoice.AU.SSupremeCourtcaseonJanuary 22,1973(Roev.Wade)ruledthatundulyrestrictivestateregulationofabortionisunconstitutional. Althoughthiscourtcaseessentiallydecriminalizedabortion,themoralitybehinditisstillheavily questioned44yearslaterMovementssuchaspro–lifeandpro–choicehavebothmadestridesin convertingtheirbeliefsintolegislation.Howeverdespitethelegalprogressbothsideshavemade, abortioncontinuestobeanethnicallydivisivetopic.

APEWResearchCentersurveystatedthat,"40%ofamericansbelievethatabortionshouldbe illegalinallormostcases."Themissionstatementofamajorpro–lifeorganizationnamed"National RighttoLife(NRLC)"says,"ThemissionofNationalRighttoLifeistoprotectanddefendthe mostfundamentalrightofhumankind,therighttolifeofeveryinnocenthumanbeingfromthe beginningoflifetonaturaldeath.""ThePro–LifeActionLeague"believethatunborninfantshave thesameconstitutionalunalienablerightsasanyotherhumanbeing

Manyopponentsforabortioncitereligiousreasonsasthebasisfortheirarguments.APEW ResearchCentersurveystatedthat,"70%ofevangelicalprotestantsbelievethatabortionshouldbe illegalinallormostcases.Inaddition,44%ofCatholicsalsobelievethatabortionshouldbeillegal inallormostcases."Onepro–lifeorganization,Pro–LifeActionLeague,saidthat ...Getmorecontent...

IntroductionAlthough,currentlylegalized,abortioncontinuestobeaburdeningethicalissuein America.From1973to2011approximately"53millionlegalabortionswereperformedinthe UnitedStates"(Procon.org,2015,p.1).Pro–Choicesupportershailanabortionisawoman'schoice andaprotectedpersonalright"thatshouldnotbelimitedbygovernmentalorreligiousauthority" (Proconorg,2015,p1)However,Pro–Lifesupporterscontendthatahumanlifebeginsatthevery momentofconceptionandthusan"abortionistheimmoralkillingofaninnocenthumanbeing" (Procon.org,2015,p.1).Thus,therearevariousargumentstobeconsideredonbothsides.

ProChoice

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Pro–Lifesupportersinsistthatachildisconsideredahumanbeingattheverymomentof conception.Thus,abortionismurderandisunethicalbecausetherighttolivewasstrippedfromthe child.Achildcanbeabortedupto24weeksoflifeandinsomestateslater(Procon.org,2015,p.1). Furthermore,afetusdoes"feelpainduringtheabortionprocedure"becausebyeightweeksthe "mostprimitiveresponsetopain,thespinalreflex,isdeveloped"(Procon.org,2015,p.1).Moreover, thepsychologicalaffectsofanabortioncanbeoverwhelmingsuchasincreaseddepressionand anxiety(Procon.org,2015,p.1)."A2002peer–reviewedstudypublishedbytheSouthernMedical Journal...foundthatwomenwhoabortedwere154%morelikelytocommitsuicidethanwomen whocarriedtoterm"(Proconorg,2015,p1)ProLifesupportersbelievewomenmustnotbeableto useanabortionasameansofcontraception.Ifonebecomespregnant,onemustberesponsiblefor thechildtheyhavebroughttotheworld.Thousandsoffamiliesdesiretoadoptchildren,thus abortionsignificantlyreduces"thenumberofadoptablebabies"(Proconorg,2015,p1)Lastly, "abortionpromotesacultureinwhichhumanlifeisdisposable"anditisacceptabletoridofalife thatinconveniencesyou(Procon.org,2015,

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Abortionisacontroversialtopicdiscussedallovertheworldbypoliticians,doctors,andthe community.Peopleoftenwonderifabortionshouldbeconsideredillegalbecauseoftheirbeliefs andmorals.ThemajorityoftheAmericanpublic,however,thinkthatabortionshouldbeallowed undercertaincircumstances.Thereshouldbenodoubtthatanywomanshouldbeabletodecide whetherornotshewishestocarryafetusinherwombforninemonths,especiallyifthereare specialcircumstancesordifferentreasonsastowhyshemightchoosetoabort.Allwomenshould notbedeniedtherighttoterminatetheirpregnancy.Abortionistheterminationofapregnancy whileinthewombThemajorityofabortionsareperformedinthefirsttrimester,whichisoneto twelveweeks.Itahighlydebatedsubjectconcerningwomen'sbodies,theirrightsandpersonal freedoms.Unwantedpregnanciesandabnormalordeformedfetusesarethemainreasonsfor abortion.Race,socialandfinancialcircumstancesallplayaheavyroleinwhetherawomanmay seekanabortion(Friedman10).Asmallpercentofabortionsoccurwhenawomanfindsoutifher babywillbebornwithanabnormalityorageneticdisabilitybecausetheydonotbelievetheyhave thecare,resources,orbeabletohandletheemotionalstrainofcaringforsuchachild(Friedman 12).Theimmoralityofabortionisoftenquestionedandbroughtintoretrospectagainandagain.The mainargumentisatwhattimeinthewomb

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ArgumentativeEssay:Pro-ChoiceAbortion

Pro–choiceAbortionArgumentativePaperWhenitcomestoabortion,everyonehasaslightly differentview.Whetheronebelievesthatnoone,oreveryone,shouldbeallowedtogetanabortion, thesamequestioncomesintoplay:Isabortionethical?Inaddition,whendoesahumanlifeactually start?Withoutconcretefacts,wecanonlydosomuchwiththosequestions,whichiswhythisis suchacontroversialtopicWeneedtoconsiderallthefactsandinformationavailableForexample, whetherornotafetusfeelspain,howoldthefetusis,andwhatconditionthepregnantwomanisin. Themainargumentcomesdowntopro–lifeversuspro–choice.Afterdoingextensiveresearch,I havecometoagreewiththesideofpro–choice,meaningthatshowmorecontent Everyindividualdefinespaindifferently,so"withoutinterrogation,wecannotknowforsurewhat thefetusfeels"(BritishMedicalJournal).Asweknow,askingafetusifitfeelspainisimpossible, andassumingthattheydocouldbewrong.Consideringthesestatements,abortioncannot technicallybecalledmurder.Fetusesarenotself–aware,rational,orattentivelikehumans.Froma religiousstandpoint,IunderstandwhypeopleconsiderabortionmurderAfetushasthepotentialfor life,andthattheyconsiderthatpotentiallifeareallife.However,stretchingthisideafarther,sperm alsohavethepotentialforlife,butmanyofthesepeoplearenotagainstsexormasturbation. Fertilizationhasnotyetoccurred,butthepotentialisstillthere.Accordingtoscientificevidence,a fetushasafiftytoseventypercentchanceofbecomingafeasiblehumanbeing.Thesechancesare relativelyhigh,butnotaguarantee,andnotyetalifeOnecannotkillsomethingthatisnotyetalive Othertopicsinregardstoabortionarehealthandrape.Rapeisaverytouchysubjectandstillvery controversialwhenitcomestoabortion.Ifawomanisrapedandgetspregnant,sheshouldbe allowedtogetanabortionShedidnotgetachoiceinthatmatter,sosheshouldhavethechoiceon whetherornotshewanttohaveababy.Rapescauseemotionaltrauma,andnoone

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BeforeIcanexpounduponmypositiononabortionImustfirstputforththedefinitionsofrecurrent termsinmyargument.Forthepurposesofthispaper,abortionisthedestructionofafetusatany stageofdevelopment.Afetusconstitutesafertilizedegg.Themomentthespermandeggconverge, itbecomesalife.Mypositiononabortionstatesthatabortionisalwaysimmoral,butisinsome casesunderstandableImmoralisawrongness–somethingthatshouldnotbedoneonaprincipleof society.Ialsotermsomeabortionsasunderstandable,althoughstillimmoral,becausethereisa greaterpurposebehindit.Iwillfurtherexplainthisseeminglycontradictorystatementlateroninmy argumentThefirsthalfofmythesisstatesthat

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Abortionisoneofthemostcontroversialtopicsinourworldtodayassomepeopleareprolifeand othersareprochoice.Thepeoplewhoareprolifedonotagreewiththeideaofabortionbecausethey believeittobethesameasmurder.Still,abortionshouldremainlegalizedbecauseawomanshould havetherighttodecideiftheyshouldhaveanabortionornot.Abortionshouldremainlegalized becauseitisawoman'srighttodecideatwhatpointintheirlifetheywanttohaveababyFor example,afemalemightaccidentallygetpregnantandcannottakecareofthebabyatthatpointin herlifebecausesheisnotfinanciallystabletosupportachild.Thenshemaybelievethatthebest thingshecandoforthebabyistohaveanabortionStill,therearemanypeoplewhowillbringup thepossibilityofgivingupthebabyforadoption.Thismayseemlikeagoodidea;however,itcan beverydifficultforthemothertoletgoofherchild.Furthermore,manymightsaythatifawoman doesnotwanttohaveachildthensheshouldnothavedoneanythingtogetherselfintothat situation,whereshemustdecideifsheshouldhaveanabortionornot.Inaddition,thefatherofthe childmaynotbeinvolvedinthemother'slifeInthissituation,themothermayfinditdifficultto raiseachildonherownbecauseofotherthingsgoingoninherlifelikeworkandschool.Theseand manyotherfactorswillmakeitchallengingforthemothertodecideifsheshouldhavean

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Abortionisadivisiveissueandmostofthepublicissplitinhalfwiththeirviewsonpro–lifeand pro–choice.Currentlynowis2017,40%ofAmericanssayabortionshouldbelegal,inallcases whiletheother57%sayabortionshouldbelegalinallormostcases(PewResearch,2017). However,viewsonabortiondifferfromdifferentdemographicsofpeopleandlevelofeducationof individualsForexample,majorityofwhitepeople58%areforlegalizingabortionincomparison 62%ofblackpeopleareinfavor.Yet,menandwomanhaveverysimilarviewsonabortion,55%of meninfavoroflegalizingabortion,asdo59%ofwoman.Levelofeducationisalsoahugefactorin anindividualsviewsandopinionstowardsabortionEveryseven–in–tencollegegraduatesarefor legalizingabortion69%,butonly49%ofhighschooleducatedAmericansagreetolegalizeabortion (PewResearch,2017).

Themaindebatequestionstilltothisdayis,isabortionmorallywrongormorallyacceptable. AccordingtoForbesin2017,thepublicwassplitinalmosthalfpro–lifeandpro–choice.InJanuary of2017,WashingtonDCheldtheWoman'sMarchforLife,markingthelong–runningdebateover abortion(Forbes,2017).Thousandsofpro–choicesupportsparticipatedintherun,butalso thousandsofpro–lifesupportersattendedtheeventholdingsignswiththeirviewsandopinions. Fourty–fouryearsafterthesupremecourtsdecision,Americansarestilldebatingthisvery controversialissue,and

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Theabortionargumentisalwaysatoughsplitdecision.Somepeopleleantowardspro–lifeandsome towardspro–choice.Thepro–lifegroupbelievesthateveryfetusshouldbekeptalivesincetheyare adevelopinghuman,andeveryhumanhasarighttolife.Thepro–choicebelievethatifit'sthe woman'sbodyitshouldbeherchoice,especiallyinacaseofrape.FormystanceontheargumentI standwithbothpro–lifeandpro–choiceduetocertainargumentsTheseargumentscameaboutafter theSupremeCourtcaseofRoevs.Wade.

ThecourtcaseofRoevs.Wadewasdecidedin1973andunderthefourteenthamendmentabortion becamelegalThiscourtcasestartedwhenawomanwantedtogetanabortioninthestateofTexas butabortionswereonlylegalifitwasforamedicalreason.Thewomandidnothaveamedical reasonbutshestatedthatduetohermentalhealthandnotbeingabletotakecontraceptivesshe shouldbeallowedtohaveanabortion.Thecourthasthenruleda7to2votethatabortionsarelegal inthefirsttrimester,andthesecondandthirdwouldberuledbythestate.Sincethelegalizationof abortionfromtheSupremeCourtcaseRoevsWade,therehavebeenover54millionbabies subjectedtodeathbyabortion.Deathsduetoabortionaresaidtobehigherthanthosefromthe Holocaust,othermajor20thcenturygenocidesandevensomeWorldWarIIfatalities.Thedecision oftheRoevs.Wadecasehasdeniedunbornbabiestherighttolifewhichweshould

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BanningAbortionFormanyyearsnowpeoplehavedebatedoverabortion.Legallyawomancan haveanabortionwhensheisupto24weekspregnantexceptifthemothers'lifeisindanger.Some peopleseethisaskillinginnocentbabiesbutothersseeitasarescueforteenagemothers'etc. Abortionwasonlylegalizedin1861butwasonlycarriedoutifthemotherslifewasatrisk.However thischangedwiththeintroductionoftheAbortionAct(1967)bytheLiberalMPDavidSteelThis allowedawomantohaveanabortioniftherewasariskorinjurytoherorherexistingchildren's physicalormentalhealthbutthemothermusthavethepermissionoftwodoctors.In1990thelaw waschangedagain:showmorecontent

Thisissimilartothesuctionprocedureexceptthattheabortionistinsertsacurette,aloop–shaped steelknifeupintotheuterus.Hethencutstheplacentaandbabyintopiecesandscrapesthemout intoabasin.Bleedingisusuallyprofuse.D&X(PartialBirth)Alsousedforadvancedpregnancies. Thecervixisdilatedtoallowpassageofaringforceps.Afootorlowerlegislocatedandpulledinto thevaginaThebabyisextractedinbreechfashionuntiltheheadisjustinsidethecervixThebaby's legshangoutsidethewoman'sbody.Withthebabyfacedown,scissorsareplungedintothebaby's headatthenapeoftheneckandspreadopentoenlargethewound.Asuctiontipisinsertedandthe baby'sbrainisremoved.Theskullcollapsesandthebabyisdelivered.Sharpandsuctioncurettage iscontinueduntilthewallsofthewombareclean.Thesemethodsmayseemcruelbutababycan havedistasterousaffectsonthemothers'livesIfabortionsweremadeillegalthenumberofteenage orunmarriedpregnacys'wouldrisedramatically.Also,victimsofrapeorincestmaynotwantto havethebaby,asitwouldremindthemoftheirterribleexperiences.Alotofteenagerswouldbe unabletocopewithababy;alotofteenagersaregettingpregnantattheageof13/14Tohaveto bringupababycouldtakeawayanychanceofacareerandthebaby

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Theargumentforabortionhasbeengoingonforalongtime,justunderdifferentcircumstancesor underadifferentname,butstillwiththesamebaseconcept.Nowadaystherearepoliticiansarguing overpro/anti–abortion,stillthesameconcept.Buttillnowitishardforeverybodytodetermine whencanbeafetusconsideredtobelegallykilled.ReadingthecaseofRoevWade,wereadthat therewasasingleladywithapregnancy,whoclaimedthatshewasraped(whichshedeniedlater), wantedalegalandmedicallysafeabortioninTexas.Sosheclaimedthatshedidnothavethemoney totraveltoanotherstatetogetalegalabortion.Duringthattimeitwasillegaltohaveanabortionin mostofthestatesThecasewentonforlongerthanpregnancycycletoreachatSupremeCourtand duringthattimeRoehadgivenbirthtoababygirl.Sothatarosethediscussionthatbywhatstageof birthisitstilllegaltokillthefetus?Afterthiscasethereweremanydiscussionsasalwayspeople havedifferentviews.Sosomesaythatitisnotonapersontodecidewhethertobringahumanto lifeornotandanothersaysthatitisonwomentodecideasthebabyisintheirbody.

Onthistopictherehasbeenmanydiscussionswithmanypeople,butoutofallthemostfamousand controversialpersontobehighlightedisPeterSinger.Mr.Singeriscalled"oneofthemostleading andcontroversialthinkerofourtime."Mr.SingerwasborninAustralia,Melbourne.Heisa ...Getmorecontent...

Thiswellresearchedpaperinvestigatesninescholarlyarticlesthatdisclosesontheargumentsabout abortionnotbeingahealthychoiceforwomen,andhowtherearesecondaryoptionsforthemothers tocontinuetoengageinahealthylifestyleifperformedtothehighestabilityofsafety.Throughout reading,therearedescriptionsofhowandwhyhavingtheprocedureofaninducedabortioncan damagethehumanbodyThisdecisionexposesoneselftophysicalpainandmustbeawareofhow thiscanimpactwomenaswellastheirunbornfetus.Educatingyourselfonhowlifethreateningthis decisioncanbe,therisksthatfollowtheprocedure,howfollowingthroughwithanabortioncan impactnotjusttheindividualbutpeoplearoundthatshowmorecontent

Abortionisdefinedasthe"internalconclusionofapregnancyandexpulsionoftheembryoorofa fetusthatisincapableofsurvival"(Hall,2017).Withouttheuseofanydrugsorreallifesurgery,the infantisremoved.Inotherterms,thewomangettingtheproceduredoneishavingamiscarriage. Momentsofthenear–termorpartial–birth,thebabyisrolledoverandpulledhalfwayoutofthe wombwithonlyitsheadstillintheinteriorofthemotherThedoctorthenproceedsgrabthebackof thebaby'svertebraeleadingtotheneckandthenvacuumsoutthebrain.Havingthisproceduredone isnotaneasygoingsubject.InAugustof1982,RonaldReagansimplystated:"Simplemorality dictatesthatunlessanduntilsomeonecanprovetheunbornhumanisnotalive,wemustgiveitthe benefitofthedoubtandassumeitiscompletelyalive.And,beingknowledgeabletopthis,itshallbe entitledtolife,libertyandthepursuitofhappiness"(Siller,2017)Thisactionistakingapurelife andputtingahumanbeingtorest.Itisterrifyingtositbackandthinkthatsomeoneactuallyhasthe willpowertoendalifethatissoprecious.Livesarefragile,serious,andallaremeaningful(Johnson 2017)

Certainpeoplewhoarepro–choiceaswellaspro–lifehavetheirjustificationsandreasons.The beliefsofpro–choiceindividualsarethatit'sawoman'sbody,it'sherchoiceandsheshouldgetto decidewhenthetimecomesdowntoitor

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Abortion

Abortionisoneofthemostsocially,politically,andculturallycontroversialtopicsofthe21st century,ultimatelyaffectingwomenofallages.AccordingtoMerriamWebsterDictionary,abortion isdefinedasthedeliberateterminationofahumanpregnancyafter,accompaniedby,resultingin,or closelyfollowedbythedeathoftheembryo(MerriamWebster1)TheUnitedStatesSupreme Courtratifiedthelegalizationofabortioninanefforttomaketheproceduresafer;thiswasdone throughtheRoevWadedecisionof1973.IntheUnitedStatesmorethanathousandabortionstake placeeveryday,andalthoughlegal,publicopinionremainsatastandstillastowhetherornot abortionisethical.Inthemidstofthecontroversy,twogroupsemerged.Thesetwogroupsare referredtoaspro–choiceandpro–life.Pro–lifesupportersclaimthatthelifeofababybeginsat conception,thereforetheactofabortionisequivalenttomurder.Pro–choicesupporters,ontheother hand,believethatawomanhastherighttochoosewhatshedoeswithherbody.Intheend,one mustunderstandtheimplicationsofabortioninordertoanswerthequestion,isabortionethically andlegallymoral?

IntheUnitedStates,thehistoryofabortiongoesbackmuchfartherthanthe1973SupremeCourt caseRoeV.Wade,whichmadeabortionlegalandmarkedanimportantturningpointinpublic healthpolicy.Forty–threeyearsago,beforeRoeV.Wademadeabortionslegalinall50states, ...Getmorecontent...

RosannClarkeWriteup#2.Abortionisaverysensitiveandcontroversialtopic.Therearepeople whobelievethatabortionshouldbearightandawomanshouldbeabletodecidewhetherto terminateherpregnancy.Personswiththisperspectivearepro–choice.However,thereareothers whobelievethatabortionisnotarightandawomanshouldnotbeabletoterminateapregnancy justbecauseshedoesn'twanttohaveababyPeoplewiththatviewarepro–lifeBecauseabortionis adebatableissueandhasthesetwoperspectiveslinkedtoit,wecangroupargumentsusedto supporteitherperspectiveintocategoriesofprosandcons.Threeprosofthistopicare;'Ababy shouldnotcomeintotheworldunwanted','Abortionisajustifiedmeansofpopulationcontrol',and 'TheUSSupremeCourthasdeclaredabortiontobeafundamentalright'.Whereasthreeconsare; 'Abortionpromotesacultureinwhichhumanlifeisdisposable','Abortioneliminatesthepotentialof societalcontributionsofafuturehumanbeing',and'Abortionismurder,thekillingofaninnocent humanbeingiswrongevenifthathumanbeinghasyettobeborn'.Ascontroversialasthesubject ofabortioncanbe,itismorethanjustadebatabletopicforinterestinggroupconversationsorsmall talk.ItisaHealthIssuebecausethisprocedure,whetheritisdonemedicallyorsurgicallycomes withhealthrisksandconsequences.Iwillbediscussingsomeofthedifferentwaysinwhichthis healthissue

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AbortioninAmericaisacontroversialissueinwhichbothsideshavevalidargumentsatfacevalue. Thepro–choicesidehasmanyargumentstosupportitbeliefinkeepingabortionlegal.Manyof thesearefaulty,andarguepointsirrelevanttotheissueasIwillattempttoillustrate,thereby eliminatingthemainpro–choicearguments.Thepro–lifepositionhassomewhatdifferentideas.The mostpopularoftheseis:TheunbornentityisfullyhumanfromthemomentofconceptionAbortion resultsintheintentionaldeathoftheunbornentity.Therefore,abortioncanbedefinedthe intentionalkillingofahumanbeing.Thiskillingisinmostcasesunjustified,sincetheunborn humanbeinghasashowmorecontent

Thereasonthisargumentdoesn'tworkisbecauseitisbeggingthequestion.Infact,thisliehides behindagoodpercentageofthepopularargumentsforthepro–choiceposition.Onebegsthe questionwhenoneassumeswhatoneistryingtoproveiscorrect.Thequestion–beggingofthe coat–hangerargumentisveryobvious:butonlybyassumingthattheunbornarenotfullyhuman doestheargumentworkIftheunbornarenotfullyhuman,thenthepro–choicerhasalegitimate concern,justasonewouldhaveinoverturningalawforbiddingappendicitisoperationsifcountless peoplewereneedlesslydyingofbothappendicitisandillegaloperations.Butiftheunbornarefully human,thispro–choiceargumentisthesameassayingthatbecausepeopledieorareharmedwhile killingotherpeople,thestateshouldmakeitsafeforthemtodoso.Evensomepro–choicers,who arguefortheirpositioninotherways,admitthatthecoathanger/back–alleyargumentiscrap Althoughstatisticscantestablishaparticularmoralposition,therehasbeenargumentsoverboththe actualnumberofillegalabortionsandthenumberofwomenwhodiedasaresultofthembefore legalizationPriortoRoevsWade,pro–choicersusedsayingthatnearlyamillionwomenevery yearobtainedillegalabortionsperformed ...Getmorecontent...