Should Abortion be Legal or Illegal?

Sometimes life can be incredible to define, how do we define life? Should we define life from an existential point of view or should it be organic in nature? Can man just be narrowed down to his existence on the biological chain? Or is man a higher being based on his ability to make thoughts, suppositions and higher definitions? Is a person not defined from an identity of self, their consciousness of being alive? Who knows if animals also have thoughts or understand their own existence? Maybe they see themselves in the light of what they are.

According to Webster dictionary, the biological definition of life is the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death. If we take a closer look at that definition, particularly at the words reproduction and continual state preceding death; we can say therefore; life is about reproducing and dying but then we ask again how we reproduce and how do we die. Who is responsible for reproducing and who can determine who dies? These are some of the questions I asked myself when I think about the subject Abortion. Abortion has been one of the biggest controversies of all time and the most divisive social issues in western society and has been so for years. Many people believe it is immoral and even consider it to be murder.

Before I go deeper I would like us to understand human reproduction and what the roles of the major players are? Human reproduction could be in most cases a form of sexual contact between two opposite sex that could result in the conception of a child. Now, we understand that for reproduction to exist in many occasions it involves a token from two...

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...cked her. This means that, if she is to give birth to this child, she will have to be reminded each and every day of the pain she has gone through.

Therefore, when I support that abortion should remain a legal choice and woman should be allowed a second chance. I make mention of instances such as when the life of the expected mother is in danger, or a poor or misguided choice was made, or a repulsive act of violence or incest is committed; And even when the life of a newborn is destined to suffer every day of its life through disfigurement and/or severe and debilitating handicaps. Even though abortion is seen in its positives or last attempt in these examples, it should be discouraged as a form of birth control. If abortion is to remain legal, it should be regulated and controlled and be a means to enhance the life of the mother and be beneficial to society.