Persuasive Essay On Abortion

The topic of abortion has been a controversial issue in America and each side cannot come to an agreement. Many people believe women should be able to make their own decision because it is their own body and because the baby is not born yet so it is not a human. While others believe once the fetus is formed, it is considered a human and has individual rights, and that aborting that baby is murder. Today, about twenty one percent of pregnancies will end with an abortion. Abortion must be illegal unless the safety of the women is in jeopardy, or due to rape or incest. Abortion takes the innocent life of a human being no matter how small, and it is murder.

Having an abortion affects a woman physically and psychologically. Women can suffer

A woman who becomes pregnant due to rape or incest has already been the victim of a immoral and violent act. Most likely they would already be traumatized from the incident, now they have to worry about raising a child that they did not intend to have nor wanted to have. The next nine months of pregnancy would constantly remind her of the horror she went through. Knowing that she will not have to raise an unwanted child would help ease her mind a bit from what happened. A difficult problem today is trying to that prove rape occurred and that it was not consensual. There should be some type of system to regulate that issue. Everyone that wanted an abortion could say they have been raped and get one, there needs to be a system to prevent that. Also, if a woman carrying a child is getting very sick or unhealthy because of the pregnancy the option of abortion should be available to her. It would be better to save one life than possibly lose both. Donald Trump on Meet the Press talked about how “he favored abortion rights in cases of rape, incest and the health of the mother ‘if the mother is close to death.’” Abortion is not morally correct, but in situations like rape, incest and sickness it is acceptable and should be

A Physician explains to Pastor Bynum that “Abortion is murder. Each abortion snuffs out an innocent human life. Tragically, doctors have deceived the American public. Referring to unborn babies as "fetus," "embryo," or "zygote," may be scientifically correct, but does not change the fact: These little ones are little human beings. Though called "parasite," "blob," or "tissue," give each wee creature about 266 days after conception and see what emerges from his mother 's womb. It will be a human baby, not a zebra, a trout, frog or an orangutan.” After three months of pregnancy the fetus in the womb is considered a person by law. There are many instances that prove the fetus is a person and has rights under the United States constitution. A women in Montana was charged for criminally endangering a child while she was 12 weeks pregnant. She was out of prison on bail and took different types of drugs while pregnant. Consuming drugs or alcohol is extremely dangerous to the fetus and can cause birth defects. Many states have passed fetal protection laws. Currently in 38 states, the murder of a pregnant women is ruled out as a double homicide. Former President Bush stated, “I do not believe the promises of the Declaration of Independence are just for the strong, the independent, the healthy. They are for everyone-including unborn