About 1.4 million government regulated abortions occur each year in the United States. Ever since the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade in 1973, over 53 million abortions have been performed (Abortion Pros, 2014). The question of whether or not women should be allowed to take part in having an abortion is a controversial topic and is argued among politicians and citizens countrywide today.
Abortion is a gruesome procedure in which the fetus of a developing human child is killed and extracted from a woman’s uterus. There are two types of abortion, surgical and medical (Abortion Pros, 2014). In a surgical abortion, the fetus is broken up into pieces, and then the remnants are sucked out by suction or vacuum curettage. In a medical abortion,
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Why? Because two questions remain: Is abortion morally wrong? Should abortion be legal or illegal? (Introduction to, 2014). First and foremost, abortion is murder. Some people argue that life does not begin at conception, but at birth. The human zygote is composed of human DNA and human molecules, making it undeniably human (Rob Schwarzwalder, 2014). The unique zygote is a whole new, individual which separates it from its mother. For an organism to be established as biological life it must metabolize, grow, react to stimuli, and reproduce in which the human zygote does all (Rob Schwarzwalder, 2014). No matter how a person looks at the biological status of the fetus, there is no denying that when a woman has an abortion she is taking the life of …show more content…
Abortions became legal in 1973 after the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade. So it has been found that Justice Antonin Scalia said “the decision was irrelevant to the Constitution considering the Constitution only grants the right of privacy in the sense of one’s home” (Abortion Pros, 2014). The assumptions are not true that the Supreme Court ruled that the court made abortion legal in the first trimester only and that it is subject to substantial limits and regulations. Abortions are usually performed at any patient’s request or convenience (Rob Schwarzwalder, 2014). A survey shows that 48% of abortions are performed on women because they “cannot afford a baby”, they “are not ready to be a parent” or “it is bad timing”. Two percent of women said they “got raped” or “they were doing it for someone else”. (Rob Schwarzwalder, 2014). Should the government condone abortions if most are performed for personal convenience? There are many reasons as to why abortions should be outlawed. The psychological effects on women and their loved ones are sometimes traumatic. Abortion promotes the fact that human life can simply be thrown away at a person’s convenience (Abortion Pros, 2014). It is very contradicting that abortion is legal and a fetus is not considered a living human, yet when a pregnant woman is killed it is recognized as a double homicide. Citizens expect the law to protect the rights of not only living people, but of unborn babies (Lyons,
To those who are unaware of exactly what an abortion is; it is when a pregnant woman has a fetus removed from her womb. This can either happen by induced labor, or by an in office procedure where the woman is put under general anesthesia and the fetus is surgically removed. This procedure usually takes place under a few hours and the patient may be sent home that day.
“Any American born after 1973 is a survivor of legalized abortion” (“Abortion”). This quote struck me because of its frankness. After it was legalized, many women had an option to abort their pregnancy against the Catholic Church’s wishes. Any child that was born after that year could have been aborted. This shows that many of the people that are living today could have been killed simply because the mother did not want them and they were considered to not be living in the womb. Being here today, many people survived the mass murder that is abortion and still continues today. The Church urges every mother to think about the morals and laws that God has sent to us. “You shall not kill” (Exodus 20:13). This includes the fetus in the womb that has been alive since conception. The views of the Church and the views of society fight against each other constantly. Abortion is the killing of a human being and is accepted by modern society despite it being against the teachings of the Church and moral good.
How would you feel if someone took away your ability to live and have a future? You wouldn't have the opportunity to crawl, take your first step, have your first kiss, or experience those butterflies in your stomach at the sight of first love. Millions of special moments, a life, shredded to pieces. This is essentially what abortion does. Abortion is not the answer in the case of an unplanned pregnancy and needs to be stopped! First of all, abortion is a type of unnecessary murder that occurs in inhumane ways and cannot be tolerated. Moreover, there are alternatives to abortion and many families who are looking to adopt. Lastly, the side effects of abortion can cause life threatening health risks to the mother. Excuses will always be made, but the bottom line is that abortion is not acceptable and should be stopped.
In 1965, almost 300 deaths occurred due to illegal abortions, and of all pregnancy-related complications in New York and California, 20% were due to abortions. "If the US Supreme Court found constitutional grounds to extend the birth control cases' logic that women's bodies belonged to the women themselves, the concept of choice would become a core value in constitutional law" (Hull & Hoffer).
The Roe v. Wade decision should be upheld because abortion saves women’s lives, it would violate women’s lives to outlaw abortion, and because it decreases the amount of dangerous “back alley” abortions.The main reason pro-lifers are against abortion is because it violates their religion. With this in mind, the United States is a country that separates religion from state, which in many cases is the sole purpose of why some people are feel so strongly against abortion. People against abortion do not keep in mind the harmful effects keeping the baby will have on the mother as well as the child in some cases. Overall, Abortion should continue to be legal, mainly because nobody tells a man what to do with his body, abortions could possibly save the mother’s life, and it decreases the amount of deadly, unsanitary abortions.
Abortion is the killing of the defenseless unborn. Throughout its history this practice has been recognized as a human right for women. Two movements that have emerged from this controversial topic are Pro-Life and Pro-choice. Pro-choice declares that the choice is up to the mother while Pro-life states that the unborn has the right to live. But by examining the history of abortion, court cases it is clear that the killing an unborn is morally wrong and unfair for some.
Abortion is the termination of a human pregnancy that does not end in birth of a child. There are two types of abortion-medical abortion and surgical abortion. Medical abortion can be done before 49 days of pregnancy by using pharmaceutical drugs. Surgical abortion takes place by using surgical instruments between 6-14 weeks of pregnancy. Both methods are safe. It depends on the size of fetus and week of pregnancy. An abortion, which is the removal of a fetus from a woman’s body, should be allowed because of women’ s freedom, life opportunities and victim protection.
Abortion is very cruel to the baby and even harms the mother. It is murder!There are many different procedures for abortions, all gruesome and pain inflicting on the baby. Suction Aspiration (vacuum curettage) makes up for 98% of first trimester abortions. The cervix is first dilated. Then a suction tube with a sharp cutting edge is inserted which rips the baby to pieces. It then sucks out all the remains.
Close your eyes, close them tightly, and imagine that someone, who doesn’t know anything about you, makes an abrupt and arbitrary decision to end your life , because it is convenient for them. Now imagine that, happened to your children or husband, how much different would your life be? That is what 3,288 potential human’s are facing every day. Abortion - unless the pregnancy is in direct danger to the mother's health- is cruel and should be illegal! It is indirect murder,and it affects more than just you. While some argue that it is the mother's body and she has a right to do, or not do whatever she wants with it.
In conclusion, abortion should be banned in the United States. Abortion has claimed the lives of over 1.3 million unborn babies every year. It also causes many health problems to the mothers, such as life-threatening infections and other prolonged effects. A multitude of ethical and religious reasons exist to ban abortion. How would you feel if you were an unborn baby who didn’t have a say on whether you get to live or die?
It is almost unanimously agreed upon that the right to life is the most important and sacred right possessed by human beings. With this being said, it comes as no surprise that there are few issues that are more contentious than abortion. Some consider the process of abortion as immoral and consisting of the deprivation of one’s right to life. Others, on the opposite end of the spectrum, see abortion as a liberty and a simple exercise of the right to the freedom of choice.
Abortion has been a complex social issue in the United States ever since restrictive abortion laws began to appear in the 1820s. By 1965, abortions had been outlawed in the U.S., although they continued illegally; about one million abortions per year were estimated to have occurred in the 1960s. (Krannich 366) Ultimately, in the 1973 Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade, it was ruled that women had the right to privacy and could make an individual choice on whether or not to have an abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy. (Yishai 213)
In my argumentative coursework I am arguing that abortion is wrong and not to be mistaken with 'Abortion should be made illegal.' I will explain later why I have made this statement. Abortion is the termination of an unborn child in its mother's womb for up to twenty four weeks of the pregnancy or in special circumstances e.g. Disability diagnosis a termination right up until the mother goes in to labour. I think the above definition is an easier and less harsh way of saying that abortion is the murdering of a human being. There are several reasons why abortion is legal and several reasons why it shouldn?t be.
First, I feel that abortion should be illegal because it can result in medical complications and also psychological trauma. It can cause premature birth and could also cause a baby to be handicapped in future pregnancies. A woman who has had an abortion is 2.3 times more likely to get cervical, ovarian, and or liver cancer. Abortion is the cause of 47,000 woman’s death yearly. It can cause depression for at
Abortion is the killing and removing the fetus/ embryo before there is any possibilities of it surviving outside of the mother’s uterus. Abortion is the end of a pregnancy that is normally chosen by the mother, but is also known as a miscarriage. Abortions are mostly known as a surgical procedure, this is done multiple ways but all killing the fetus/ embryo. There is a variety of viewpoints on abortion such as through the religious tradition, also from seeing it as a crime to beneficial, this is an on-going debate about abortion.