The Pros And Cons Of Abortion
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Abortion, what is abortion? Is it the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, usually performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. However, some abortions are considered late term abortions because they are performed after the 28th week of pregnancy, these are called partial birth abortions. There are many reasons why women have abortions. Pro-choice and pro-lifers argue over the issues and I’m sure each person’s stance is believed to be valid. However, I feel very strongly against the killing of the innocence. In my opinion, and many more like me, we believe that abortion is morally and ethically wrong. According to Pope John Paul II he says abortion is immoral because it kills an innocent human being who has yet to be born. Human …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Explains that induced abortion can lead to women having medical complications. the nine most common major complications are infection, bleeding, embolism, ripping or perforation of the uterus, anesthesia, convulsions, hemorrhage, cervical injury, and endotoxic shock.
- Explains that women with one abortion face a 2.3 times higher risk of having cervical cancer, compared to women without.
- Explains that the brain cells of aborted babies are a potential treatment for parkinson's disease, and that modern genetics science offers clear confirmation.
- Opines that there should never be any reason to abort the life of a human being. their daughter was raped and became pregnant at lsu.
- Explains that god decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through jesus christ. this was what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.
- Explains that abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, usually performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.
- Opines that making abortion illegal will curb the ability of teenagers and unmarried women to choose abortion readily and may keep them from having sex as often.
- Opines that abortion is a controversial subject and that we need to abolish it.
How can anyone be the judge of this question? Who has the right to say that this baby is not a baby and therefor they do not have rights. God says, “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 NLT. He also claims, “Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.” Psalms 127:3 NASB. Does it bother you that abortion is still legal since medical science has proven with evidence that the unborn child feels pain? What if your fetus is known to have a disease such as Tay-Sachs. Their life will be painful and short, but what people do not realize is that …show more content…
The answer is NO! There should never be any reason to abort the life of a human being. I actually can understand what goes on in a woman’s mind when they discover an unwanted pregnancy. A little over a year ago my daughter was raped and became pregnant. She was enrolled at LSU and 2 weeks before she was moving into the dorms she found out she was pregnant. We were devastated. I’m embarrassed to say, I had a fleeting moment when all I wanted to happen was to make the baby go away. After all, I was afraid that her life was going to be ruined. So many questions flew by. What was going to happen with college, how was she going to handle the emotions of dealing with the rape and stress of raising a baby without a father, and many more? After the whirlwind of fear and emotions settled she made the decision to keep her baby with the support of her father and me. Yes, sometimes it is a struggle but, it’s a decision that will never be regretted. He is our world and could not imagine life without
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- Narrates how a pregnant woman and an attached woman are housing each other to live.
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- Opines that pregnant women and women attached to a violinist's circulatory system would die if carry to full term or completed the full nine months.
- Explains that pregnant women and women attached to a violinist's circulatory system have to sacrifice themselves.
- Explains that a woman attached to the violinist's circulatory system has the right to unplug herself from him.
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- Opines that killing a non-human mammal deprives it of its value, which is morally wrong.
- Opines that killing a fetus deprives it of its future value, which is morally wrong.
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- Opines that madeline roe's "how to kill your baby" gives advice and support to people who have already made up in their minds about having an abortion.
- Explains that prenatal testing to detect fetal abnormalities has become routine and gives parents an option to decide if they want to continue or abort the pregnancy.
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- Agrees with marquis' statement that all babies should be given a chance to live, whether it is with biological parents or adoptive parents.
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- Explains that abortion is a moral, social and medical dilemma that faces many individuals to create an emotional and sometimes violent atmosphere.
- Opines that pro-choice would feel that the decision to abort a pregnancy is that of the mothers, and that abortion is tantamount to murder.
- Explains that early in our nations history they had no means of measuring or telling if a fetus was alive in the womb. abortion was illegal according to english common law.
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- Explains that they believe in the right to life for every innocent human being from contraception to death.
- Explains that they have gained strong insights on how to research and on the subject they were researching. they have learned to properly advance their own opinions in a way that justifies and disproving others who are against them.
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- Explains that thomson presents the anti-abortionist argument at the beginning of her paper.
- Explains that a fetus' right to life outweighs the mother's right of deciding what happens to her body.
- Opines that thomson rejects premise 5 (if a fetus has the right to life, then he outweighs the mother’s right).
- Analyzes how thomson uses thought experiments to prove that abortion is morally permissible when it is not considered unjust to do so.
- Analyzes how thomson presents the thought experiment of the sick violinist, wherein the only way to keep him alive would be to connect him to someone's kidneys for 9 months.
- Explains that thomson's windows thought experiment addresses pregnancy due to an accidental failure of contraception.
- Argues that the next step in examining thomson's argument points is to raise objections that were not addressed in her paper, but should be addressed now.
- Argues that thomson's thought experiments seem to be analogous to the kinds of pregnancy they attempt to parallel and they seem effective in proving her point, but they do not have as much power as thomson believes.
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- Explains that pro-life and abortion has been a controversial subject since the roe vs. wade case in 1973.
- Explains that the 1973 supreme court declared all state abortion statutes to be morally wrong. the majority found that jane roe, had challenged the texas abortion law, even though she already had given birth.
- Explains that abortions performed before the third trimester are legal in the united states, even though some of the political parties may disagree with this choice.
- Analyzes how jane roe, a pregnant single woman, and the doe family, who were married and had no children, sought an injunction against the unconstitutional texas abortion laws.
- Opines that the united states has the highest rate of abortions of any industrialized western nation.
- Explains that abortions have a psychological impact on women's physical, psychological, and emotional well-being. the majority of women who have had an abortion have attained post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Explains that abortion controversies come with many religions, such as christianity, and catholicism, which may view abortion as morally wrong and killing a human being.
- Opines that pro choice and pro life people should be open minded with other people's opinions or what they say before getting into their arguments.
- Concludes that there are numerous reasons why a woman has to choose abortion, whether it be rape, the feeling of being unprepared, or their life is in danger.
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- Opines that abortion is a topic that is discussed often in society. people all around the world have different opinions on abortion and often don't see eye to eye.
- Explains that nearly one third of pregnant women aged 18 years or young seek an abortion, while pregnant young adults turn to abortion because they think it is the easy way out.
- Explains that legalization changed how women saw themselves as mothers by chance, not by fate. women have abortions to rid themselves of another human that they can't physically take care of.
- Opines that abortion kills an innocent human being. it can cause serious mental distress to the woman in the form of depression and guilt.
- Explains why a woman who hires someone to kill her unborn child shouldn't be punished. pro-lifers often describe these situations as abortions for "convenience."
- Explains that aspiration abortion is the most common kind of in-clinic abortion. there are many different ways to abort a baby such as: dilation & curettage
- Explains how gianna jessen survived an abortion procedure that required saline solution to be entered into the amniotic sac, where the baby swallows it.
- Explains that jessen survived cerebral palsy and was placed in foster care. adoption gives many families the chance to receive a baby of their own.
- Opines that morals and religion have to do a lot with abortion. christians tend to lean more towards keeping the unborn child, and not aborting it.
- Concludes that abortion is a very sensitive topic that is discussed often around the world.
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