Abortion : Is Killing A Fetus?

Ever since the case of Roe v. Wade in 1973, abortion has been one of the most contentious issues in our society. In some cases people think abortion is murder, in others, it’s reasonable for some cases. Then there are people who use it just to take advantage of it. The legal stance of abortion is a hot topic in today’s society.

Texas continues to fight women’s rights groups for the life of the “unborn child” and has won on many levels. According to the Texas Abortion Laws, Texas includes mandatory ultrasound imaging and parental consent for minors, and women must make at least four visits to a doctor and receive an ultrasound. Women may only receive a third trimester abortion if it is necessary to prevent death or substantial risk of serious impairment to a women’s physical or mental health, or if fetus has severe and irreversible abnormality. Texas considers an illegal abortion if it destroys the vitality or life of child in birth or before (which otherwise would have been born alive); operating a facility without a license, failure to meet Board of Health standards, or failure to make reports to Department of Health; act preformed after pregnancy with intent to cause termination of pregnancy other than for purpose of birth of live fetus or removal

For recent years, people start to deny abortion and stated it as cruel and murder. While it does involve remove fetus or embryo from the mother and kill the baby before it was born, it might not be the worst thing that can happen to the baby. Most people who chose abortion is either can’t afford to have a kid or unable to take care of them. It was one of the case, while other concern about their right as a person. Some might say the baby have right to live, while others believe the mother have right for herself to do what she want to her body. The debate on abortion is not about who right, but it about the consequences of their action.

In society today, people are bombarded with many different social issues. These subjects raise a multitude of questions as men and women must find their stance on such matters. For example, the topic of abortion forces people to discover their position on such a procedure. According to the Guttmacher Institute, in 2011, there were 1.06 million abortions in the United States. In addition, this institute also says that “nearly half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and about four in ten of these are terminated by abortion” (Guttmacher Institute, n.d.). Although many people argue that abortion is an acceptable action, abortion

When does a fetus become a person? While pro-life advocates believe life begins at conception, pro-choice activists argue that abortions are going to happen whether it’s legal or not. Those who are pro-choice believe in abortion legalization to save lives and give women the right to have control over their own bodies. However, pro-life advocates claim that abortion is murder, by stating, “Abortion ends a pregnancy by destroying and removing the developing child. That baby’s heart has already begun to beat by the time the mother misses her period and begins to wonder if she might be pregnant (about 31 days after the mother’s last menstrual period or LMP)” (nrlc.org). Pro-life advocates are drifting away from the primary issue, which is maintaining basic human rights and are focused on social allegations as reasons for abortion.

The controversy of abortion has been going on for what seems like millions of years. It all began at the start of the Roe v. Wade court decision. According to many, a woman is guaranteed her right to an abortion by her constitutional right. The eighth amendment forbids cruel and unusual punishment, but the fifth amendment protects a person from self-incrimination (Herda 31 and 32). I personally think, and I think the state's position will be and is, that the right of the child to life is superior to that woman’s right to privacy (qtd in Herda 47). Many people believe that abortion is considered murder, so stating that, the doctors who perform abortion are mass murders. When Bill Clinton was the president of the United States, he encouraged pro-choice forces by lifting the “gag rule”, which prevented federal funding to abortion clinics (Herda 95). Many people have their pros and cons to their side of abortion, whether to be pro-choice or pro-life. Women would not have to suffer the trauma, fears or humiliation of pregnancy. All eyes were on Texas, one of the most restrictive states for abortion laws, as the United States Supreme court struck down some of those limits last month (Schorsch). The Roe v. Wade court case was taking place in Texas, and a few months later, the court made their final

So why then is a single living cell in the womb of a pregnant woman not considered life? (Human Coalition) If there is uncertainty about when human life begins, the benefit of the doubt should go to preserving life. Medical textbooks and scientific reference works consistently agree that human life begins at conception. Some of the world's most prominent scientists and physicians testified to a U.S. Senate committee that human life begins at conception. Children know that human life begins before birth. Pregnant women know that human life begins before birth. Doctors know that human life begins before birth. Society knows that human life begins before birth. If we can't know that human life begins before birth, how can we know whether it begins at birth or later? (Alcorn, Randy) There is something desperately wrong when the strong dehumanize and kill the weak. We have to defend the rights of unborn children and to warn that if we fail to do so, our society will lose its

Human life most certainly does not begin at conception for a variety of reasons ranging from medical to biological to legal. First of all, when we speak of how long a person has been alive we commonly refer to their age. A number which represents how long it has been since they were born, not conceived. Additionally, personhood only begins after a fetus has the ability to survive on its own outside the womb, a term that is commonly referred to as viability. At the moment of conception through up to 26 weeks into the pregnancy a fetus is not even capable of feeling pain, according to Britain's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. This aforementioned fact has to do with the lack of a developed cortex in the said fetus. Furthermore, documents such as the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights fail to recognize fetuses as living beings as they use words such as “born” to classify those whose rights the documents encompass. Lastly, to suggest that a zygote, a diploid fertilized ovum that is formed at the time of

Pro-life or Pro-choice? These two groups upon abortion will bring opinions flying in from everywhere. The topic on abortion is a very sensitive issue and always has been and probably always will remain a topic upon which we all will never agree on. Before I continue any further, for those who may not know, what exactly is an abortion? Defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, an abortion is, “the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by death of the embryo or fetus as a spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first twelve weeks of gestation, the induced expulsion of a human fetus,

Abortion is the complicated act of removing a fetus from the womb of its mother before the full pregnancy has been completed. In the 13th century, women would be hung if they followed through with the act of abortion after six weeks of being pregnant, as it was considered homicide (Rich). Abortion between the fifteenth and eighteenth week was perceived as a capital offense well into the nineteenth century (Rich). Afterwards, abortion was denied to any woman, in England or the United States, unless the mother’s life was at risk (Rich). In the late twentieth century, a court case called “Roe v. Wade” created great controversy among the nation and served as a basis

1.1 million abortions are achieved each year in the United States. That number is down from the record high of 1.6 million abortions noted in 1990. 2,900 babies pass away from abortion each day in the United States. That’s one every 30 seconds. 15,600 unborn babies who are 21 weeks or older die each year from abortion. Some 58 million American babies have lost their lives because of abortions since the 1973 Roe v. Wade verdict which indorsed abortion upon request. About 50 million unborn children lose their lives to abortion each year universal. Preceding to 1967, abortion was forbidden in all 50 states excluding when the mother’s life was in danger. Amongst 1967 and 1973, 18 states additional exceptions, mostly to allow abortion when caused because of rape and incest, or for firm restricted medical explanations, or on demand (New York). In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court extracted two decisions, Roe v. Wade 1 and Doe v. Bolton 2 which, taken collected, have permitted acceptable abortion on request at any phase of pregnancy in all 50 states. The two original conclusions recognized legal abortion in such ways: In the first three months of pregnancy, no one can interfere with a woman’s decision to abort her child. After the first three months, but before the “possibility” of the unborn child, an individual state can endorse regulations to shelter the well-being of the mother but cannot forbid the abortion of the unborn child. After “practicability” of

Just because abortion is legal in all fifty states it is not morally right because a fetus is technically still a person, killing is against the law, and it goes against God’s will for us to have the right to live. In 1973, the Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade changed the course of American history. The outcome of this case made abortion, “the termination of a pregnancy resulting in the death of the fetus,” legal in all fifty states (Abortion Facts). Abortion has become one of the most controversial topics in our nation, and is becoming a substantial issue (Sproul 47). Every abortion takes the life of a child, the most innocent of human beings. Not only does an abortion kill the fetus, but the procedure itself is very gruesome and can cause pain to the child or the mother (Abortion facts). On average, there are around 700,000 abortions per year in the United

The name abortion sets an eerie feeling in the pit of one’s stomach. The thought of killing an innocent being should be considered illegal. No one should be given the right to kill an innocent child for their own selfish desires. Whether the child is a mistake, made from an inconvenience, or not having the financial capacity of raising another is no reason to abort. Abortion should be illegal because taking an innocent life is considered murder; it is not about choice, but the value of life itself and it goes against a person’s human rights.

“for you to see beauty here does not mean there is beauty in me. it means there is beauty rooted so deep within you, you can’t help but see it everywhere”- Rupi Kaur. Abortion is a topic seemingly unavoidable in American politics today. A room of agreeable people can be divided in an instant with the stance of the decision: “pro life or pro choice”. This legal procedure has many gray areas dealing with difficult choices and safety overall that show why abortion is wrong. In extreme cases, however, it can be justified.

“There are nearly 1.2 million abortions performed in the United States each year” (Operation Rescue, 2014). That was 1.2 million innocent lives that were ended before they even had a chance to begin. Abortion has been legal for decades now, and it is time to put a stop to all the murdering of unborn children. This senseless killing of an unborn child needs to be recognized for what it truly is, and that is legalized murder. Abortions should be made illegal in the United States because it is taking the life of an innocent person, there are other options out there and lastly abortions are not only harming the unborn child but also cause harm to the mother.