Abortion : Right Or Wrong?

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.

The topic of abortion is very controversial. Many believe that an abortion is morally wrong while others think that everyone should have a choice whether to keep the baby or not. Shafer-Landau states in the introduction of The Ethical Life, “morality is the code that we should live by” (Shafer-Landau 1). Many different religions have different point of views whether abortion is morally right or wrong. Many different people have questions about how we ought to live and what we should believe (Shafer-Landau 1). I personally sit on the fence whether abortion is right or wrong because I can agree with certain points from both pro-life and pro-choice but, for this paper, I’m going to support the pro-choice side of abortion. I believe everyone who is having a baby should have a choice to abort it if that is what they want.

Melissa Ohden is an abortion survivor. Her mother tried to abort her as a child. By some miracle, Melissa conquered the procedure and prospers today to tell her story and encourage and embolden others. Melissa is a now a thriving 34 year old social worker and has assisted innumerable people. If her mother's procedure would have been successful, numerous people would not have received the immense honor of meeting Melissa. Melissa grew up with an affectionate adoptive family. She found out she was a failed abortion at 14 years old. She immediately wanted to reconcile with her biological parents, and is now in contact with both sides. If you were to ask any abortion survivor if they wished that the procedure would have been successful, the answer would be unanimous. Abortion is nefarious.

Abortion is an inhumane practice, from reading over the statistics provided over 4,000 children’s lives are destroyed in the name of choice everyday, and not mentioning, women are emotionally damaged each and every day they have to live without their baby for the rest of their life. Human life should be morally respected the exact time the child is being created, during the different stages of life until it’s natural death. Although not everyone agrees upon pro-life and pro-choice options is that most people are not for abortion at all and want the woman to have the baby. In my opinion, I am not for abortion in some cases because it’s not the babies fault when the two adults both know what will happen when they have unprotected sex, therefor on the other hand, when a girl or woman is being sexually assaulted and cannot control the situation, then I can understand when the woman does not wish to

Firstly, abortion kills the innocent lives of babies. In America, about 1.21 million abortions occur a year (National center of health). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3,952,841 babies are born a year. The life of every unborn baby is in jeopardy, he or she either gets the opportunity to live or he or she’s life ends. “There is no ethical defense for killing someone who is innocent, no matter how great the inconvenience to another person may be”. (Wayne Wilkins) People believe that aborting a baby won’t harm or cause pain to the unborn fetus; it’s the destruction of a conception. The power to end one’s life should be in no one’s hands.

Everyday there are approximately 125,000 abortions performed all over the world. This is 125,000 innocent children whose lives were ended for them by their own parents. Abortion is cruel and unfair and should be illegal everywhere around the world. With abortion being cruel and unfair, it is completely immoral.

An 18 year old girl gets pregnant and can’t decide whether to keep the baby or have an abortion. Her parents are very religious and do not believe in sex before marriage therefore would not take to kindly to their daughter being pregnant.

I believe that abortion is wrong and it’s a social problem. I think that it is wrong to have an abortion because life begins at conception. Abortion is no different to murder as it is the act of taking a human life. As in California penal code 187 says murder is an unlawful killing of a human being, or a fetus with malice. I think the above definition is an easier and less aggressive way to say that abortion is the murdering of a human being. No civilized society should permit any person to intentionally hurt or take the life of another human without any type of punishment, and abortion should not be different.

Though people may think that abortion is right at the time it’s not. “The killing an innocent human being is wrong, even if that human being has yet to be born. Unborn babies are considered human beings by the US government.” (by abortion procon.org). Killing an innocent child is wrong. In most cases, women become unhealthy most of the time after getting an abortion, not to mention the child. People will say it’s “woman’s choice”, that doesn’t mean it’s right to murder a child.

Imagine if someone you know or even you got their lives taken just by someones decision. It would be extremely painful and sad for you, and very selfish of that person, right? When a mother has an abortion, they are killing a life, a little girl or boy fetus. With a beating heart that didn't even get a chance to take its first breath. Now tell me about how that isn't somewhat selfish and wrong? Their whole future is destroyed. I think abortion is wrong when committed for a selfish reason.

still stick to the barbaric belief that abortion is wrong. Yes, you have the right to believe it is

Abortion has been a big topic for a long time now whether it’s considered murder or not. Abortion is the process in which the woman terminates the fetus, abortion is a horrible thing it should be illegal in the United States and in any other country, it is wrong to take the life away from another human being. Abortion not only kills a human being but it also damages the woman carrying the fetus, it may not be a few hours after the surgery but after a couple of months she may be affected emotionally and mentally, arguments have been whether the fetus is human or not, if it is safe for the woman to terminate the child or not, and how abortion can be done without the help of a doctor.

Faye Wattleton, the longest reigning president of the largest abortion provider in the world - Planned Parenthood- argued as far back as 1997 that everyone already knows that abortion kills. She proclaims the following in an interview with Ms. Magazine:

Abortion is defined as “The removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end the pregnancy” (dictionary.com). However, if only the debate over the abortion issue was as easy as the definition listed above. However, similar to most things in life, a statement or opinion is never right nor wrong, but simply left open for clarification. Those who are against abortion believe that abortion is the murder of innocent human beings who aren’t given a chance at life and the ability to function as a normal individual. However, those who are for abortion believe that it is a women’s right to choose what she does to not only her baby but

One day, Socrates went to the park to train for a 5k run he had signed up for. After running two miles, he decided to stop for a short break. As he was sitting on a bench, a young woman sat angrily down next to him to receive a phone call.