Abortion Vs Abortion

It is obvious that abortion is a topic that includes many grey areas. Whether an abortion is a right guaranteed to the mother, or if it is considered taking away the rights the of the unborn baby is one of these grey areas. Pro-choice supporters agree with the Roe v. Wade supreme court decision because of the way it applies abortion to the constitution. According to the Internet site Pro Con, the court case presented the idea that abortion fits under the “right of privacy” (1). By this, the court system is saying that each woman should be granted the ability to do what she wishes with her body. Although this right was not directly created for abortion, there are differing opinions as to whether or not an abortion could fit into one’s “right of privacy.” The term “right of privacy” is extremely broad, but refers to the privacy granted to an individual from the government. However, pro-life supporters do not think this should be applied to an abortion, especially because another human being’s life is at stake. They believe that the fetus should also be granted rights, as if they were a living human outside in the real world. Which is why many pro-life advocates make the argument that an abortion is killing a human being who cannot defend themselves. Due to this belief, there are many states who have passed “fetal homicide laws” (1). These were created to respect the rights of the child. As a woman who has become a mother, it is one’s responsibility to protect the human growing inside the womb; killing this growing human being, who is yet unable to defend themselves, has no other definition than murder.

Therefore, the woman does not have any right to terminate the fetus even if she got pregnant against her consent. Thomas and Noonan differ on their ideologies of having abortion. While Noonan clings on his viewpoint that abortion is allowed in an act of self-dense, Thomas claims that a woman has the right to abort when the conceived fetus is out of rape (Gordon, n.d.). Even though Noonan’s argument on self-defense remains unclear, it is still cruel to take one’s life over the other out of selfish reasons. Hence, when a raped woman terminates the fetus, she is termed cruel whereas when the expectant woman dies over the life of the fetus, the death case would not sound inappropriate.

Judith Jarvis Thomson argues that a fetus does not have a right to use the body of a woman, therefore abortion should be permissible since the fetus is not being killed unjustly. I shall contradict Thomson’s argument because it states abortion is a just killing and lists scenarios that cannot compare to the severity of abortion in order to justify the liberal view on abortion.

We live in a country where we are guaranteed the right to freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of expression and many more freedoms that allow citizens do make decisions regarding their own well being. This holds true when discussing the issue of abortion as well; women should be allowed to make decisions on what they choose to do with the little baby growing inside of them, without having to worry about government interference that prohibits them from doing so. A pro-choice view believes that a woman is entitled to making the decision to abort her baby for a variety of different reasons. If giving birth to a child is going to cause physical harm to the mother in damaging her body or going to put her in a situation where either the child or the mother will survive, then no matter how difficult the decision may be, she should be allowed to choose to save her own life. If she is alive and healthy, then she can conceive another child. However, if the birth of a child were to take away life itself from the mother, then not only would it cause extreme amounts of grief to the family and put them in a dilemma as to whether be happy or sad about the situation, but the infant would also lose the love and nurture that every child is entitled to receive from their mother.

Pro-choice abortion is the belief that women have the right to choose to abort a baby from their body. The "pro-choice" view is that a baby does not have human rights within the mother's womb. However, whose choice should really be protected? The mother who no longer wants her baby, or the baby who wants to live and be alive. By calling those still in the womb a “fetus” and those outside the womb a “baby” it is easier for a woman to abort their un-born baby. Some women are driven to abortion. Rape, incest or even poverty are just a few reasons women believe abortion is ok. They think it’s their only choice and they just cannot have a baby they cannot afford, or was forced inside of her. Should abortion ever be ok, even under these circumstances? Should a baby with a disability not to deserve to live? At what point should even the extreme need of an abortion not be ok? Babies can live outside the womb around twenty-three weeks. At this point it should no longer be abortion, it is murder. There are circumstances where pro-choice can be ok, but should we be able to decide whether killing a baby is ok or not?

Those who are Pro Choice believe that life does not begin at conception. They believe that we do not become people prior to being born and therefore not eligible to the basic human rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The reality is that the people who wish to have an abortion do so primarily because they made a bad choice in a time that doesn’t work for them. There are some cases in which a pregnancy is the result of rap or some form of unwanted experience. But according to the CDC this number is less than half a percent. Other reasons for an abortion are, not ready to support a child right now, can’t afford to have a child at this time, being too young or to old and child may have Down syndrome. These are the most popular reasons that women report to an abortion clinic. It’s a little simpler for those who are Pro Life. The primary reason is the Bible and the word of God. They believe that life begins at conception and that people should cherish life. To abort an unborn child is the same as murder. The pro lifer’s belief that it is their responsibility to be the voice for the unborn and defend them under in the name of God’s will. Both sides have great arguments and in their own minds they are justified in their

When does life begin? Does it occur at the time of fertilization? Does it begin at 12 weeks? 6? Or is there some other test determining whether or not a life begins and along with it the rights, that reside to man. The natural rights that belong to every human being, most importantly of which, the right to life. This is the discussion and debate that have been in the forefront of controversial issues for the past 40 years. In most cases the topic of abortion is usually at the main focal point, but there are many topics of debate that come with the territory of the beginning of life, and whether or not it is moral to follow through with certain medical procedures. The topic discussed in

Some of the most common arguments include fetuses are a human life, so abortion is murder. This argument has so many flaws, while technically the feus is a human life if you were to take the fetus out it would not be able to survive on its own, its “life” is sustained from the mother. The other would be that adoption is a viable option. While, that is true and adoption is a great choice but once you decide to further the pregnancy you will get attached to the child. It is as if many pro-lifers do not take that into consideration that no matter how hard you try to not get attached, you will. Once you are attached to that child, it will make it so much harder to give up. If you decide to keep the child, you could be having a child you cannot provide for. While adoption solves a few situations, abortions solves all of

“I support “your” decision, the four words I regret. After a week, the life of our child was taken. The reason women choose to abort their babies fall into one of five categories. Too young or immature, economic hardships, adjustment problems, poor relationships, or too many children. 38% of abortions go toward the fact that the mother is too young and immature or not ready for responsibility. 30% of abortions go toward economic problem such as money, 16% go to the thought of having to adjust life after birth, 12% are because the mother has a poor relationship with the child's father, and 8% are due to the parents having too many or enough children already” (Heroic Media). “When it comes to abortion, there are two main types that are used to abort babies, during the different stages of the pregnancy surgical or medical may be more appropriate; in either case, abortions have lots of risk factors for the mother.

When arguments of this topic come up, people of both groups disagree whether the baby is even alive or not. Pro-life believes that the baby is alive meanwhile

Abortion has been debated constantly since it became legal for women to get an abortion without having been raped, or placed in serious harm due to the pregnancy. However, two main arguments have arisen: pro-life and pro-choice. Pro-choice argues based on the benefits for and harms to the mother, while pro-life argues based on benefits for and harms to the fetus. During both arguments, physiological, moral, and psychological effects of abortion are considered on behalf of both the mother and fetus; but one important person has not been considered: the father. Father’s too are affected by abortion. In this paper, I will argue that the Equal Rights Amendment passed in 1972, which reads, “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex (The Learning Network, 2012).” is being violated and that under this amendment, men should be given equal say in the decision to abort.

Abortion is a controversial topic that has been debated in society. In the entry of abortion in The Oxford Companion to the Bible it states, “abortion as such is not discussed in the Bible (Dolansky 51).” Since the Bible doesn’t clearly discuss the topic, abortion, it is currently debated whether it should be accepted or not. People make the argument that getting an abortion is ending a life so one is committing the first commandant by aborting a child. Friedman and Dolansky discuss where the Bible could be relating to abortion in some way.

Modern abortions have claimed the lives of over 49,551,703 babies (Ankerberg and Weldon). That is thirty-eight times more than the combined casualties of the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Life is defined as the existence of an individual human being. It was argued, and is still argued, back and forth whether an unborn child is living from the point of conception. If Pro Life activists are asked, they will argue unborn babies are living from the point of conception. While on the other hand, Pro Choice activists will argue that the life of a person begins at the point of viability. Neither source is valid because their answers are based strictly on opinions. The only way to settle the debate and end the conflict is to look at what science can prove. Unborn babies are very much living from the point of conception due to advances in technology that have helped gain evidence to support it.

The controversy surrounding abortion is usually characterized by ethical, moral, and religious views, which are different from one group to another. Abortion has become an important issue, and has become part of an ideological element when discussing about politics and the establishment of laws across the world. The question of whether abortion is considered murder, or as part of contraception, can be examined through the definition of when life is really formed. While many religions condemn the act of abortion in its entirety, other groups, such as pro-choice, advocate for the power of a woman to make a decision on whether they would like to carry out the abortion or not. Therefore, there is a need to consider this phenomenon from a human rights perspective.

The phrase ‘Planned Parenthood’ usually brings to mind ‘Abortion Clinic’ in the general population. Pro-life supporters, including the Roman Catholic Church, are adamantly against abortion. Throughout the state of Texas and the nation, different Planned Parenthood centers are being closed down leaving former clients without affordable service provider replacements. The federal and state government should take it upon themselves to provide some of Planned Parenthood’s former services, such as health screening and birth control, except for abortion. The essay below will distinguish Planned Parenthood from abortion, provide insight on abortion statistics, and explain the challenges of healthcare funding.