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Argument Essay On Abortion

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The Abortion Debate

This is a difficult question because the topic of abortion has a lot of people involved for different reasons. E.g. doctors dealing with the medical issues, MP’s is dealing with the legal issues etc. People have different views on this subject and so it depends who you are asking. People who have had an abortion think that it was the best thing to do because of their individual situations and experiences and would disagree. However others would agree, because of their religious beliefs or opinions on when life begins.
Catholics would agree with the statement abortion is never justified. They believe that life begins at conception and by having an abortion you are killing another human being that has equal rights to …show more content…

Or in the worst case, the mother was raped – this is a very difficult pregnancy because some women cannot bring themselves to love a child who is a part of the man who raped her and caused serious emotional damage. And so, they believe that if the mother has a good enough reason like those, to want an abortion, then it should be allowed. Their reasoning behind their beliefs is that in the early stages of development in the womb, the unborn child is not consciously aware of what is going on and doesn’t know that it is being murdered, or even that is was ever alive.
As a Christian, I believe that the principles and ethics of an abortion are very wrong. However, I can see the other point of view that it is very hard to say, ‘I am against abortion no matter what’ but you have to look at each case individually. If I were put in the situation that I became pregnant after being raped, then it would be very difficult for me to have that child knowing the circumstances and being reminded of that every time I looked at my child, so yes, I would be tempted by abortion, because I do believe that when you have a child it should be with somebody you love. Although I do think it is wrong to have an abortion in cases where people just don’t have time to raise a child and say that they can’t cope because of work etc, because it is a new life you are talking about. It’s a special thing, and you shouldn’t

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