Arguments Against Abortion

Thomson brings up the standard anti-abortion argument. Every person has a right to life. A fetus is a person. Which means a fetus has a right to life. Therefore abortion is wrong. Thomson does not understand the jump from a fetus having a right to life to abortion being wrong. She believes that the fetus being a person or not is irrelevant to the argument. And abortion is based more on the rights of the woman, fetus, and who has more of the right of ownership of the woman’s body (Thomson 47-48).

Abortion is one the most controversial topics in the United States. The issue at hand is should abortion be legal or not. It is highly debated with in both media and politics. According to History Channel, “Supreme Court legalizes abortion”, in 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court Case Roe V. Wade ruled that women have the constitutional right to privacy, thus legalizing abortion. This law gave women the right to terminate a pregnancy during the first two trimesters. This sparked huge controversy between pro-life and pro-choice believers. Both pro-life and pro-choice have numerous arguments to justify their opinions. In a report done by WebMD, “Abortion-Reasons Women Choose Abortion,” nine out of ten abortions are performed within the first twelve weeks. Abortion should be legal because it is a women’s constitutional right, mental and physical health, and other.

The purpose of this essay is to set out an argument that abortion is wrong. Some claim that only in “rare” instances, such as rape or within a few days of contraception, abortion is acceptable. I will agree that there are certain circumstances that abortion is more “acceptable” than other times, albeit however few and far between these instances arise. Instances that make abortion more “okay” are rape, and once it is discovered that the mother's life is in danger if she were to carry the baby the full term of the pregnancy. The basis for my argument comes from reading two opposing essays on abortion , in regards to whether it is “right” or wrong, “A defense of Abortion” by Judith

Women choose to abort for several different reasons that they find as an excuse. Some women choose abortion because they don’t feel as if they are “ready” to take on the job of a mother. Truthfully, this is incorrect because a woman has to learn the challenges of a mother while raising a child. There are many

When it comes to living ~~, many people think that “good” includes things that bring enjoyment and “bad” means things that are burdening. We should seek out the good in life and avoid or remove the bad. In cases of abortion, though, where a life is unwanted and burdensome, is it justified to get rid of it? Pro-life arguments that oppose abortion say that ~~. Pro-choice arguments which support abortion argue that a child’s life begins at birth, a woman has the right over her body, and promotes autonomy. After all, a life is ~~ than ~. For my claim, I will not refer to any religious arguments concerning abortion, as doing so would just introduce a wide range of other arguments to debate. Furthermore, I believe it is possible to sufficiently prove abortion is wrong without regarding religion. I will cover the most common arguments for pro-choice and try to refute these arguments along with a moral theory of my own. My primary claim will be that abortion ~~ primary gain is wrong because it is the same as murder.

Societies frequently regard the term “good” as whatever is pleasurable or moral and “bad” as whatever causes unpleasant outcomes. Therefore it makes sense that we should seek out the good in life and avoid the bad. In cases of abortion, though, where a potential life is considered “bad”, is it justified to remove it? Life is viewed as the highest intrinsic good, thus any act of deliberately taking it away becomes a serious moral issue. Pro-life arguments, or arguments opposing abortion, claim that each human has a right to life, a person is a human at the moment of conception, and each human possesses the obligation to protect human lives. Pro-choice arguments, or arguments supporting abortion, argue that a child’s life begins at birth, a woman has the leading right over her body, and abortion promotes autonomy. I will attempt to refute the leading pro-choice arguments while holding my claim that abortion to end a life is always immoral because it is an act of murder.

After reading the article, “Why It’s Become So Hard to Get an Abortion”, by Margaret Talbot, I am caught in the middle of pro-choice and pro-life. Talbot provides the reader with an even amount of examples explaining the beliefs of each stance. Being raised as a Catholic, my church has always preached to bring an end to abortion. Although, being a young female, I also feel we should have the choice. I think there is a way to respect personal beliefs and religion, while still being in charge of your body. This being said, I don’t agree with the act of taking the life of an innocent human without it being a medical necessity. This brings up another contrasting point, I believe that if the woman seeking the abortion doesn’t have the means to raise

Abortion is a very controversial topic. When politics come into play it becomes an even bigger issue. As said in the article “Texas and the Fed on abortion”, in “1973” abortion became an accepted procedure. This was because humans believed no one should be able to tell a women how to treat her body. Pro life supporters then came into play arguing against the right to an abortion. Pro life supporters are commonly religious and believe all life is sacred. In this article it is argued whether the state governments or national government should be able to decide if abortions are accepted or not. Many believe that states should adopt policies that show their cultural preferences such as Texas who is known as a republican state. As of now Texas

The argument of abortion has been raging since the Supreme Court case, Roe vs. Wade, in 1973. This court case has divided the country into two factions: pro-choice and pro-life. Pro-life advocates argue that abortions are murder and extreme levels of child abuse. While pro-choice advocates believe abortions are a justifiable means to end pregnancies. The pro-choice argument is that the fetus is not yet a human being and its rights should not override that of the mother's.

On July 18th, 2013, House Bill 2 (HB2) was signed into law by Texas Governor, Rick Perry. HB2 included a series of restrictions on abortions, two of which were challenged in a case for women’s rights, called Whole Woman’s Health (WWH) vs. Cole (2016) (Statesmen Timeline 2016). The first restriction that was challenged in this case required all doctors who were in the practice of preforming abortions to have admitting rights to a hospital, within thirty miles of the location of the procedure (Green and Ford 2015). The second restriction that was challenged was the mandate that abortion clinics must meet the same building, safety, and staffing requirements as a hospital surgical center (Green and Ford 2015). The defense behind the implementation

In our society, everyone has their own opinion about everything. This topic just so happens to be one of those. Abortion is a very touchy subject to some people. Some people are pro-choice, others are pro-life. Some are caught in the middle. Some people think depending on the situation, it should be okay. People base their opinions on their religion, race, culture, political views, and how they were raised. I was raised pro-life depending on the situation. Pro-choice means it is the mother’s choice to get an abortion. Pro-life means they are completely against abortion. Is it a living person? Should it be illegal? Is it okay depending on the situation? Everyone has a different opinion. Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy. Abortions

Why abortion is immoral by Don Marquis is the start of two discussions pertaining to whether abortion should be acceptable in our modern society. The argument, Marquis makes, is that abortion actually deprives the fetus’s “future-like-ours.” Many philosophers support Marquis’ belief by arguing that fetuses have their own possibilities; thus, killing fetuses is absolutely wrong (Marquis, 105). Nevertheless, there are also other philosophers who criticize Marquis’ view in order to prove that abortion is not immoral since the fetus has no right to live. One of them is Peter K. McInerney, who wrote Does a Fetus Already Have a Future-Like-Ours? McInerney demonstrates the fact that fetuses have little

Abortion is a tough topic in which you can only decide to be either for or against it. There is a huge amount of people who believe that abortion should be legal and that everyone should respect that decision; however, there is also people who are against this ideology and believe that abortion is something immoral and should be illegal. People, who is pro-abortion, prefer to say that they are pro-choice. They like better this term because they say that they aren’t fighting for abortions, instead, they are supporting woman’s right. This means that they are pro-choice to fight for equality in woman’s rights and not because they like to abort. The same happens with people that are against abortions, many people prefer to be pro-life. A pro-life person is someone who favors life and is against abortion an any other methods of killing people.

Many people characterize abortion as a selfish act. (The Abortion Discussion) This however does not take into consideration the amount of care women take when choosing whether or not an abortion is right. Factors that seriously influence this decision includes financial standing, whether there is enough time to raise a child, personal hopes and dreams, parenting skills etc. (The Abortion Discussion) All these factors heavily influence the quality of life of a child, and if the standings are bad enough, it is not even proper to raise a child in the first place. The bottom line is that women undergo one of these hardest decisions of their lives when choosing whether or not to get an abortion. Financial standing and location greatly influence the life of a child and it may be an extremely hard life for a child in areas with lots of drugs or in dangerous unsafe

Does a women’s right to choose to have an abortion outweigh a baby’s right to be born? The controversy at hand is whether the rights of a women outweigh the rights of a baby, and whether a mother should be given the rights to pursue a procedure like an abortion. To clarify an abortion is a medical procedure that ends a pregnancy in which a doctor uses a vacuum and suction to suck out a fetus from the uterus. The issue is whether the fetus who has the potential to be a rational, productive human being has the unequivocal rights of any other human being and whether he or she should be protected from, in every sense of the word, murder. The argument made by abortionfacts.com a nonprofit Christian pro-life education organization, is that