Fetal Rights Argument Against Abortion

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.

Fetal welfare is about preserving unborn life from destruction. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, and even former New York Gov. George Pataki, who unlike the other two accepts the constitutional right to abortion. Pataki proposed “defund[ing] Planned Parenthood” among other limits on fetal tissue research because “we have the right to protect” human “life inside the womb,” “and I think we should protect [it].” (Stem Cell Research: Medical Miracle or Moral Morass?). The Supreme Court has since Roe v. Wade held that, while fetuses are not constitutional persons with rights of their own, the state still has a legitimate interest in protecting “the life of the fetus that may become a child.” (Maternal-Fetal Welfare Committee) This concern for

Abortion rights (or lack thereof) are a contentious issue to discuss, not just in this country but around the world. I am a pro-choice person because I feel that women should have the right to decide what to do with their bodies; equal rights, just like men are able to decide what to do with their own bodies. I have always come from a scientific background both in terms of overall thinking/rationale and in education. To me, the pro-life argument that life begins at conception makes no sense to me. A fertilized egg/fetus is not alive, just like a bacterium is not life.

“The technician had grown quiet. She just kept printing picture after picture and pressing the wand deeper into the gel on my stomach,” (Cohen). Rebecca Cohen would soon find out her baby’s brain had been destroyed. At 21 weeks she chose to have an abortion and said it was the best of only horrible options (Cohen). Cohen and every other woman should have the option to terminate their pregnancies. Women should be able to abort their fetuses without restriction.

Abortion is the murderous slaughtering of an unborn child. Around one million abortion procedures occur every year; as a result, roughly one million innocent babies die every year. Those poor human beings never had a chance to walk for the first time, start preschool, graduate, or start a family; they were killed. Children are being murdered every single day, yet nobody stops this harsh act from happening. Abortion should be made illegal because it’s practically murder, opposes God’s word, and goes against the “unalienable rights to life” recognized by the Founding Fathers.

Abortion is among one of the world’s greatest debates. Americans hold the notion that someone is either pro-abortion or anti-abortion; there is no in-between. There is so much research to support both sides of the issue. For those who support abortion there is research that says that the choice belongs to every woman. There are certain circumstances that support this claim. A woman’s choice to have an abortion is her right. Is it right? Is it murder? There are countless people that view abortion as a tremendous sin, and strongly believe that it is one of the worst sins that can be committed. A fetus does not have the ability to stand up and argue and fight for their chance to live and breathe in this miraculous world. For the people who stand against abortion, those who believe that it is a woman’s choice are seen as the enemy. Advocates for anti-abortion can turn to protests and other activities to support their opinions on the subject. So, what is right and what is wrong? Each person has the right to choose what they believe in. Just like in any other matter in life. A person was guaranteed the right to choose when they were born. A colossal controversy in the discussion of pro and anti-abortion is whether these unalienable rights pertain to the unborn fetus growing inside the mother who legally has the right to choose. Do these rights only belong to those who have breathed their first breath? Anti-abortion advocates will say that in no way is abortion right. These two

Once a former abortionist stated,“ And as I brought out the rib cage, I looked and saw a tiny, beating heart.”(Bennett) In Jeremiah 1:5 the Bible states “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”i do (The Holy Bible) If God considers us human before we are even conceived then we should, also. Should we listen to God or should we follow the world? Science has proven that babies in the womb are alive and can feel pain. The Pro-Choice Argument has some good points, I agree. They say that it is the Mother’s choice to have the baby or not, but wasn’t it most likely the Mother’s Choice to do what it takes to get pregnant in the first place? Even if it wasn’t her choice, it is still a part of the Mother, it is growing inside her womb. Unborn babies have the right to life because they are alive beginning at the moment of conception, the unborn baby also is human just like us and it has rights, the unborn baby or “fetus” also feels all

"I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born," vocalized by former President Ronald Reagan. When the word abortion is articulated, an automatic opinion forms in a person's mind; he or she is either for this controversial issue or against it. However, there are those who believe that abortion should be used in only special circumstances.

I am an Evansville native writing on behalf of women in the state of Indiana who will be disproportionately affected by State Representative Curt Nisly’s proposed “Protection at Conception” bill which he intends to bring to the January 2017 General Assembly. I want to acknowledge that I have respect for those who identify as pro-life, as someone who formerly fought to protect the unborn from abortion, it is a set of ideals that I am very familiar with. That being said, I am writing to implore you to take a fervent stand against this complete abortion ban that Representative Nisly is hoping will pass in Indiana.

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

One of many questions being debated today is Abortion and the moral legal rights of the fetus. Usually debates about abortion focus on politics and the law. Some believe that the law shouldn’t legislate morality, but all good law is based upon moral values. Behind the debates are more fundamental ethical questions which aren’t always given the specific attention they deserve, like debating the legal status of the fetus. Is the point of conception considered life of the fetus and does that fetus have rights? Many consider the point of conception as the first stage in human development. From a political perspective the first and most fundamental human right is the right to live. If this is so then the fertilized egg would not only have the right to life, but should have the right to develop like any other person.

Many of the decisions related to life can be postponed for some duration of time. A single decision that cannot wait for long is the hard decision regarding whether or not to carry on with the pregnancy. A decision like this requires an immediate action. Talking with someone is helpful or other professional counselors- in addition to one's boyfriend of a husband. Concisely, no individual has the right to make a judgment on one's reasons for having an abortion. Since the landmark ruling in 1973 US Supreme Court that legalized, premature birth, many laws - both federal and state laws- have either been suggested or passed (Wallis, 2005). This makes this issue to be the most contested and exceedingly plugged range in the field of solution. A large portion of these laws are ordered by court arrange and are in this manner not enforceable. They show a variety of dubious decisions, including procurements to build suitability before end, parental or spousal warning, mandatory holding up periods, mandatory wording for advising sessions, dissent of open subsidizing, disavowal of open stores for directing, focused on regulations particular to premature birth suppliers, and procurements against particular fetus removal procedures.

The act of abortion has desensitized the majority of Americans today. Abortion is murder, and even worse, it has become normal and accepted in society. Pro-Choice activists are convinced that a woman has a right to the privacy of her own body and a right to abort her pregnancy. Pro-Choice activists believe that because a fetus in the first trimester cannot survive outside the womb they are not yet human. Therefore, Pro-Choice activists believe that a fetus in the first trimester cannot be given human rights. The argument that a fetus is not human based on its ability to survive on its own is not a valid argument. Within the first trimester, or the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, the fetus has developed a heartbeat, fingerprints, and the functioning of all body systems.2 The fetus is alive and should have every right that the mother has. If an infant were to be left alone without someone to care for it, it could not survive on its own. This should not be cause to terminate the life of the infant. An infant is a human being, and therefore, has rights that are protected under the Constitution. The same rights should be extended to the fetus that is developing in the first trimester. Giving a woman the right to terminate the life of a fetus is the same as giving someone the right to murder innocent people. The only difference between the two is that women are now guaranteed the right to murder their baby if they so choose. If an amendment to prohibit abortion were to be passed, it would extend the rights of Americans to a developing baby in the first

Marqui’s famous article is against abourtion. His article is different and he tries to explain why killing and adult human is wrong ans see if the same reason works for abortion. The main argument is the idea that a fetus is considered a person at the moment of conceptrion. “since the fetus is considered a person than the has a futuree like ours. The fetus will have plenty of experiences and happinies just like any other being.”( page448)

Abortion has always been an incredibly controversial topic. It has been one of the most widely discussed issues in the American culture for decades. Abortion is a discussion of human interaction, in which emotions, ethics, and law all come together. In many cases, people on both sides of the argument have valid points and take moral positions. A pro-choice position would assert that the decision to terminate a pregnancy lies the mother and that the government has no right to interfere or step in and make that decision. On the other hand, the position of pro-life advocates argue that life begins at the moment of conception. They believe that because the embryo or fetus is a human life and that one has no moral right to abort it. This theory argues that this human has no power or say in the matter and is rendered helpless from advocating for itself. Although abortion is a morally and emotionally charged issues, it is ultimately protected under the 14th amendment. The most common reasons for abortion include but are not limited to, teen pregnancy, rape, and health issues.