Human Life Does Not Begin At Conception

In 2010, President Barack Obama signed an executive order to enforce that federal loans would not be used in abortion services (“Background: “Should” 4). The pros and consist of the choice being available to women when they need it and the cons consist of safety concerns for the living fetus. As a nation, Abortion needs to be made illegal because life begins at conception because abortion is unsafe, a waste of money, a loss of opportunity, and a toll of psychological pain.

When the beginning of life actually occurs is clearly not a topic to be taken lightly in today’s modern world. Majority of the population’s answers to this question are based on each individuals opinion and is supported by what they believe. In general, there are two sides of the argument. One is that life begins at the time of conception. The other belief is that life doesn’t begin until the drawing of the first breath. The true dilemma here is not the accurate pinpointing of life’s beginning, but the questions that accompany this topic and each individuals desire to do the right thing, the moral thing. While one point of view allows for abortion the other does not. The issue raises many questions of morality. Is abortion moral? When does it become murder? When is it permissible? (Life of the mother at stake / A product of rape). Should it be the mother’s choice? Many arguments for both sides pull from scripture and scientific articulations.

In the United States alone, over one million babies are aborted, making the counties abortion rate one of the highest among other countries. This means that one out of every four pregnancies end in abortion, one out of three American women will have an abortion by the time they are 45, and half of women seeking to abort a baby have already aborted one in the past (“U.S. Abortion Statistics.”). Since the 1930’s, the population growth in America has been the lowest because of abortion. Two generations of Americans have technically been murdered because the aborted children will not be able to have the families and lives of their own (Steven Ertelt.).

Kristen is also accurate in her claim that fertilization is only the beginning of biological life, not the start of a conscious human life. This argument is interesting because many do not consider “biological life” when arguing whether or not a fetus is a human. However, a fetus can be biologically alive, but not consciously. There are so many stages during pregnancy, that people believe signifies the start of human life. The first sign of brain activity is another point in fetal development which people believe signal the start of human life. However, this minimal brain activity does not suggest that a fetus is conscious and self-aware, but merely a stage of development for the

Life is sacred and begins at conception, but many people still debate on when human life begins. Some people believe that life does not start until the moment a

Did you know that there are at least four specific moments that can be thought of as the beginning of human life? There is the embryologic view, which is where some think life begins when the embryo undergoes gastrulation, and twinning is no longer possible; which occurs about 14 days into development. Then there is the neurological view, which depends on brainwave activity; life begins when a distinct EEG pattern can be detected, this happens at about 24 to 27 weeks. Another is the genetic view, which states that life begins with the formation of a novel genome. Finally, one can say that life begins at or near birth, measured by fetal viability outside the mother’s body. The whole issue with people being for or against the closure of Planned

Besides the fact that abortion has killed millions of innocent children and can have some barbaric techniques, it has had adverse effects socially and globally. Abortion has led to a damaging impact on the family, including difficulties in mother-child bonding, and the devaluation of the child. When a child learns that his mother aborted a previous pregnancy, he comes to realize this could have just as easily been him. He begins to think that his mother may not have wanted him, leading to difficulties in mother and child bonding. In addition, as abortion activists continue to campaign, citing abortion as a women’s right and choice, a child is increasingly looked at as property or a right instead of a blessing or gift. This has been shown to be responsible for the devaluation of the child. According to Dr. Philip G. Ney in an article on the impacts of abortion on

Approximately 57 million unborn children have been affected by the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize abortion since the Roe vs. Wade court case according to a study conducted by the Director of Education and Research at the National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund, Dr. Randall K. O’Bannon. If abortion remains legalized in the United States, it will only continue to contribute to the dangers of abortion that women are faced with as well as resume to kill unborn children. Furthermore, adoption is a much better option for anyone in an unwanted pregnancy.

In this essay I will argue that inmate pregnancy should be allowed within U.S prisons. This concerning issue is not only affecting the mother however, it also significantly impacting on the child’s wellbeing. Ripping a child away from its mother immediately after birth is a serious matter, which needs to be taken into the consideration. According to Darren Boyle from Mail Online, “nearly 100 countries…have national laws that allow for incarcerated mothers to stay with their babies, the U.S. is not among them” (Daily Mail Australia, 25 of May 2016). This unreasonable law within the U.S is dramatically effecting the lives of inmate pregnant women. I will argue that, it is necessary that infants stay with their mother after birth due to development,

In a perfect world, all children would be loved and nurtured and live in a cozy home with a stable family. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. In the United States “over 400,000 American children are in foster care, taken away when their families are in crisis and can’t take care of them” (“Statistics on Foster Care”). Out of all those children in the foster care system about “114,556 of these children are available for adoption”, which means the biological parents’ rights have been legally terminated through the court system (“Adoption Statistics: National Adoption Month”). That is an immense number of children who do not get to have the same bond and love that a biological child would get from their own parents. The foster care

Research suggests that children who grew up in foster care have a more compromised developmental outcome compared to those who grew up in loving homes (Princeton University). If we take abortion rights away from women, the number of children in foster care would rise above the existing 397,000 children that are in foster care and therefore more children would be put into homes where there could be physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Many people say that abortion is murder and shouldn't be legal, but it should be legal for a woman who has been raped or is too young for the baby and herself to be healthy after the birth, because a child isn't going to thrive in foster care or in a home that doesn't love them.

In 2000, Frederica Mathewes-Green published “Unplanned Parenthood” in Policy Review, a conservative journal. In this article, Mathewes-Green stated that “[a]bortion is a tragic attempt to escape a desperate situation by an act of violence and self-loss,” and that society must make abortion its problem if it desires a decline in abortions anytime soon (Mathewes-Green 28). The first step to help women with their abortions is to “[provide them] with simple information about the risks of abortion and the availability of alternatives” (Mathewes-Green 30). With this step, society has a duty to inform a woman, prior to undergoing an abortion, that she may become a victim of some side effects associated with the procedure. That she may face infertility due to scraping from the suction tube or a weakened cervix that will not allow her to carry to full term. Not only must she be made aware of the risks, she must also know about the alternatives to abortion. In the United States, “there are approximately 3,500 pro-life agencies offering crisis pregnancy services” such as “shelter, medical care, counseling, maternity clothes, legal assistance, [and] other forms of aid” (Mathewes-Green 29). Most women are unaware of the choices they actually have since the rhetoric in mainstream media is always Pro-Life versus Pro-Choice without really delving into the choices that are available. The next step to help pregnant women is to increase the involvement of the child’s father. Nowadays, it is

And to further develop upon this point, it is statistically proven that many unwanted babies do not have great lives. Obviously if a parent wants to get rid of the child, the parent is not going to be loving and nurturing towards the child. This leads to a slew of new children, oftentimes who are abused, without proper households to be raised in, which consequently has a wide impact across society. It has been statistically proven that most criminals come from homes that are destructive/ non-existent. Also, take a look at the increasing number of foster homes and orphanages that are being built in order to accommodate the growing number of children that cannot or will not be cared for. There are approximately over 500,000 children residing in foster care in the U.S. alone; these children lack the support and care that a regular family would provide. If abortions were to become illegal, the number of homeless children would exponentially increase from the already staggering number of children.

Physicians, biologists, and other scientists agree that conception marks the beginning of the life of a human being—a being that is alive and is a member of the human species. There is overwhelming agreement on this point in countless medical, biological, and scientific writings.

Just because a woman acted foolishly and carelessly does not mean that an innocent third party, the child, should have to accept the punishment for their mother’s actions. Another alarming statistic is that twenty-two percent of all pregnancies in the United States end in abortion (U.S. Abortion Statistics). Many of these abortions occur from people who live below the poverty level and cannot afford proper birth control. While abortion has been decreasing among most groups of categories that are determined by characteristics such as age, race, and financial income; abortions among poor people have been on the rise. In 2008, poor women were responsible for forty-two percent of all abortions that took place in the United States. Likewise, the abortion rate of poor women escalated by eight-teen percent from 2000-2008 (Wind). This problem can be solved by providing more heath care clinics through the country for those individuals who cannot afford birth control. With more available heath care clinics, the amount of abortions that occur will be diminished significantly and wrongful killing of unborn children will come to an end.