Personal Rights Vs. Religious Beliefs

Abortion has been one of the biggest controversies of all time. Many people believe that women should get to decide what she would do with her body. The definition of abortion is; “The termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to being capable of normal growth”. Abortion is one of the most controversial topics today. Although there are two sides of the debate pro-choice and pro life, arguments are mainly centered around the Roe v. Wade decision, women’s rights and state restrictive laws.

One of the most controversy issues that have had many Americans debating over the years is abortion. But why so much controversy? Well to start with we have to understand what abortion is. According to the Oxford dictionary, abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. There are also 2 types of abortions. The first one is Therapeutic abortion, which the baby is aborted for the safety of the mother, and elective abortion, in which the abortion is performed due to a choice that the mother has made for an unborn child. In other words, abortion is the end or the expulsion of a fetus from the uterus by natural causes or by clinical methods before it is able to survive independently.

It states in the decision of Roe v. Wade that, “The constitution does not define “person” in so many words” (http://www.tourolaw.edu/patch/Roe/ 18). The amendment discusses “person” 3 times in it, but it does not indicate that it has any possible pre-natal relevance; this is what made the abortion issue so hard. The state court ruled in favor of Roe, but the verdict was not strong enough to change the arrest of abortion doctors in Texas because the exact part that dealt with the right to privacy could not be decided

Abortion is an exceedingly controversial subject that has been continually argued over for hundreds of years, and still is an

Another argument is abortions are painful for an unborn child to go through. While most abortions are usually done prior to the end of the first trimester there are abortions that are done in the second or third trimester. The medical community has different views on whether or not an unborn child can feel pain before 20 weeks. Some doctors will say a child can feel pain at as soon as eight weeks while others will say they won’t be able to feel pain until after the 20 weeks mark.

Abortion divides many Americans, it is one of the many controversial issue in today’s society. There are two major viewpoints that receive the most attention. One point of view is pro-life which is the belief women should not abort a human life. On the other side, is pro-choice which is the belief women may decide whether to carry a baby to full term or abort it. Abortion is known as the act of removing a human embryo or fetus from the uterus of a pregnant woman prior to the completion of the full term of pregnancy. There are very strong opinions for and against this issue, but no one can deny the vast gray area of abortion. Not everyone falls into the specific camp of pro-life or pro-choice. Many Americans find a comfort level in the gray area where there are restrictions, but abortion is not illegal. 1 A person’s stance on the situation is often determined by how they view the fetus: a part of the mother’s body or as a human being.

The court decision that designed abortion law in the United State. In this case, Roe v. Wade (1973) verdict, the Supreme Court ruled that women had a constitutional right to abortion. Moreover, this right was based on an implied right to personal privacy from the Ninth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment. According to the court that a fetus is not a person, but "potential life." Therefore, the fetus does not have constitutional rights of its own.

Abortion is one of the most controversial topics of today. It is defined as the voluntary act of ceasing a pregnancy. The very core of abortion is inhumane and dehumanizing, yet it has become quite popular in contemporary society. This topic has caused an uproar in society as individuals debate over the morality of having abortions. Abortion at any time during a pregnancy should be illegal.

Abortion is the induced termination of pregnancy before the embryo or fetus is capable of survival. This issue has created moral and social concern since the beginning of time. Individuals as well as the church, which is very influential on some people, have had to take a stand on either side of this controversial issue. There are many different views being taken on abortion making the decision of right or wrong that much more difficult to make.

I chose the side that abortion should be illegal. The writer of this argument says that the fetus can feel pain during the abortion procedure. According to Maureen Condic, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy and Adjunct the spinal reflex is developed by eight weeks. The spinal reflex is the most primitive responsive to pain. Bernard N. Nathanson, MD, late abortion doctor who became a pro-life activist states that when an abortion is conducted on a fetus of 12 weeks, they see the child’s mouth open in a silent scream. Both, Maureen Condic and Bernard N. Nathanson state that the fetus can feel the pain during abortion.

Does the baby feel pain in an abortion? The pain mechanism has been found to be functioning in the preborn child as early as 45 days after conception. Abortion does cause pain (Reinis 223-235, Collins 922-923, Noonan 213). In the film, "The Silent Scream," an actual first-trimester abortion is seen via ultrasound. The baby can be seen repeatedly moving to dodge the abortionist's suction instrument, and her heart rate doubles. As she is dismembered, her mouth opens in a silent scream. Abortion is violence - against preborn children, and against the women in whose bodies the violence takes place.

Abortion is one of the most controversial topics of today. It is defined as the voluntary act of brining a pregnancy to an end. The very core of abortion is inhumane and dehumanizing, yet it has become quite popular in contemporary society. This topic has caused an uproar in society as individuals debate over the morality of having abortions. Abortion at any time during a pregnancy should be illegal.

The debate over abortion has been going on for almost 50 years, and is still a controversial topic for most American families today. The two opposing sides are often referred to as

The argument of religious belief and personal freedom does not mean Freeman can be treated differently. A picture on a driver's licences is the way an individual is identified in any certain circumstance. Not only in the united states, but this method is also adopted by countries worldwide. A drivers licence not represent who it is given to but it is also the certification of driving on public roads by Florida's DVM, but it also identifies a certain individual when it comes to server emergencies. Every U.S. citizen in the United States goes through the same application process for a genuine state driver's licence. I don't see eye to eye in why Freeman should be an exception to this. The excuse of her religious beliefs not encouraging the removal

The modern world today is brought together by many different cultures, beliefs, thoughts, opinions and morals. Which makes life difficult at times and causes people to not get along when differences can not be set aside. There are many issues and topics that are the root of these problems, which may never be solved and more than likely will never be solved based on characteristics of cultures and beliefs. Abortion is a very diverse topic in today’s society for which there may never be a correct answer to live up to everyone’s morals, but both sides present persuasive facts and opinions to justify their beliefs.