Pro Choice Arguments On Abortion

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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.
I want to quickly go over my definitions of “killing”, “murder” and “personal gain”. Killing is the taking of a life either unintentionally, from self-defense, or ~~. Murder is the deliberate, selfish act of taking a life for personal gain. I also want to define of personal gain in the context of murder and abortion, as personal gain can be taken many different ways. Though one could consider acting for personal gain as doing anything that makes one happy or brings
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