Pros And Cons Of Abortion

Women argue that abortion is not bad because a fetus does not feel pain, but this is wrong because studies have been shown to prove that fetus’s indeed do experience pain. Bernard N. Nathanson, MD, stated that, when an abortion is performed on a twelve week old fetus, “We see (in an ultrasound image) the child’s mouth open in a silent scream…This is the silent scream of a child threatened imminently with extinction.” With this evidence we can indeed prove that a fetus does experience pain. Many people misconceive the fact that you do have a real human in your stomach, it can feel pain, a fetus is not invincible.

They also argue that before twenty weeks gestations fetus observed to show hormonal stress responses to painful stimuli and these responses were diminished when pain medication was administered to fetus. Therefore, pro-life wants to save lives of fetus at the phase at which medical evidence shows that they can feel pain (Cohen & Sayeed, 2011).

"No woman, ever, woke up and thought, 'all my friends have had an abortion, I need to get pregnant so I can have one, too. If a woman has an unwanted pregnancy, something has failed her, badly. It might be rape [or incest], it might be a broken condom, it might be bad information on what prevents pregnancy. Or maybe the story about how she had too much to drink and instead of waking up to a hangover, like ever male in history, she woke up pregnant," said American women, Lauren Telesca. Pro-life or pro-choice? On one hand, people say that the government has a duty to preserve all human life. On the other hand, some say that individuals have control over their own

The most famous argument anti-choice believer’s use is that the fetus is a human being, and all human beings have a right to life, forcing abortion to be viewed as murder. The idea that tissue growth is not considered human life, cannot be argued fairly as pro-life supporters base their fight on a pure emotional stance, and emotions can’t be argued or debated. Factual evidence can disprove this emotional belief of tissue growth amounting to a human life form. A fetus cannot survive on its own until after birth, it depends on the woman for life. Born beings on the other hand can survive dependently. The “right to life” isn’t the same as the “right to use”, meaning another being can’t use the body of another without the consent of the independent

part of the brain which regulates thought and consciousness, its cerebral cortex, at 24 weeks, which is well past the time available for abortions. Aborting a fetus before 24 weeks after conception means that you aren’t taking a life before it even started yet as the EGGs recorded are comparable to that of a sea slug. Also in a scientific report, Fetal Awareness - Review of Research and Recommendations for Practice they show that "Current research shows that the sensory structures are not developed or specialized enough to respond to pain in a fetus of less than 24 weeks". So if a fetus lacks the ability to acknowledge feeling it is more ethically pleasing that a legal abortion will not bear pain to the fetus. Many people are against abortions

The development of the fetus also helps declare not only it’s personhood but also how the abortion process is inhumane. A fetus is a person. Within five weeks of development, the baby already has a heart, and its circulatory system has begun to grow. Most women do not find out until this time that they are pregnant and therefore, the abortion decision is not placed within their mind. The abortion process can take up to weeks to happen, and in those weeks the baby is developing rapidly. Brain development begins at six weeks, and by the seventh, the fetus is developing human characteristic such hands, feet, nose, mouth, and ears. In the seventh week of development, the nerve endings within the spinal cord are produced. By the eleventh week

The killing of a innocent human being is wrong and this action should not take place. They also believe that life begins at conception so, even if the baby is not born yet, it is still a human being and people need to take this into consideration. Fetuses feel pain during the abortion process. Maureen Condic, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy and Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine, explains that the "most primitive response to pain, the spinal reflex," is developed by eight weeks gestation, and adds that "There is universal agreement that pain is detected by the fetus in the first trimester." These are some of the facts stated that abortion is

People say abortion is “killing babies.” You are not killing babies when you have an abortion. Abortions usually take place during the first trimester of the pregnancy. The babies haven’t even developed a nervous system or a functioning brain yet. They are not capable of living independently. They only have the potential to become a person, but they aren’t yet. It surely can’t feel emotional distress or pain.

Abortion is murder even if the unborn child is not fully developed yet. The pro-life group believes that life begins for a reason, and everyone has a life for a reason. By the US Government's abortion is considered murder. The baby is still human, and still has the right to life and its own freedoms. Abortion is not an excuse for convenience, it still will affect the aborters life. It could possibly make the aborter psychotic, or suicidal at certain points after going through and completing it. The individual has the right to a fundamental life, which must be protected. An act also states that an unborn child is a ¨member of the homo sapiens.¨(“Abortion ProCon.org.”). Approximately 38 others states have passed similar fetal homicide laws in the United States.

The national standard should be that no abortions are endorsed after twenty weeks, except in the cases of the risk of the mother’s life. Researchers have discovered that the babies react and show a sense of pain when an abortion occurs any later. A doctor from King’s College in London, Dr. C H Rodeck, mentioned, “the fetus responds to some forms of sensory stimulation, particularly noise, changes in position, and pain” (Richards, 1985). Although the fetuses’ reactions can be minimal, it is the concept that he or she can feel some kind of pain. Pain sensors are not fully developed in all parts of the body at twenty weeks, but this is when some begin to form. Abortion has different methods, and only the method that has direct contact with the fetus is what causes pain. However, because the other methods do not cause pain is not a reason to kill the fetus any later.

Some would argue that abortion is murder of innocent children, however, this procedure is performed long before a fetus has developed into a human being. Statistically speaking, about eighty-eight percent of abortions are done within the first trimester, and very few are done after the twenty-week period (Nadeau and Bennett). One of the biggest concerns people have about abortions is the pain towards the fetus. However, it has been proven through multiple studies that the baby feels no pain during the procedure. The Department of Health Fitzgerald studied the biological development of the fetus experiencing pain before twenty-six weeks of gestation (Derbyshire, et al 795). “Fitzgerald believed that responses to noxious stimuli before twenty-six weeks cannot be interpreted as pain because the cortex is not a functional unit” (Derbyshire, et al 795). This being said, pain does not make a person a person but without the

Life begins at conception; the act of the father’s sperm fusing with the mother’s egg. Some people believe that life does not begin until the physical birth of the child, as if the child has to be formed throughout the pregnancy like a clock being built. The TFP Student Action members who wrote the article, “10 Reasons Why Abortion Is Evil and Not a Pro-Choice,” state, “The unborn baby has a distinct, unchanging and repeatable genetic code, unique in all of history, from the moment of conception till death.” (10 Reasons Why Abortion Is Evil and Not a Pro-Choice 2). DNA is a mixture between the mother and the father, and is an essential part of life. This shows that the moment of conception is also the moment of life for the unborn child. Later in the article, the members explain that a heart beat of the unborn child can be heard at 24 days and brainwaves can be recorded after 43 days. The members also point out, “Babies can survive outside the womb at 22 weeks. By 14 weeks, the body of the unborn child is sensitive to pain.” (10 Reasons

Abortion is a controversial topic and there are typically two sides to the argument. One being the pro-life view which believes that abortion is wrong and the unborn deserve life. The opposing side is the pro-choice argument which believes that the mother should have to choose to have an abortion. Before a stance is chosen the fetal development which the unborn undergo from conception to birth must first be considered. The first month is when the fertilization begins and right away it develops the genetic coding; then towards the end of the month it developes a heartbeat. During the second and third month, the embryo starts developing vital organs along with its body features and at the end of the third month the fetus is fully formed. From the fourth through sixth month the fully formed fetus is developing features such as hair, nails, increased pulse, pigment color, and eyelids. Additionally, it will begin to be active and perform tasks such as kicking. In the last three months of pregnancy, the fetus is developing its final characteristics, and finally, towards the end of the ninth month the baby is born (Source M). By gaining a full understanding of the unborn’s development, a better grasp of the issue is obtained. As a result, today's society should identify abortion as taking another human’s life considering the scientific and logical reasoning as well as the inhumane process of abortion itself.

Some people might say that life begins at conception therefore abortion is murder. Some individuals claim that "The killing of an innocent human being is wrong, even if that human being has yet to be born" Procon.org. However, "It is not an independently existing, biologically formed organism, let alone a person" Leonard, Peikoff. The cells inside the woman are not developed into a human being and can't survive on its own therefore it is not a human being murdered, it is a clump of cells being removed. People who oppose abortion also might say, " Upon fertilization, a human individual is created with a unique genetic identity that remains unchanged throughout his or her life" procon.org. This argument is clearly invalid because "If anti-abortionists object that an embryo has

Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus. Some say that a fetus has the right to life, despite a woman’s opinion, while others strongly believe that a woman’s personal choice should trump all outside voices. Those who approve of abortion endorse the right of a woman to have a choice, backing the decision made in Roe v. Wade which states a woman may legally obtain an abortion under the Fourteenth Amendment under the United States Constitution. On the other hand, those who disprove of abortion claim ethical judgments relating to religion, specifically the Catholic faith. People who rebut abortion accept that a fetus has the right to live as soon as it is known to exist. Although both sides of the abortion argument have valid points, I support a woman’s right to choose because I believe a woman should have control of her own body.