Should Abortion Be Legal?

Among all the issues that have been fought for or against in the United States, abortion may be one of the most popular issues that Americans are passionate about. Abortion is defined as the removal of the embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy. Thousands of abortions take place every single day, and yet public opinion remains at a standstill as to whether or not abortion is ethical. Everyone holds different opinions on abortion. The proponents believe that it is the women’s private right to determine the future of the baby in her body. On the other hand, the opponents think a woman does not have the right to decide whether the person that she gives birth should live or die. They believe that life begins at conception. In fact, a person’s stance on the issue is often determined by how he views the fetus: a part of the mother’s body or as a human being. I am an opponent, and I believe abortion is murder. Also, abortion should not be legal because it harms women’s health, affects intimate relationship, and women do not have the right to decide the baby’s right to live or die.

Thousands of women in the world have abortions. “ Since the 1970’s, abortion has been a very controversial issue throughout the United States. Anti-Abortion and pro choice organizations often express their differences of opinion in lawful demonstrations” (Andryszewski 10).Think of it this way, all of the fetuses are in life or death situations. Their mother is choosing whether or not she wants to keep them or abort them. The children that are getting aborted will never get the chance to live. The children that are aborted will never get a choice.They will never get to go through all of the good, and even the bad, times of life. Life is a blessing, and everyone should get the chance to live their life. Women who just don’t want a child, or even women who have been raped, are wanting abortions all throughout America. Whatever the reason for the abortion, the pregnant woman should not have the choice of taking a life that they created. There are reasons and other options why women should not get abortions. Abortions should be illegal because these women are murdering a child that is unborn, it could be harmful to women, and if not always, then almost always, women have the choice of adoption.

Abortion, to some it is the murder of an innocent fetus with a heartbeat. To others it is considered an option to be freed from the responsibilities of parenthood. We all have different views that can be controversial to the opinions of others. Yet, there are proven facts and cases where making abortion illegal is the best decision. Propaganda for Prolife is everywhere, but is there enough to show the world how wrong abortion is? I believe there is not, yet there are some very emotional advertisements that can change your whole perspective. Abortion should be considered illegal because it is considered murder and can have severe consequences for woman, and there are other options to chose instead of abortion.

Firstly, abortion kills the innocent lives of babies. In America, about 1.21 million abortions occur a year (National center of health). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3,952,841 babies are born a year. The life of every unborn baby is in jeopardy, he or she either gets the opportunity to live or he or she’s life ends. “There is no ethical defense for killing someone who is innocent, no matter how great the inconvenience to another person may be”. (Wayne Wilkins) People believe that aborting a baby won’t harm or cause pain to the unborn fetus; it’s the destruction of a conception. The power to end one’s life should be in no one’s hands.

Every single year, this silent horror kills about as many Americans as have been killed on all the battlefields in all of the wars in U.S. history combined according to Michael Snyder. Every time an abortion takes place, a innocent human is being killed. Some people call it murder. Every since 1973, the Roe v. Wade case on abortion this subject has been a world controversy, and the supreme court division gave women the right, in consultation with their physicians, to choose abortion (Gale). After 1973, abortion was not illegal anymore. Ever since, this has been a major issue. Yes, people make mistakes, but people have to live with their mistakes. Abortion should not be an option to anyone except in a few specific situations. Abortion not only is very bad for the mother's health, it can also lead to complications for later babies down the road. Every human has rights. Every human has the right to be protected whether he or she is in the womb or standing alone. The fetus is still a human. Abortion is morally wrong. Not only in some religions, but is wrong period. Killing a baby is not a way to fix the mistake made. There are only a couple specific situations where any woman should try and argue the reason why they should get an

Over 42 million babies are killed in a year because of abortion. That is 115,000 deaths a day. After the case Roe vs Wade was presented to the Supreme Court, abortions have been legal since. In the United States, the topic abortion is very debatable. Many people think that abortion should be illegal because of moral and religious views, while others think that abortion should be legal because of women's’ rights. Despite each view, abortions are becoming more and more common today, especially in the United States. Abortions should be illegal because it is the murder of a human, selfish, and problematic to women's health.

People today are battling over whether to let a child live or not. Fifty percent (50%) of Americans call abortion morally wrong, while thirty-nine percent (39%) call it morally acceptable. Only half of the United States thinks that abortion is wrong and over a quarter of it thinks it is acceptable in this culture. The correct option is obvious and that is to let the child live. There are many reasons why this is the right option. Killing humans is not right. People today have been exposed to the wrong ideals. Women choose to abort their child because they perceive it as an accident; it was not supposed to happen. Everything happens for a reason because it is a part of God's plan. Abortion should be illegal because it is murder, it goes against God's word, and there are alternate options for the baby.

Out of the many reasons why abortion is wrong, is that it is considered brutal murder. In 1982, Ronald Reagan stated: "Simple morality dictates that unless and until someone can prove the unborn human is not alive, we must give it the benefit of the doubt and assume it is (alive). And, thus, it should be entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" (Unkown). You are taking a life and killing a human being. The baby is alive and not just some 'group of cells' as abortion doctors call them. You are painfully putting a human being to death. It is wrong to think someone has the power to end a life so harmfully. That is something that most criminals do not even have to suffer through. Are we (as human beings) really so stubborn and idiotic to evolve the death sentence so that rapist and murders do not feel pain when they die all because they are alive, yet when it comes to an unborn human it suddenly no longer matters? Thomas Jefferson stated the most fundamental principle of our developing nation when he wrote in the nation’s first document, the Declaration of Independence, that we were all created equal and endowed with certain unalienable rights and that among these rights was life. Who should be able to take that right away simply because someone made a mistake and does not want to pay the consequences for their actions?

Every fetus from the moment of conception is a human with their own rights as a citizen. The world has come to an agreement that it is morally wrong to kill another human being. Therefore abortion is morally wrong because they are taking another human's right to live. From the view of the human community, we are not extending the equality of human rights to the unborn children if we make it legal to kill them before they even have a voice. Not to say that all forms of taking a human life are considered to be morally and ethically wrong, for instance in war or self-defense. If there is an instance where the mother and baby will die if the baby is not surgically removed and it dies that is not a situation where

Abortion must be illegal in order to save the lives of the unborn. Nobody deserves to be killed by cause of an unwanted pregnancy. Can you imagine a world without no babies being born? We will have “nobody to love us unconditionally”. The process of an abortion leaves the woman with the feeling of neglect and regret. Nobody should let a baby die, that’s why they could give them up for adoption. Abortion is the definition of murdering, there’s many solutions and other ways out that could help you eliminate abortion. Even though abortion is ending with innocent children’s lives, nobody actually cares how this situation is developing. A large number of countries ban abortion while others institutions fight against it, in order, to end the usage of abortions, everyone should understand the threatening consequences that can cause towards our bodies.

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to have your right to live taken away? A baby fetus doesn’t even get a chance to decide whether or not they want to live or not when inside the mothers’ womb. A baby has no say because the mother has the power to just “get rid” of a child. Abortion would just be a gateway to get rid of a child by killing it. There are many other different ways to prevent or give away a child you do not want. Abortion isn’t the only answer, and it doesn’t only affect the child’s life but also the mothers severely. Abortion shouldn’t be legal because most women will use it for selfish reasons.

Imagine a woman was raped and later became pregnant. Shouldn 't she have the right to abort the child or should she be forced to deliver? Put yourself in her shoes. Can you imagine the pain she might feel every time she looks at the child? Should she be forced to endure this? Women should be allowed to have abortions under circumstances such as these.

A common debate in the world today involves abortion, the deliberate end of human pregnancy, and whether or not it should be legalized. “Every year in the world there are an estimated 40-50 million abortions. This corresponds to approximately 125,000 abortions per day” (“Abortions Worldwide this Year”). On one side of the argument, people are not disturbed by this grotesque number, and on the other side there are people outraged and simply appalled. Although people attempt to deem abortion acceptable in society because of circumstances like the mother not being able to support the child or in instances of rape, it is still morally wrong.

Individuals throughout the world have different aspects towards abortion. Some may argue that abortion should be outlawed and treated like the murder of a human being while others believe abortion should remain a legal choice to all women. The ones who are for abortion have argued that women have a moral right to decide what to do with their own bodies. On the other hand, the ones against abortion like myself have argued that the fetus is a human being from the moment of conception. Therefore, abortion is the moral killing of an innocent human being. Having an abortion is never the solution for unwanted pregnancies because it is not the fault of the innocent unborn child. Women put themselves at risk since abortion brings medical complications later on in life. The moral killing of a human being should overturn the decision made by the Supreme Court in the Roe v. Wade, whom created a law in which women had the right to abort a child at anytime even if it past the point of viability. Not only is an abortion the killing of a human being, but also it defies the word of God. Abortion is not the solution for unwanted pregnancies because it can cause medical complications, defies the word of God, and is the immoral killing of an innocent human being.

Abortion is a deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. There are series of legal, moral and ethical issues which may arise about abortion. Most arguments about abortion are often focused on political insinuations and the legal aspect of such actions. Some frequently asked questions’ regarding the issue is if the practice should be outlawed and regarded as murder or should women have the right to practice it. For example, prior to becoming pregnant, some women feel that they would be able to choose the abortion option without trouble. However, even with reasons why having an abortion would be the best option, some women feel that this decision would not be right for them. On the other hand, some women have a strong belief that abortion is unethical prior to becoming pregnant.