Should Abortion Be Legalized?

Abortion is the deliberate killing of the weakest and most defenseless among us. Unfortunately, for the last few decades, the practice has been recognized as a fundamental human right by the highest court of the land. American culture has become increasingly accepting of traditional values and principles being compromised. Political correctness now replaces ethics, self-reliance is replaced by dependency, and crudeness now takes the place of knowledgeability. Today’s culture is corrupt and morally depraved, and there is no other topic that demonstrates this better than abortion.

The battle for reproductive rights began well over a hundred years ago. At a time when families were producing more children than they could afford to feed, many women were seeking primitive forms of birth control and undergoing abortions. It was in the 1860s that a postal inspector turned politician named Anthony Comstock, in partnership with the Young Men’s Christian Association, set out on a crusade to condemn all forms of birth control and any kind of abortion by claiming they violated “anti-obscenity laws” (Baer). These men eventually succeeded and created the Comstock Laws in 1873 that prohibited all “sales, advertising, or information on birth control” (Baer).

Recently in Colorado, a religious man in a Planned Parenthood unit in Colorado Springs shot four people. Religious protesters often surround the Planned Parenthood’s unit in Stapleton, where the abortion procedures take place. It is clear that religion plays a big role in women’s health issue. However, if abortion is a very sensitive matter because it would be a murder for some individuals, using birth control is as despicable as using condoms – which no one considers to demand a prescription for. For those who seriously believe that life starts right at the fecundation moment, birth control should not pose an issue. And if there’s a study that proved that abortions among teenagers dropped so considerably, turning the birth control more accessible should be something desirable, at least to avoid a “greater

The approval of the Morning After pill hits hard with Christian and other conservative groups considering that the Christian faith does not believe in abortion of any kind. Ever since the FDA approved the Plan B pill for over-the-counter access, pro-life conservative Christian groups have continued to voice their opinion against the pill. Sheryl Blunt’s article, Morning-After Headache, quotes many Christian individuals on the subject including Christian obstetrician Gene Rudd who said, “‘the way they get around this is by redefining 'abortion' and 'pregnancy,' said Gene Rudd, an obstetrician and associate executive director of the Christian Medical Association. ‘We know that half of the women out there believe life begins at fertilization. No one denies that there is or can be a post-fertilization effect with this drug, but no one calls that abortion. It's imperative from an ethical standpoint to make that known.’” Although, many religious groups are fully opposing to the pill, there are also those who remain to both opposing sides. Mitt

In the United States, per year, twenty million unsafe abortions and sixty-eight thousand deaths from them occur, (Odyssey) while the average death risk for a safe abortion is less than .01 percent. An illegal and unsafe abortion should never result as the last resort, but it tends to because of a lack of access to safe ones. Morals, usually drawn from religious beliefs, tend to play a part in one’s opinion towards abortion. More than three fourths of Americans consider themselves as Christians. This means that more than three fourths of Americans believe that it is morally wrong to undergo an abortion and a person should not hold the right to take someone else’s life away. While a moral belief, based on religion, is something all people are free to have,

In class, we have been discussion current controversies around the use of emergency contraception for women. Women’s reproductive rights are one of the most influential human rights battles facing our society. Women’s reproductive rights activists state that women should be allowed emergency contraception, because it declines the rates of abortions and is a staple for women’s health and independency. Opponents of emergency contraception declare it is against their religious beliefs because it causes abortions (). The article, “Crisis of Conscience,” which we discussed in class dives deep into this issue and provides a logical progression of the different areas cornering religious freedom of expression and human rights.

Even though religion has been used to make abortion an issue of morality, which fundamentally it is, we have to keep in mind how central the topic of abortion has been to the political atmosphere throughout the United States and more so, in Capitol Hill. The Republican’s counterpart, Democrats have accepted importance abortion has across party lines, as highlighted by Politico : “the politics of abortion are already vexing vulnerable senators from both parties on the 2018 ballot” (Schor 2017). More over, Democrats distinguish themselves from Republicans as they presume that women have the ability to legally chose what they do and do not do with their bodies since “choice is a fundamental, constitutional right,”(Democratic Party on

Abortion and birth control have long served as very heated, very debated topics, especially in the equal rights movement. Groups on both sides of the dispute have made strong arguments either in support of or against a woman’s right to use birth control and/or seek an abortion. Interestingly, many of the arguments share very similar foundational thoughts but are used to suggest very different conclusions. Through the duration of this paper, the two opposing groups will be defined as Pro-Choice and Pro-Life. Groups on both sides of the argument have historically used the same base topics, such as women’s health and personal liberty, to bolster their opposing arguments, which further convolutes the issue.

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.

One of the most hotly contested issues inside and outside of biomedical ethics today is abortion. The discussion received a new impetus at the release of the controversial abortion drug RU-486, "a pill to increase access to abortions and let women get them privately from their own doctor instead of facing shouting protesters at clinics."2 As is the case with all controversial issues, there are very passionate people on both sides of the fence. Unfortunately, a heated discussion on abortion can easily and quickly turn into a battle of rhetoric rather than a dialectic of reason. But the guiding light in such a discussion must always be reason, not rhetoric or other fallacies, for only reason

Thirty-five million legal abortions have not eroded the staunch pro-life commitments of more than half of this country's inhabitants. We may live in a culture of death, but many escape its corrupting influence. Indeed, the vast majority of Americans, whether avowedly pro-life or "pro-choice," know that abortion is wrong. If there is a classic case proving the Apostle's vision of a natural law written on the hearts of all, abortion is it. Many who support abortion rights obligingly cite their "personal" opposition to abortion, and even a pro-abortion President hoped to make it "rare." At a Congressional hearing in July 1999, a New York Representative, who would more fittingly be described as the Ayatollah of abortion rights, could not help speaking of "moms" and "expectant mothers" carrying "babies." Catching himself, he referred very deliberately, though unconvincingly, to "pregnant women." However, no one asks a pregnant woman how her "fetus" is doing. One asks how the

Abortion has been practiced for a lot of years now and medical technology has advanced accordingly and provides a safer and much more sanitary procedure for the women receiving the operation, but the result remains the same for the defenseless baby. Abortion is a very heated topic in America. A lot of people have strong opinions on the matter. A lot of people have tried to restrict aspects of abortion. The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 was one of the greatest victories in congress. This ban restricts a certain form of abortion (partial-birth abortion) past twenty four weeks from conception (United States Congress). This ban should be revised. Fetuses can actually feel pain. We should actually have a ban against all abortions. That sadly will probably never happen though. The restrictions that govern abortions can be fixed to incorporate a smaller and more humane window for abortions. No baby should have to go through the pain that they do. Every baby should have a chance at life.

As seen in our recent 2016 election, citizen’s nationwide chose their future president based on what the path of abortion would look like if they were to become elected. The democratic candidate promised the legalization of abortion for women, while the republican candidate promised to make every aspect of abortion illegal. Then arises the issue of whether or not the government should intervene by making abortion legal or illegal. Of course, when talk of making abortion legal or not is brought up, half will argue with the side of religion while the other half will argue in terms of women’s rights. However, there are aspects of abortion that are left untouched by this conversation. For example, the economic side of abortion induced by the government, along with the cultural and social standards that are expected by the support of legalizing abortion. Abortion should be legalized, however, with heavy restrictions because of economic, social, and cultural issues that are tightly wound around the issue.

Teenage pregnancy has become a norm in America. Sex education is gradually losing significance among the youth. Despite the wide range of contraceptives, many young women are continually getting pregnant. Additionally, the number of young boys and girls ruining their lives at an early stage as a result of quick moments of pleasure is alarming. Moreover, the advancement in technology is an increasingly contributing factor to the high rates of teenage pregnancy (Garfield 34). Numerous strategies have been put in place to advocate for the need to abstain until marriage, but all that has been in vain. As a result, young women need to be granted the choice to safely abort an unwanted child and not have to worry about other obscure ways to free themselves from this baggage (Jabour 54).

The meaning of abortion is the induce expulsion from the womb before it is able to take the shape of a human being. Abortion is a big matter because many people are against it; there are people that assume the woman should have the choice to choose. I strongly believe that abortion is wrong, there are many options out there.