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Bertha, M. (2014). Pro-Life, Pro-Choice : Shared Values in the Abortion Debate. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press. https://fortlewis.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search- ebscohost-com.fortlewis.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspmu&AN=edspmu.9780826519924&site=eds-live&scope=site Throughout this book, Bertha claims that she is for pro choice, but at the end of the reading, she states that she has changed her beliefs to pro life. This specific author performed studies, exams, courses, and clinicals and discovered the facts about the harm that takes place to your body after having an abortion. Bertha discusses the hard, mental griefs and traumas that follow the procedure, as well as the uneasy argument about the virtuous worth of the human fetus. The author brings experience to the discussion through the psychological department, being an Associate Professor of Philosophy in the School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies at Arizona State University, as well as having written many informative and knowledgeable articles.

　　　　In our society, abortion has been a controversial topic that has led some people to take sides on the matter. These two opposing sides (pro-life and pro-choice) fight for their moral and political stance of abortion; raising the questions if abortion is morally right or whether it should be made illegal. Pro-choice activists argue that women should have a right to choose abortion and cling to the idea of freedom, whereas

The issue of Abortions has been a controversy for years now. There are two main groups for this problem, Pro-Life, and Pro-Choice. Pro-Life supports the human rights of life should be embraced, by religion and ethics. Pro-choice is when someone wants to make this choice without no remorse of human life, but because someone wants no part of it raising one.

Pro-Life believe that women should not have the right to have abortions while Pro-Choice believe that women who become pregnant should have the choice to have an abortion. When a survey is done asking Americans if abortions should be legal, illegal, or legal under certain circumstances most people said legal under certain circumstance. “There are variations within each group depending on how liberal or conservative one’s opinions are; some individuals who are pro-life believe that in cases of rape or incest abortion should be allowed, and some pro-choice groups favor waiting periods and other restrictions on abortion” (Arguments for and Against Abortions). Pro-Choice believe that the “fetus is a human being from the moment of conception; this means abortion is murder, which is immoral and should be illegal. While Pro-Life believe that“The fetus is not yet a human being because it cannot survive outside the uterus on its own” (Arguments for and Against

Pro-choice persons view abortion as murder. They view an unborn child as a human with rights to life. They argue that taking a human life living outside the uterus is considered murder, so killing an embryo or fetus, an unborn child, is also murder.

Abortion, the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life, has been practiced since ancient times. With records dating to 1550 BC, it’s no question that abortion techniques have been used throughout the ages as an effective form of birth control. Pregnancies were terminated through a number of methods, including the use of herbs, sharpened instruments, the application of abdominal pressure, and other techniques. In the 19th century, the English Parliament and the American state legislatures prohibited induced abortion to protect women from surgical procedures that were deemed unsafe. However, in 1973, abortion was legalized as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court rule in Roe v. Wade. This ruling made it possible

“The U.S. has the highest abortion rate of any western industrialized nation.” (Incidence of Abortion section). Abortion has long been a controversial issue over the years. Throughout the nation lies many known and unknown statistics involving abortion. Many of those who choose abortion do so based upon many similar reasons. There also happen to be many individuals who view abortion in the same manner. The individuals and majority feel abortion to be wrong for a handful of reasons. Each year women decide for a number of reasons to end their pregnancy in the result of an abortion, and although the decision is still commonly viewed as wrong, is there any justification to how it could be accepted?

Both of these groups come down to individual interests and views. Pro-life is the conservative belief that the government has the absolute decision to preserve all human life, regardless of the circumstances. While pro-choice is the liberal view that it is the individual woman’s choice on whether or not to abort the unborn fetus. The main point of conflict is whether the unborn fetus is truly a human being and ultimately who has the choice to terminate its life. The United States government is also having trouble choosing a side of the argument; they have to be careful with the separation of church and state. It is unlikely there will

Premature births are one of the numerous things that everybody has a supposition on. Premature births have continuously been and will most likely dependably be a dubious point in which everybody won't concur upon. Amidst the discussion, two gatherings have developed. These gatherings are alluded to as genius life and professional decision. Star life supporters assert that life starts at origination; thusly, premature birth at any phase in the pregnancy is kill. Master decision supporters, then again, assert that it is the lady's entitlement to pick what she does with her body. Star life and master decision advocates contrast in many their suppositions, particularly, concerning when life starts, affects premature births have on the mother, and how legislative issues and religion assume a part in premature births. Premature births have been around for a huge number of years. Be that as it may, in the eighteen hundred premature births in the Assembled States wound up noticeably unlawful. Because of the absence of therapeutic training, techniques and surgeries, for example, premature births were exceptionally risky. As medicinal headways were made, ladies still needed to depend on back rear way premature births which often brought about the damage of thousands of ladies. Premature births stayed unlawful, despite the therapeutic headways grant to the way that doctors did not have any desire to impart their patients to different professionals. The American Restorative Affiliation expressed that premature births weren't right and perilous. In this way, as per the National Fetus Removal Organization, premature births were then made into a “doctor” rehearse because they could be performed legitimately keeping in mind the end goal to spare the lady's life. It was not until the point when 1973 that premature births were made legitimate in the Assembled States because of an Incomparable Court choice in Roe versus Swim by decision that "Americans' entitlement to protection incorporated the privilege of a lady to choose whether to have kids and the privilege of a lady and her specialist to settle on that choice without

A person who is pro-life believes that the government has an obligation to preserve all human life despite the viability or quality of life concerns. Pro-life will often argue that all pregnancies should be continued, even those that are a result of rape or incest, they believe that the baby has done nothing wrong and does not deserve to lose its chance at life because of the awful circumstance that has resulted in pregnancy. A person who identifies as pro-choice believes that if a woman wants to have an abortion, it is her body and she can do what she wishes with it as long as it does not breach the autonomy of others. According to a survey done by Gallup, a reliable survey as I found it used in an article by the CNN who are a major national broadcasting agent in the United States, 41% of Americans are pro-choice, this is the lowest it has ever been. The rate of men who are pro-choice is lower, at 38% while the rate of women is higher, at 44%. This survey shows that men find it easier to support pro-life and I think this is because they are not directly involved in this issue, abortion is not their way out of a pregnancy, it is a women's. I also think that men would be less likely to be pro-choice because they are less likely to suffer the same social and economic complications therefore making it harder for them to understand why a woman may choose to abort the pregnancy. They will not be forced to continue an unwanted pregnancy. Because the percentage of people who are pro-choice is the lowest, we can tell that the percentage of people opposing all abortion is on the rise. Whether or not a person identifies as pro-life or pro-choice can come down to their religion, according to the BBC many Christians agree with the Roman Catholic view that abortion is ‘gravely contrary to moral law’. When considering abortion, the Hindus generally believe in choosing the

The argument of abortion has been raging since the Supreme Court case, Roe vs. Wade, in 1973. This court case has divided the country into two factions: pro-choice and pro-life. Pro-life advocates argue that abortions are murder and extreme levels of child abuse. While pro-choice advocates believe abortions are a justifiable means to end pregnancies. The pro-choice argument is that the fetus is not yet a human being and its rights should not override that of the mother’s.

Abortion is referred as the termination of a pregnancy or of a fetus that is incapable of survival (Dictionary.com). Abortion is morally wrong and illegal because the fetus is a person. It is the same thing as murder. The reasons people have abortions are they are not ready to handle the responsibility of another human being, the fetus may have a birth defect, mother’s heath is an issue, rape, or simply because they don’t want any more children (Abortioninfo). The majority of people that have abortions are teenagers. Abortion is flat out wrong and should be banned. Being that abortion is immoral no matter the circumstances, justifies the need for a law to make it illegal.

However one may feel about abortion can be based off of many different reasons. One may feel that they are pro-life because they could never see themselves killing an innocent human being without giving it a chance to live their life as an individual while a pro-choice person may believe that aborting their child is alright because they got pregnant by

Abortion has become a common argument topic in America; numerous individuals consider themselves pro-life and others pro-choice. Those who consider themselves pro-life oppose abortion, while those who are pro-choice advocate for abortion to be legalized. I believe that abortion should be illegal and that life should be recognized upon conception.

Pro-choice- Every woman should have the right to an abortion if she wishes to do so- her body- her choice. Evidence for this claim is that the people deciding on laws about abortion are old white men when it should be women because they're the ones who are being affected. Also the people who are pro-life want to keep the baby alive but when it needs, help they deny the baby healthcare and access to welfare.