The Importance Of Abortion On Human Life

The Declaration of Independence stated, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This shows that all Americans are secured with indisputable rights which must include the right to live life as well as end it if need be. Even though Physician Assisted Death is not listed in the Constitution, the Tenth Amendment states that “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” However, in forty-four states, terminally-ill patients do not have the right to die. Physician Assisted Death is when a terminally-ill patient undergoes counseling before a trusted doctor can prescribe a lethal dose of drugs for the patient to terminate his life peacefully. Having Physician Assisted Death available as an option to terminally-ill will allow patients to exercise their inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness, relieve them from unbearable pain, and lessen the agony of the patient’s family.

In 1776, our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence, guaranteeing life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This brings up the question, if you have the right to life, do you have the right to death? After all, it is your life and no one else’s, right? This is the question at the very center of the controversial debate on the legalization of physician assisted suicide in the United States. Anti-physician assisted suicide groups often argue that no individual truly wants to end their life. However, that statement does not ring true to those who would actually utilize physician assisted suicide- terminally ill patients. Imagine being diagnosed with a terminal disease, followed by months and sometimes years of treatment that brings insufferable side effects due to countless medicines, drugs and surgeries only to be told that you have a minimal chance of survival and will have to undergo treatment for the rest of your life. This is the bleak reality for many who are terminally ill. A compassionate individual would conclude that it is not fair for patients to be forced to live this kind of life or lack thereof, if they do not wish to do so. Physician assisted suicide should be a legal option to competent, terminally ill patients in the United States in order to end their suffering, reduce the damaging financial effects of hospital costs on their loved ones and families and to preserve the individual right of people to determine their

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” As stated in the Declaration of Independence, ALL men are created equal and given equal rights. Why then, would such rights be denied to those with the inability to even protect themselves? Each year in the United States alone, roughly 1.21 million abortions are performed. According to the Guttmacher Institute, that adds up to almost 55 million abortions since 1973 when abortion was legalized. There always seems to be an excuse behind the carnage of these innocent lives, but without proper, solid reasoning, abortion is the careless

Since 1973, a total of 57,496,011 abortions have been reported to the Centers of Disease Control and that number keeps rising. This does not include the self-induced abortions or the abortions your body causes, also known as miscarriage. There are so many different procedures throughout the years. In the early years, many women did not seek help from licensed medical assistance. They attempted removal of the fetus with a coat-hanger also piercing of the fetus with a knitting needle, crochet hook, hat pin, bobby pin or similar device inserted into the uterus through the cervix. Many women also used douching methods linked to miscarriage to abort the baby such as Clorox bleach or lye which could also cause chemical burns. In the 1960s women also used Coca-Cola to send their bodies into aborting the fetus. The Induction abortion takes approximately three to four days to complete. On the first day, the young woman is given an ultrasound to determine the age of her baby. Then, the abortionist with the help of an ultrasound to guide them. The patient will then receive a lethal dose of the heart medication Digoxin, a generic drug, is injected into the baby’s heart or into the amniotic fluid directly through the woman’s abdomen or vaginally, the Digoxin will give the baby a fatal heart attack. Although the reason for killing the baby first is to avoid a live birth. After the drug is injected, the woman’s cervix is inserted with Laminaria sticks or tent, a thin tampon-like

Abortion in United States of America is still one of the controversial issues and it is difficult to address even through the presidential campaign. Abortion was allowed almost in thirty states and legal only in special circumstances like pregnancies resulting from rape or incest in twenty states. Due to restriction laws unsafe abortion which is preventable, it still one of important causes of maternal morbidity and mortality.

"The right of a competent, terminally ill person to avoid excruciating pain and embrace a timely and dignified death bears the sanction of history and is implicit in the concept of ordered liberty. The exercise of this right is as central to personal autonomy and bodily integrity as rights safeguarded by This Court's decisions relating to marriage, family relationships, procreation, contraception, child rearing and the refusal or termination of life-saving medical treatment. In particular, this Court's recent decisions concerning the right to refuse medical treatment and the right to abortion instruct that a mentally competent, terminally ill person has a protected liberty interest in choosing to end intolerable suffering by bringing about his or her own death (ACLU Amicus

A man by the name of Jean Paul Sartre once said “We are our choices”, but what if one’s choice is predetermined or determined by someone else? What are our choices then? What determines a choice to be right? These are questions that arise as a result of the term ‘choice’. Throughout history there have been a number of choices that people have had to make, one of which deals with the topic of abortion and how different cultures perceive them in contrast to others. According to Merriam Webster, Abortion is defined as the termination of a pregnancy followed by the death of the embryo or fetus. This essay will introduce and identify Abortion in terms of its controversy in its morality, differences in ethical cultures, and the views of past societies versus the present.

Abortion is one of the most controversial topics in the world today. There are many reasons and debates as to when, why or if a woman should have an abortion. One of the most controversial debates on this is when a woman finds out that their unborn child may have a deformity of some sort. In this paper, I will talk about abortion due to a woman carrying a child with Downs Syndrome and how this can be an immoral decision.

Terminally ill patients should have the right to have a doctor help assist them with their suicide. The patients who suffer have the right to determine their fates, when to end the suffering, and how to reduce hospital bills for their families. When determining one’s fate, the patients get to choose when they want to pass. Terminally ill patients suffer tremendously during their time of need. The patient’s look to help their families, instead of putting a burden on them. They try to keep them from having to pay their bills after they have passed. Allowing the patients to choose assisted suicide lets them put an end to their pain and suffering.

How would you feel if someone took away your ability to live? Imagine not having any say in whether or not you want to have a life. Well babies don't have a choice in their mother’s womb. If a woman decides to abort her baby, they can't do anything about their life being taken away from them. Their whole future is demolished. I believe abortion is wrong when committing it for a selfish reason.

Terminally ill patients are able to make the decision to take their lives because they believe it is the best decision for them to make. However most patients do not have the mental strength to support the decisions they are making. It is true that terminally ill patients understand what is best for them. especially considering they are in pain and want relief. However because they have a disability should not be allowed to make these decisions. Dr. Leon Kass who was a medical doctor explains, “…physician-assisted suicide ‘is, in fact, the state’s abdication of its duty to protect innocent life and its abandonment especially of the old, the weak, and the poor’” (Anderson). This shows how it is our duty to protect the absent minds of those who

Abortion is an ongoing issue that many woman face today in society. Statistics show that one out of ten women aged from fifteen to nineteen gets pregnant each year and five out of six of these pregnancies are unintended (Lunneborg 1992). There is a constant struggle between whether to keep the child or to abort it. Some people believe that abortion is their only choice or their only way out of a difficult and challenging situation. Catholics and Christians believe that abortion is a structural sin; however, abortion should be legalized to those who desire it and make the choice to practice it. First, throughout history, abortion has been debated against those who are pro-life and pro-choice and was rightfully made legal due to human’s rights issues and the increase of feminism. The Canadian and American laws for abortion protect women’s rights, yet the American law protects human life more effectively. Last, although the church deems it immoral, it is completely the woman’s choice to practice abortion. There is a rich history of abortion and it was prohibited until the twentieth century.

In today's society abortion is getting more notice then ever. After the president banned partial birth abortion controversy arose from all sides of the table and has been since Roe v. Wade. Many women today feel as if they should have the right to chose either to bring life into this world or not. These women feel as if abortion will give them a sense of relief. What many of these pro-choicers don't realize is that abortion causes more destruction then relief.

The Hippocratic oath has been in use for doctors for over two thousand years, and was one of the first codes of ethic. In the oath it states that doctors are to do everything to relieve the pain and suffering of their patients. In most cases that would not mean help the patient kill himself/herself, but what about when the patient’s death is their only relieve from the pain they are enduring. In that case it should the doctor's duty to assist the patient with their wishes. When a patient is terminally ill and their illness is causing daily struggles, pain, and emotional distress on them, then the only way to relieve their suffering is to die. If death with dignity is the wish of patient then a doctor should be allowed to assist without legal repercussions.

To have the right to be assisted to die or to not have the right to be assisted to die, that is the question. An individual can have their lives turn upside down with merely a sentence being told to them. “With the countless procedures performed, we are lament to say, there is no cure.” Just with fourteen words being said, all hope is lost. What is the point of living on if all that is being felt is pure utter pain? These individuals that have already been told they have a terminal illness should be given their rights to end their lives. Being exempt from pure excruciating and unbearable pain is immoral; having said that, doctors should allow their patients to commit assisted suicide.