The Morality Of Abortion In The United States

In the US abortion has been the biggest controversy. In our society abortion occurs every second of the day, thus in return it divide Americans’ view on abortion. What is abortion? The term abortion means termination of a human pregnancy. Gallup issued article states that US is still split on abortion: 47% of adults describing their view as “Pro-Choice” and 46% describing their view as “Pro-Life”. Pro-Choice support that it’s the women and her doctor’s decision when it comes to abortion. Pro-Life believe that abortion should be illegal. I believe abortion should be banned except for certain conditions such as rape, incest, and situations where the woman’s health is in jeopardy.

United States is divided into Democrats and Republicans, and this means that people have very different opinions about various topics. Questions like gay marriage, economic policies, and foreign policies divide people in several camps. They often have different values, preferences and beliefs, but when it comes to abortion, this is the topic that both Catholics and Democrats take extremely seriously and find it problematic (Leonhardt). The problem with abortion is that no matter what position you choose, someone’s rights are violated. In cases when it comes to gay marriage, for example, by allowing these people to marry each other, no other parties are harmed, but with abortion if you decide to give rights to have an abortion to women, then unborn babies are the ones who pay the price and this price is the most extreme – their life.

Since 1973, abortion has been considered “legal” in the United States. But, just because abortion is legal, does that automatically justify it as moral? The Bible never clearly states “though shall not abort your children.” On the other hand, Exodus 20:13, states “though shall not murder.” Not only does Exodus speak of prohibiting murder, Genesis 9:3, states that “whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God He made man.” According to AbortionFacts.com, abortion became legalized in the United States in 1973; however, does declaring something “legal” grant the power to be morally sound as well (The Christian, n.d.)?

There are always a number of heated debates within the United States. These debates area always a hot topic and very controversial issues. Due to how controversial they are is why they become such largely debated topics with many people having very different views on the specific topic. For example there is a Democratic and Republican party in the United States people either stick with one side or the other due to their beliefs and sometimes can be neutral or on the other party’s side for certain topics. Abortion is a very controversial topic as it always has been all around the country but more specifically in the United States. There are two sides to the debate those who believe abortion should be legal and their organization is known as prochoice. On the other side there are the group of people who believe that abortion should not be legal and reverse the laws from what they are today this organization is known as prolife. It seems as though both of the organizations are very extreme while there can be some people who a neutral and believe in some ideas from the prochoice yet they also agree with some of the ideas from prolife. The two sides to the debate on abortion are known as pro-choice and pro-life although this topic is very controversial, today there is also a history of abortion laws and a very important case known as Roe vs. Wade which played a huge role in determining what laws on abortion are in the present.

The concept of infanticide is one that is largely accepted to be immoral according to western standards. Because of this viewpoint, the objection that Mary Anne Warren’s argument to support the morality of abortion should also be extended to infanticide as well poses a problem. Warren claims that in order to earn the status of personhood you must possess the five characteristics that she enumerates in her article “On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion.” These characteristics include consciousness, reasoning, self- motivated activity, communication, and concept of self. In her argument, she claims that these traits are the only way one can be considered a person and until these traits are acquired, a human being is not considered a person of moral standing. Without moral standing the claim is made that ones rights do not have to be honored. Because fetuses do not have these attributes it ought to be considered moral to abort a fetus. The problem arises when one considers an infant. According to the five traits, infants are also not to be considered a person, and thus it ought to be moral to kill an infant, which is known as infanticide. This is a problem because of the wide-standing viewpoint that the killing of an infant is considered murder, and therefore immoral. This creates a gaping whole in Warren’s argument, and one could argue that it discredits it completely.

Abortion has impacted society and statics show that the split is almost even, however the pro-choice is the majority. The important cause of this controversy is the point at which a fetus is considered human is debated. It is far-fetched that an answer for this questionable ethical and moral issue can be found. With 47% of U.S. adults describing their views as "pro-choice" and 46% as "pro-life," which continues showing a pattern seen since 2010 (“Abortion”). While 80% of women in the United States are pro-choice, only 60% of men join them in their support of the legal right to an abortion (Urao.) A compromise is impossible with stakes so high.

For nowadays, the justification of abortion because of economic reasons is just heinous. Unfortunately, many people is in this case. The mother just do not have the correct  way  to raise a child on their own and they see abortion is the solution.Now while this concluding paragraph may sound like I am for the pro-choice   side of abortion, I am definitely for the pro-life side of abortion from a depressive realist mentality. Abortion is a terrible thing but people tend to do crazy things when they are desperate. The sad truth is that the United States needs to keep abortion legalized. If it was not for abortion being legalized, the amount of “homemade” abortions would skyrocket, along with that, the number of accidental deaths from performing

What would you say to the girl who was raped and is pregnant? Would you say that she couldn't have an abortion, or would you tell her to suck it up and have a child? Abortion is a very controversial issue in the United States of America. Many people say that abortion is murder, but women should have a say over their own bodies and financial needs. Many studies show that women who are denied abortions are more likely to become unemployed, abuse their child, and have financial disadvantages. These are all unhealthy consequences when a woman is denied an abortion.

As Sam Brownback once quoted, “Unborn children do not have a voice, but they are young members of the human family. It is time to look at the unborn child, and recognize that it is really a young human, who can feel pain and should be treated with care.” In America alone, more than half of pregnancies among American woman are unintended, and about seven out of ten of these 500,000 unintended pregnancies are terminated by abortion each year in America. In today’s modern American culture, many consider an unborn fetus a non-life form; however, an unborn fetus possesses many, if not all, characteristics of life.

Abortion has been one of the biggest controversies of all time. Many people believe that women should get to decide what she would do with her body. The definition of abortion is; “The termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to being capable of normal growth”. Abortion is one of the most controversial topics today. Although there are two sides of the debate pro-choice and pro life, arguments are mainly centered around the Roe v. Wade decision, women’s rights and state restrictive laws.

Abortion has been an extremely controversial social issue that has existed for decades. By the early twenty-first century, abortion has come to be one of the most heated political issues in the world. In many Western nations, abortion is a divisive topic that is usually argued between those who support the left political view and individuals who advocate for the right. Those on the left supports the rights of the mother to control her reproductive rights while the abortion opponents, often times labeling the procedure as. Those who advocate for the rights of the woman are called Pro-Choice while its counterpart is named Pro-Life supporters. In some other countries, once this procedure is legalized it often caused little to no change. As of 2017, an estimated two hundred thousand ten million abortions are performed yearly in various parts of the world, and at least twenty-one million of those are considered to be illegal. “Around thirteen percent deaths are due to the unsafe conditions and or abortion related complications.” This essay will examine the history of countries prior to the installation of abortion and the effects abortion has had on it once being instilled.

Society should not judge someone for wanting bodily autonomy. Although it is the 21st century, our American society still shames women for doing what we want with our bodies. This includes what we do with our reproductive systems. Making abortions socially acceptable will satisfy women’s rights and finally allow us the freedom we deserve.

Jeremiah 1:5 says, ”Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nation's.” Abortion is a very sensitive topic to talk about. Most people are uncomfortable talking about abortion. Some people are against abortion and some are with abortion. In my opinion, I do not agree with abortion. There are many questions asked from both opposing sides when you talk about abortion. Some people ask when human life begins and when life becomes valuable. In these next paragraphs there will be arguments from both the pro abortion and against abortion.

Abortion has been a complex social issue in the United States ever since restrictive abortion laws began to appear in the 1820s. By 1965, abortions had been outlawed in the U.S., although they continued illegally; about one million abortions per year were estimated to have occurred in the 1960s. (Krannich 366) Ultimately, in the 1973 Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade, it was ruled that women had the right to privacy and could make an individual choice on whether or not to have an abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy. (Yishai 213)

Abortion is a legal medical method to stop the premature delivery that is adopted in most countries of the world. It was legalized many years ago but nowadays we live in the civilized society where the human life is the most precious treasure and the question about the appropriateness of abortions is of current importance. Nowadays there are two opposing camps who present their arguments. People who support abortion insist that prohibition of it will deprive people of their rights to have free choice. On the contrary, people who stand for banning abortion claim that abortion deprive a human being from the right to live. Every person must decide for himself what is more important: deprivation of choice or deprivation of life. Another point