The Pros And Cons Of Abortion

There are two main political parties you can choose from in the United States, The Democrats and the Republicans. There are also third parties you can choose from. People can choose to be part of any party. We are divided by the left and right side on the political spectrum. The right are more conservative and the left are more liberal. These two political parties show philosophical differences through their viewpoints on major topics. With so many differences between the parties, finding topics or issues upon which constituents agree on can be difficult.

An issue that bothers me is abortions. While abortions are not frequently discussed in today’s news, due to the fact that they were made legal in 1973, by the Roe vs Wade case, abortions are still considered a ‘hot topic’ in today’s politics. This is a topic that gets me ‘fired up’, because my mother got pregnant with my oldest brother at a young age. When she was pregnant with him, many people encouraged her to get an abortion, so that she could pursue a future. Due to her pregnancy, my mother had to put a pause on her education, in order to raise my brother. Despite everything people told her, my mother still managed to pursue her education and career goals. Today, she is the mother of six children and is a registered nurse.

“How can the “Dream” survive if we murder children? Every aborted baby is like a slave in the womb of his or her mother. The mother decides his or her fate” (Martin Luther King, Jr). This quote, by Martin Luther King Jr, represents how Martin Luther King Jr really feels about abortions, and how abortions relate back to the idea of slavery. As abortions are spreading all across the world many people have wondered if there are any positives to abortions? If there are not any positives to abortion then people may wonder, what are the negatives to abortions, and how do other people feel about abortions.

Abortion is a subject that numerous people have strong opinions about; some believe that it is a form of murder and should be banned, yet others believe that the decision should be for the woman herself to make. In my eyes, the choice to abort or not abort is the woman’s, not the public’s. However, many men disagree with pro-choice.

Abortion is a very controversial topic in today’s society. Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks (Abortion). Many people have issues regarding this topic, while some support the idea. This paper will be covering the pros and cons, people’s attitudes, and how a researcher could possible change your perspective on the topic at hand.

I hold the belief that a woman should have the right to have an abortion if that is what she would like. This means I identify as a pro-choice supporter. If the government ever decide to illegalize abortion, it would mean that women do not 'own' their body and instead the lawmakers do. As soon as a third party, such as lawmakers, are given the power to decide that abortions are wrong and they decide to ban abortions, women are no longer in control of their own bodies which makes them powerless.

Abortion is one of the most controversial topics and many argue that it's wrong, but I disagree, I am a strong supporter of abortions. An abortion is when a woman deliberately terminates a pregnancy, there are many medical methods used to perform an abortion. The techniques used for abortion have changed drastically over time and many cultures developed their own forms of abortions. Originally abortions were unregulated and many women performed abortions on themselves at home, which were very unsafe and many at home abortions resulted in injury or death. The two main methods of abortion as of right now are surgical and medical abortion, these are much safer than previous methods and rarely inflict any harm onto the woman. The surgical method is performed using a vacuum like device to empty the uterus of its content. The medical abortion can only be used early in a pregnancy and requires a woman to take a prescribed pill for the first seven weeks of her pregnancy.

Reproductive rights are a very critical and controversial issue in today’s world. What a woman does for her body would appear to ultimately be her own decision and a very private mater but this is not always the case. As women, it is important to remember that the reproductive rights we now have can be easily taken away. Some people take for granted the openness to birth control, condoms, and abortion. President Bush has initiated policies since coming into office that threaten women’s choices.

A few of the many organizations that are pro-choice are NARAL Pro-Choice America, The Planned Parenthood Federation of American, and the National Organization for Women. Among these groups there are many different circumstances in which people believe abortion should be an option. There are some that approve of abortion only if the woman’s life is in danger. Others approve if tests predict the baby will have a serious physical or mental problem. Some people only approve of abortion if incest or rape is the cause of the pregnancy. Then there are also those that believe abortion should be the right of the woman no matter what the circumstances. The other issue is time. When is it acceptable to have an abortion? Most people who are pro-choice believe that abortion should happen before the fetus becomes viable, capable of living outside the mother’s body, which is usually around the sixth month of pregnancy (O’Brien par. 7). A large argument between the two sides of the issue is the time in which the fetus is considered a human being. Most who are pro-choice say that a fetus is not a human being until around the sixth month

Have you ever wondered why abortion is such a debated topic. How some politicians use it as a political ploy and others are completely against abortion? Also, if the supreme court says abortion is legal, why have many states added so many restrictions and rules to it. If abortion is legal, why does the government try so hard to make women feel like it isn’t. When did it become ok for the government tell women what and what not to do with our bodies and made our decisions for us? These new abortion restrictions makes it even harder for women to have an abortions, then it already is.

The pro-life views are based on a more conservative and often religious point of view. While pro-choice activists fight for women’s rights; pro-life activists fight for the right of the baby. Many people believe that a babies’ life doesn’t begin until it is born. From both a pro-life and medical stance, we see otherwise. John Jefferson Davis does a great job in describing when a babies’ life begins, “It is misleading to speak about the newly conceived as “potential” human life. Prior to conception the sperm and egg represent only the potentiality of a new human life, but once fertilization has taken place, and actual human life has begun. More accurately, the newly conceived individual is an actual life with great potential” (Abortion and the Christian, 23). Not only does pro-choice understand the medical realities of an abortion, but they also stand for the sanctity of life. This idea is often formed from the religious standpoint.

Voluntary abortion is one of the most controversial topics in the real world. Abortion is that act of removing a fetus/embryo out the womb of a woman. Many philosophers have developed their arguments for and against this certain issue. Don Marquis and Judith Thompson express their views through very extensive measures. After considering several sides, it is to conclude that abortion is an act of misfortune premature death; the deprivation of a natural lifespan and future.

The abortion of a human infant has been so controversial that the prohibition of its process had slowly begun to lose its course. While abortion may be highly controversial in reference to the morality and free will of the human individual, the background and results of such actions are the main ingredients for political, moral, and social chaos in the protest of the free will to make such decisions to take an infant’s short life. This ethical dilemma is one of major political issues that modern-day politicians are having more difficult times attempting to put certain regulations for. This is resulting in the political and judicial debate on whether or not a person has the constitutional right to terminate another person’s life. If I were a politician or Supreme Court Justice, I would have to take

As stated in, When Do Human Beings Begin?, “Destroying a human sperm or a human oocyte would not constitute abortion, since neither are human beings. The issue is not when does human life begin, but rather when does the life of every human being begin. A human kidney or liver, a human skin cell, a sperm or an oocyte all possess human life, but they are not human beings, they are only parts of a human being” (Irving). The fetus is not yet a human begin because it cannot survive outside the uterus on its own. During the first three months and further more a mother needs to provide resources for the life within her in order for it to survive; therefore, abortion should not be considered murder. Equally important, in the blog, A Scientific View of When Life Begins by Doctor Maureen Condic, “In contrast to human embryos, human cells are alive and, under some circumstances, they can assemble into primitive tissues and structures. Yet under no circumstances do mere human cells produce the kind of coordinated interactions necessary for building a fully integrated human body” (Condic Ph.D). According to Oxford Living Dictionary, murder is defined, “The unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by another.” In the process within the first trimester the life of a human being is just beginning to form. In addition if it was the final stage of pregnancy, then it would be a different

Abortion is a very controversial issue. It is something that people have always had their own opinions about, and many times that opinion will never change. Many people are shamed for their opinion about abortion and often times, people break into protests about abortion and other issues that may go along with abortion. There are two major sides o abortion, one side is that abortion is a terrible thing, it is immoral and should never be done, while the other side states that many abortions are done for a reason and that there is nothing wrong with them. Both sides of the argument have many reasons to back up their opinion.