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.

Pro-Life or Pro-choice is the highly debatable question that is discussed when the topic of abortion is brought up. Abortion is one of many controversial topics in America. Abortion is the early termination of a pregnancy. Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines abortion as; “the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus: as a: spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation b: induced expulsion of a human fetus c: expulsion of a fetus by a domestic animal often due to infection at any time before completion of pregnancy (Merriam-Webster).” When a woman elects to end her pregnancy, she has two options depending on how many weeks

“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.

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.

Picture yourself before you were born, when you were just growing in your mother’s stomach. Would you refer to yourself then as a choice or a life? According to the procedure of abortion you were nothing more than a choice. The miracle of life can be easily ended. Abortion is the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy. Someone who is pro-choice believes that abortion should be legal in the United States. They believe that is the mother’s choice to decide what happens with her body. On the other hand there is pro-life. Someone who is pro-life believes that abortion should be illegal in the United States. They believe that the embryo or fetus is a person and should be given the right to live. Abortion should

Abortion is a rather sensitive topic that carries various and strong personal opinions. The first question is what is an abortion? Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removing or expelling the fetus or embryo from the uterus before it is ready for birth. It has become one of the most controversial arguments in the world having to decide between pro-choice or pro-life. Religious conservatives side with the opinion that being pro-choice is a crime and a sin. Juxtaposed to the right to life opinion is the pro-choice advocates. The pro-choice argues that a women should have the right to decide what she personally does with her body. During debates, both sides often present valid arguments towards support or rejection of their

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

Those who call themselves ‘pro-life’ believe that, if a woman has an abortion, she is killing her child and, in turn, committing an act of murder. They believe that no matter what stage of the pregnancy the child is in, it is still considered a human being. By getting an abortion, the mother is extinguishing any chance for the child to make any contributions to society and she is taking away its right to life and its right to become someone. They additionally believe that abortion raises the chance of health and psychological quandaries in a woman such as infertility, breast cancer, and an incremented chance of miscarriages in the future. Legalizing abortion sanctions women to take back control of their lives. Because of Roe vs.Wade, abortion is licit and can be performed in the Amalgamated States to a consenting adult or to a minor with parental approbation. “A Sep. 2005 survey in the peer-reviewed journal

As mentioned in the previous paragraph, the procedures used to perform late term abortions are both safe and humane. It should be noted that there are mainly two procedures used, D&E(dilation and evacuation) and D&X (dilation and extraction). To understand why there is much debate about the humaneness of these two procedures, especially the D&X procedure, one has to comprehend what these procedures entail. “D&E is a procedure that may require, if the pregnancy is sufficiently advanced, the use of a forceps to dismember the fetus and extract it in pieces,”(Ballaro). Interestingly enough, this procedure which would seem like the one to cause an uproar is more accepted by the prolife movement than that of the D&X procedure. ”The D&X procedure is when the fetus is removed intact from the womb. It takes two to three days while

Abortion is one of the most debatable and controversial issues that exists in our society. An abortion is a medical procedure that terminates a pregnancy before 24 weeks. People who call themselves Pro-Life feel that it is the government’s responsibility to preserve all life, regardless of concerns for the pregnant woman’s health, or for the quality of the life of the child. The Pro-Choice argument feels that a woman should have the choice when it comes to what they wish to do with their own reproductive organs.

Abortion has become a huge social issue in America,. But abortion has been a common practice dating back as far as 1821. During this time the laws that were passed made it hard for women to get abortions unless there life was in danger. by 1870 every state had antiabortion laws. Abortion at the time was not a capital crime and majority of the time the women where not prosecuted. As for aborsionest they only received a few years in prison. After the rise of death and injury from clandestine abortions Margret Sanger opened the first u.s. birth control clinic. Her reasons for doing so are from seeing women in a group going into questionable buildings know around the area for back alley abortions. Margret asked one of these women what went on in the buildings and she replied “ A quick examination, a probe inserted into the uterus and turned a few times to disturb the fertilized ovum and then the women was sent home. Usually the flow began next day and often continued for four to five weeks. Sometimes and ambulance carried the victim to the hospital for curettage and if she returned home at all she was look upon as a lucky women”. after opening her birth control clinic Margret was arrested for

Abortion is a medical process for terminating a pregnancy before the consequent birth of a baby. A pregnant woman can abort a child using either medications or minor surgeries. Most doctors prefer carrying out abortions before the pregnancy is 24 weeks old. It is possible but not advisable to carry out abortions after 24 weeks. Examples of circumstances that would warrant an abortion after pregnancy is more than 24 weeks old are if giving birth would pose a significant medical risk to the mother or if the unborn child will have severe disabilities. In the United States, The Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade (1973) allowed women to procure an abortion (Tyler & Mitchell, 1994). Therefore, abortion is an integral part of women's rights.

Shrage’s opinion is that men should have more choices in the paternity. She raises the idea that if a woman can choose to involve in motherhood voluntarily. Women and girls nowadays have access to protected birth control. Abortion is legal if women want to approach it. Women can totally decide whether to keep the baby or not. What about men? When a man impregnates a woman, he does not have a voice in the child’s fate. If the woman decides to keep and raise the child, he would end up providing child support for years. Forcing a man to be a father of a child when he is not ready is not the best option. It can cause painful and instable family relationships. It can lead to serious issues and one of those is the violence occurs as a threat to the mother and their children. Shrage argues that instead of punish them, the Government should provide more options for men prior to their conception, such as education and family planning. Today is seeing more single parent, it does not seem to affect a child’s future much as it used to in the past. Saying that does not mean that single parenting is advisable. It is still better for children to grow up in a family with two legal parents. The Government enforces that children who are in welfare system will received child support from their father. Jane Murphy, a legal scholar analyzed the cases when men tried to avoid the responsibilities of fatherhood. As child support becomes a burden to a father, he might find a way to escape from