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.

“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.

What is abortion? It is a process where women choose to end her pregnancy in other words she kills somebody. I strongly believe that abortion is murder, it is an unlawful act of taking somebody’s life, and it is a sign of immorality. Critics said that human life occurs at conception, but fertilized eggs used for in vitro fertilization are also human lives and those not implanted are routinely throw away, is this considered as murder. My answer would be yes. It is a murder. Critics or doctors refers unborn babies as “fetus”, “embryo” , “zygote” or “eggs”, this can be scientifically correct, but this does not change the fact: these unborn babies or in scientific language called “fetus” are little human beings who is being killed or “aborted”. Once the “fetus” is in women’s womb it is considered as human being. And to kill a human being is constitutionally and morally wrong. It will be considered as murder. Moreover I have heard people giving excuses for killing an innocent like “oh! I was not ready for it”, it was an unwanted pregnancy” or “we didn’t used protection”. If a person was not ready to be mom than at the first point they were pregnant for? Similarly what is the fault of that innocent baby if you didn’t use protection? Why people want to kill somebody innocent for their deeds? Hence, abortion is a murder and no one have moral right to kill somebody. Abortion decision is often made by minors, or young adults, who don’t have the maturity and enough life experiences to make good decision. There immaturity leads them to make wrong decision like abortion. Above mentioned point can be considered as weakest point. If a person is mature to have sex, than she is mature enough to make decision like abortion. Above mentioned myth is totally wrong because according to statistical data 46.3 of 25 years old or older women are involved in abortion whereas the women under the age of 19 are only 20.2%( morbidity and mortality weekly report). Anybody can argue against me that people at mature ages are more involved in abortions than “Women who are raped or victims of incest should not be forced to carry out a pregnancy. There is a fact that 1 in 3 women will be victims of sexual violence in her lifetime. So

Abortion means termination of pregnancy – which is planned.as occurred since the beginnings of human societies. Usually,people did it in secret behind closed doors, privately, and without government knowledge or interference. Whether an abortion is safe for the woman involved, the woman often depends on the skill of the practitioner, the cleanliness of the procedure, and the health and safety of the woman as she recovers (Dagg, 57). Abortion procedures vary with the stage of gestation, and the later the stage of gestation, the riskier the procedure for the person involved (Condit, 45). Every single year the number of abortions increase by 0.3. The number of moral and ethical considerations on the problem of abortions can be considered from a variety of perspectives that include economic, medical, social, and religious. However, it will lead to a number of negative affects toward pregnant women’ health, and social as too.

Many states are restricting abortions based on survivability of the fetus; however, this is left to interpretation. Survivability is not scientific and concrete. For instance, in 2012 a couple of medical ethicists argued a baby outside the womb is no different than in the womb. The newborn baby is dependent on a caregiver for survival (Weikart). The pro-life community has used this argument to defend the anti-abortion stance. The fact it can be argued also, means there is room for agreement. So, how can the agreement be resolved and allow the standard to be set and stop much of the argument? Obviously the radicals on either side will still argue, but the vast majority of the population would be able to agree if the law could be justified by an accepted definition based on scientific proof.

An abortion is a termination of a pregnancy or a procedure to remove an unborn fetus. It has been a heavy debate topic because of the morality and the interesting questions the subject matter poses. One of those questions ‘where does human life begin?’ has posed a most interesting debate. Some believe life begins at the conception of the fetus while others think that a human needs a heartbeat or at least brain activity to be considered alive. These questions and assumptions have led to many problems facing women who would like to terminate a pregnancy, whether it be for health concerns, unwillingness, or just because they aren’t ready to take care of a child. Many people may try to argue that abortion is murder, when in reality it is a woman’s choice to carry or terminate a child. The strict laws on the procedure can lead to women getting unsafe abortions, as showcased in Roe v.s. Wade. There is not a single person, no matter how pro-life they claim to be, who actually considers a fetus equivalent to an out-of-the-womb child. Also, restrictions on abortions are just another way that people try to keep a modern patriarchy in place. A woman does not have to carry a child to term without her consent, it is unconstitutional, irrelevant, and overall sexist.

The controversial issue between pro-choice and pro-life did not begin until the nineteenth century when states began making abortion illegal due to doctors seeing it as morally wrong and unsafe. Unlike the twenty-first century, you were lucky if you even found one hospital in a town and very little was known about antibiotics. Therefore, medicine was hardly given, and physicians had very little advanced knowledge in their practice. According to the National Abortion Federation, some physicians wanted to keep amateurish midwives, pharmacists, etc. from challenging them by setting private rights to conduct their profession. This led to termination laws, then pregnant women illegally committing an abortion, which caused either great suffering or death.

Taking away one’s right to an abortion will not decrease the number of abortions, only make it more dangerous for those seeking them. Without access to safe clinics and trained professionals, women will turn to other alternatives, resulting in harm to themselves and even death. There are an estimated 25 million unsafe abortions each year, and over “47,000 women” (Singer) dying due to said abortions. Most of these deaths occur in developing countries—countries with less resources or even laws prohibiting women to receive an abortion. It has been proven that in countries where abortion is restricted, or completely banned, “only 1 in 4 abortions were safe” (World Health Organizations). Taking away a woman’s right will almost certainly come with consequences. Not only will the amount of unsafe abortions increase, following the trends of developing countries, but the chances of injury and even death will rise as well.

My rogerian argument is about abortion.I feel strongly about this subject due to the fact that i went through it personally and will like to show both views of the pros and cons of it. Most teens and young adults have probably experienced this and i think it is important to show both sides.

On the 11th of October, in the year of 2017, a 17-year-old crossed the United States border illegally from Central America. She dreamed of one day being a nurse and, someday, caring for senior citizens. Her lawyers say that having a baby was not part of her plans. She was detained at the U.S.- Mexico border and after a medical examination, she was told she was pregnant. Texas law requires a minor to get parental consent or a judicial waiver to get an abortion. She obtained the waiver and then tried to schedule an abortion, but the Trump administration declined her. Under the Obama administration, pregnant girls in these shelters who sought abortions were allowed to obtain them. That policy has changed under the Trump administration. The acting director of the refugee agency emailed staff to refrain from “any action that facilitates” abortion access without the “direction and approval” of the agency’s director. The government, through means of court documents, forced her to visit a religiously affiliated crisis pregnancy center where they tried to talk her into following through with her pregnancy. After an appeals court ruled in her favor, the teenager left the federally-funded Texas shelter (where she had been kept under close watch) and terminated her pregnancy.

Abortion is the termination of the fetus before it has been born. Abortion is either induced or spontaneous. An induced abortion is intentional and kills the baby while it is in its mother's uterus. The baby is killed either by the mother taking medication or by surgically killing it (Abortion the). This type of abortion normally occurs in the first or second trimester (Abortion Merriam). A spontaneous abortion is a natural death of the baby before it is born. This type of abortion is also known as a miscarriage and can happen anywhere between the first and twentieth week of the pregnancy(Abortion the). There are abortion clinics women can go to to have an induced abortion. There are different procedures women can have done to abort their baby.

Weather abortion is okay or not, every woman deserves a chance to decide what’s best for themselves. Some people like Don Marquis, author of “An Argument that Abortion is Wrong” believe that abortion, except in rare circumstances is wrong no matter what (Marquis pg 141). Feminist believe that women should be treated equal, have equal pay, be respected and empowered (Bryan Par 3). Feminist ethics isn’t a single theory (Landau pg 275). It is a family of ethics that build on the belief that women’s interest and reasoning has been undervalued and that women deserve equal consideration (Landau pg 275).

A hotly debated topic in our time is whether abortion should be allowed. Moral arguments have battled back and forth for years, each argument refuting the next. Finally, Don Marquis, a professor in philosophy at the University of Kansas, makes his argument against abortion. Does Marquis play the trump card? Is this the end all argument? Let us explore his argument.