Abortion: Should It Be Legal or Illegal
Abortion: Should it be legal or Illegal
Audrianna Sanders
American Government
Abortion is a very controversial subject that has been continually argued over for a very long time. Due to the severity of the consequences of an abortion the moral and religious elements involved, this is an ethical controversy and has divided people for decades. The main controversy is should abortion be legalized? In many eyes abortion is sought to be rather disturbing, unethical, and immoral. Only in extreme cases do I believe abortions should be condoned, which is rape victims and other extreme cases of misconduct to another human being. Abortion is the destruction of the fetus or unborn child while the child is still in the mother’s womb. This is performed for a variety of reasons. Women may become overwhelmed by the thought of their pregnancy and may take it into their own hands whether it is by hurting themselves, medicine, or by going to a professional.
There are two sides to this abortion topic; the pro-life, which is those who are against abortion altogether; and the pro-choice, those who believe it is the woman’s right to choose if she wants to have an abortion. These two groups offer different solutions to problems. The pro-life solution is to have the child and basically live with it. They believe abortion is not an answer. The pro-choice solution is giving the mother the option to have an abortion; it’s her choice, her body, and her life.
The most common argument that anti-abortionists make is that the fetus is a human being, and by having an abortion, a woman is committing murder. However, this argument relies on the religious or philosophical belief that a fetus should be considered alive at fertilization and not birth. There is no scientific proof for this. We celebrate the beginning of life for a baby, on the day it is born, not on the day its parents have sexual intercourse. A fetus is not an “actual” human being. It is only a “potential” human being. In
Audrianna Sanders
American Government
Abortion is a very controversial subject that has been continually argued over for a very long time. Due to the severity of the consequences of an abortion the moral and religious elements involved, this is an ethical controversy and has divided people for decades. The main controversy is should abortion be legalized? In many eyes abortion is sought to be rather disturbing, unethical, and immoral. Only in extreme cases do I believe abortions should be condoned, which is rape victims and other extreme cases of misconduct to another human being. Abortion is the destruction of the fetus or unborn child while the child is still in the mother’s womb. This is performed for a variety of reasons. Women may become overwhelmed by the thought of their pregnancy and may take it into their own hands whether it is by hurting themselves, medicine, or by going to a professional.
There are two sides to this abortion topic; the pro-life, which is those who are against abortion altogether; and the pro-choice, those who believe it is the woman’s right to choose if she wants to have an abortion. These two groups offer different solutions to problems. The pro-life solution is to have the child and basically live with it. They believe abortion is not an answer. The pro-choice solution is giving the mother the option to have an abortion; it’s her choice, her body, and her life.
The most common argument that anti-abortionists make is that the fetus is a human being, and by having an abortion, a woman is committing murder. However, this argument relies on the religious or philosophical belief that a fetus should be considered alive at fertilization and not birth. There is no scientific proof for this. We celebrate the beginning of life for a baby, on the day it is born, not on the day its parents have sexual intercourse. A fetus is not an “actual” human being. It is only a “potential” human being. In
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