Abortion Pros and Cons

1. Abortion is the murder of a person. | 1. Personhood at conception is a religious belief, not a provable biological fact. | 2. Abortion is morally wrong. | 2. In fact, abortion often has positive benefits for women's lives and health. Many people believe that bringing an unwanted child into the world is a crime, and that forcing a woman to have a child against her will is morally wrong. | 3. Abortion should not be legal and must be stopped | 3. Laws have never stopped abortion, but only made it unsafe for women. Abortion is a universal practice that has been with us since the beginning of time, whether legal or illegal. | 4. The right of the unborn to live supersedes any right of a woman to "control her own body." | 4. Bearing a child alters a woman's life more than anything else. Being born is a gift, not a right. People don't ask to be born, and some even wish they weren't. | 5. If a woman has sex, she has to pay the consequences. Too many women have abortions for their own convenience or on "whim." | 5. Motherhood should never be punishment for having sex. Forcing a child to be born to punish its mother is the ultimate in child abuse. They ignore or belittle the needs of the woman and the conflict she endures in making her decision. Guilt is inflicted when compassion is needed. | 6. Many women are coerced into having abortions. Abortion clinics push women to have abortions, and don't inform women about alternatives to abortion. | 6. Partners, parents, or friends may sometimes urge a woman to have an abortion, even if she is unsure or would prefer to have the baby. Therefore, abortion clinics provide compassionate counseling to all patients, to make sure the woman's own concerns and needs are dealt with. | 7. Abortion is dangerous and medically risky. It is not as safe as natural pregnancy. Abortion increases the risk of miscarriage in future pregnancies, and infertility. | 7. The risk of dying from