Pictureyourselfbeforeyouwereborn,whenyouwerejustgrowinginyourmother'sstomach. Wouldyourefertoyourselfthenasachoiceoralife?Accordingtotheprocedureofabortionyou werenothingmorethanachoiceThemiracleoflifecanbeeasilyendedbyabortion,whichisthe removalofanembryoorfetusfromtheuterusinordertoendapregnancy.Someonewhoispro–choicebelievesthatabortionshouldbelegalintheUnitedStates.Ontheotherhand,thereispro–life.Peoplewhoarepro–lifebelievesthatabortionshouldbeillegalintheUnitedStates.They believethattheembryoorfetusisapersonandshouldbegiventherighttolive.Abortionshouldbe illegalintheUnitedStatesbecausetheembryoorfetusisalivingshowmorecontent
Peoplewhoarepro–choicebelievethattheembryoorfetusisnotalivinghuman.However,the embryoorfetusmeetsthesevencharacteristicsofalivingthingandifleftaloneitwillturnintoa fullyfunctioninghumanbeingAbortionsalsogoesagainstmanylawsandcodesincludingthe DeclarationofIndependence,theHippocraticOath,andtheeighthamendment.Lastly,abortionscan causephysicalandpsychologicaldamageincludingdepressionandfuturemiscarriages.However, themotherdoesnothavetogetanabortioniftheycan'ttakecareofit.Theotheroptionistoputthe babyupforadoptiononceitisborn."Asof2002therewereapproximately2.6millionwomenor 14%ofAmericanwomenwaitingtoadoptchildren,onlyjustover1%managedtocompletean adoption."(listland29)Thebirthmothermaythewantthechild,buttherearemillionsofwomen whodo.Lifeisamiracle,andshouldnotbethrown
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Abortioningeneralisaverycontroversialtopicalthoughitislegalinplacesaroundtheworld.The pro–lifephilosophyregardingabortionhastodealwiththerightofthebabyorfetustoliveagainst themother'sreasoningastowhyshewantstoabortinthefirstplace.Thepro–choicephilosophyhas todowiththemother'srighttohaveasayandchooseastowhatshewantstodowithherbody becauseafterall,itisherbodyandsheshouldhavefreedomofdecidinganythingshewantswhenit comestowhatshewantstodotoherbody.(http://www.gallup.com/poll/147941/republicans–unified–democrats–abortion.aspx)Politicallyspeaking,itseemslikerepublicanssupportthepro–life philosophyandliberaldemocratsseemtosupportthepro–choicephilosophyRepublicansaremore conservativeandholdmoreofacatholic–Christianviewwhereasdemocratsbeingmoreliberal, theywouldleantowardsallowingwomentodowhatevertheywantwiththeirbodies.Althoughthis istheusualnormitdoesn'tmeanthattherearen'tanyparallelviewsorinterminglingofbeliefs.You canbeacatholicnunevenandstillbepro–choice.This...showmorecontent...
Well,Ibelievealotofithastodowiththemother'sviewonitaswellassociety'sIfthemother feelsultimatelybadaboutthewholethingthanmostlikelyshewillabortit.Thenagain,Ifeellike nomatterhowhorriblethesituationorcircumstancethatthebabywasconceived,ifthatbabyis meanttobebornthenitwillbebornregardlessofhowthemotherfeelsaboutitorhowmany attemptsshewilltrytomaketoabortit.Perhapsshewon'tbeabletotakecareofitbutshecangive thebabyupforadoptionandanotherresponsiblefamilycantakecareofitMaybethatbabywill growupandturnoutdoinggreatthingsforhumanity,andifitwouldhavebeenabortedthenit would'vebeena
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Pictureyourselfbeforeyouwereborn,whenyouwerejustgrowinginyourmother'sstomach. Wouldyourefertoyourselfthenasachoiceoralife?Accordingtotheprocedureofabortionyou werenothingmorethanachoice.Themiracleoflifecanbeeasilyended.Abortionistheremovalof anembryoorfetusfromtheuterusinordertoendapregnancy.Someonewhoispro–choice believesthatabortionshouldbelegalintheUnitedStatesTheybelievethatisthemother'schoice todecidewhathappenswithherbody.Ontheotherhandthereispro–life.Someonewhoispro–life believesthatabortionshouldbeillegalintheUnitedStates.Theybelievethattheembryoorfetusis apersonandshouldbegiventherighttoliveAbortionshouldshowmorecontent Manystudieshaveshownthatabortionscancausepsychologicaldamageincludinganincreasedrisk ofdepressionandanxiety."Apeer–reviewed2005studypublishedinBMCMedicinefoundthat womenwhounderwentanabortionhad'significantlyhigher'anxietyscoresontheHospitalAnxiety andDepressionScaleuptofiveyearsafterthepregnancytermination."(ProCon6)Thosewhoare pro–lifebelievethatabortionswillhelpthemotherliveanormallifeinsteadofhavingtotakecare ofanunwantedbaby.Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhogetabortionsusuallyendofregretting theirdecision.Gettinganabortionmayhaveseemedtobetherightchoiceatthetime,butwhenthe mother'srelievewhattheyactuallyhavedoneitcancausethemtobecomedepressedasshownin thesestudies.Notonlycanabortionscausepsychologicaldamage,butalsophysicaldamage.Many studieshavelinkedanincreasedriskofbreastcancertoabortion"AFeb2014studypublishedin thepeer–reviewedCancerCausesandControlfoundthatabortion'issignificantlyassociatedwithan increasedriskofbreastcancer'andthat'theriskofbreastcancerincreasesasthenumberof [abortions]increases'"(ProCon16)Basedonthenumberofabortionsyouhaveyourriskofbreast cancercanincrease.Additional,mostwomenwhogetanabortionendupgettingmorethanone.In theircasetheirriskof
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Abortionisacontroversialissueduetotheinvolvementandimpactonanunbornchild.Tohelp persuadeundecidedopinions,individualshavecoinedthetermspro–choiceandpro–life.Pro–choice fightsforthewoman'sfreedomandrighttodecidetheoutcomeoftheunbornchildwhilepro–life fightsfortherightsoftheunbornchild.Duringprotests,pro–choicesupporterscarrycoathangersto giveemphasistothedeathsofmanywomenwho"undergounsafe,illegalabortions"(IsAbortion Right?What'sInvolvedinThisExplosiveIssue)whilepro–lifesupporterscarrycontainerswith abortedfetusesas"agrimreminderofmillionsofunborndead"(IsAbortionRight?What's InvolvedinThisExplosiveIssue)Bothsideshavestrongopinionsthat
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Abortionissomethingthatshouldbeutilized,aslongasitmeetsastrictlistofprerequisitesinorder tofollowthroughwiththeoperation.Manypeoplefeelverystronglyagainstabortion,andmany feelstronginsupportforabortion.Thenotionofmorality,andethicalissuescomeintoahugepart inthedecisionmakingprocess.Thefightofabortionfirstemergedovertwocenturiesago,however inthe1960sand1970sitmadeitswaytothetopofthelistwhenthewomen'srightsmovement cameabout.In1973,theSupremeCourtoverturnedaTexasinterpretationofabortionlawsand madeabortionlegalintheUnitedStatesinRoev.Wade."We...acknowledgeourawarenessofthe sensitiveandemotionalnatureoftheabortioncontroversy,showmorecontent Ilookatmyreasoningwithasetlistofquestions:"Whatwouldyousaytoayoungchild,ifshewas raped,andinresultendedupbeingpregnant?",and"Whatwouldyoutellamother,whocoulddie frombeingpregnant,butalreadyhaschildrenshehastotakecareof?".Thesequestionsweigh heavyonmymindbecausetheseareplausiblesituationsthatcanandmorethanlikelyhave occurredtimeandtimeagainIknowthatifIplacedmyselfinthosesituations,Iwouldmorethan likelychoosetheabortionroute.Thelistofprerequisitesthatneedtobeinplaceare:thatifaperson (womanorchild)isavictimofrape,andintermbecomespregnant,theyshouldbeallowedtohave anabortion,ifawomanhaschildrenpriortotheirlatestpregnancy,andisatgreatriskoflosing theirlifetheyshouldbeabletohaveanabortion.Otherthanthosetworequirements,Ibelievethat abortionshouldnotbearouteforawomenAneducatedpersonknowsthepossibleconsequences, andthereforeneedtoownuptothem.But,Ialsostronglybelievethatthefetusshouldnotfeelany kindofpainduringtheabortion.Iftheprocessmeansthatthefetusshouldfeelpain,Ibelievethat thereneedstobeanewprocedurethatbringsnopaintothefetusIamafirmbelieverinGod,butI alsobelievethatwe,ashumans,havetherighttochooseourownfateas
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Throughmanyyears,abortionisstillconsiderablyaverycontroversialissueinthesociety.In1973, theU.SSupremeCourtcaseofRoevsWade,abortionisalegalchoiceforpregnantwomen(Center forReproductiveRights,2003).However,insomecountrieslikePhilippine,Chile,Nigeria,etc. Abortionisnoticeablyillegal(CenterforReproductiveRights,2003).Inaddition,havingabortionis averyriskytakenbecausewomenlosealotofbloodandespeciallyfeelingpainWhenwoman decidestoabortthefuturebaby,itmeansthatsheistakingsomeone'slife,soabortionismurder. AccordingtoOxforddictionary,abortionisclearlydefinedas"Deliberateterminationofahuman pregnancy,mostoftenperformedduringthefirst28showmorecontent (BMCWomen'shealth,2013).Forexample,raisingachildisabsolutelynotaneasyprocess becauseitneedstime,moneyandprovidinglovetochildren.Ifabortionislegaltheunwantedbaby isnotsufferingfromlivinginanunhappylive.
However,thereareseveralreasonsthatabortionshouldnotbelegal.Firstly,womenchoose terminationofpregnancybecauseofthegenderselectiveThestudyfrom2000to2014showsthat therewere24milliongirlshavebeenmissingbecauseofsex–selectiveabortion"Basedonthis naturalratio,thereshouldhavebeen47millionmoreboysthangirlsbornsince2000.Instead, becauseofsex–selectiveabortions,therewere71millionmoreboysthangirlsborn."(World PopulationInstitute,2000–2014).Forinstance,insomecountrieslikeIndia,Chinaandetc.people preferboysthangirlsbecausedaughtersmaybeconsideredasburdentotheparentsandespecially, anexpensivedowryisneededoncewhensheismarried.Meanwhile,sonsaloneinheritproperty, conductfuneralritesandcarryonthefamilyname.Secondly,abortioncanpositivelyresultin psychologicalproblemsforwomensuchasdepression,anxiety,drugabuse,post–traumaticstress disorder(PTSD),suicidalideationetc."Researchers
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HannahWearMrsHartzellandMrsWolfPro–lifeEssay10/18/17WHYSHOULDPEOPLEBE PRO–LIFEAbortionisaveryserioussituationintheworld.Itisamedicalproceduretoenda pregnancy.Therearemanyreasonswhywomenaborttheirbabiesbutnoneofthesereasonsare valid.Therefore,mothersshouldthinkofotherwaysinsteadoftermination.Theseinnocentbabies arevictimsinthewombAbortionneedstostopbecauseitisclearlywrongtokillourchildren,our faithteachesusotherwise,andweshouldprotecthumanlife.Itisnotrighttokillourownchildren. Conceptionisthebeginningofeverynewlife.Thesearetinyhumansthatdeservetogrowandbe bornMothersshouldwanttokeeptheirbabiessafeandcomfortedHowdowomenfeelafterthey realizedtheykilledtheirchild?...showmorecontent...
Yet,womenhavetheoptionofkillinginnocenthumanbeingsbyabortingthem.It'sdreadfuland ignorantandmorepeopleneedtostartprotestingandeducatingthemselvesinordertoendthisonce andforall.PopeJohnPaulIIsays"Americayouarebeautiful...andblessed...Theultimatetestof yourgreatnessisthewayyoutreateveryhumanbeing,butespeciallytheweakestandmost defenseless.Ifyouwantequaljusticeforallandtruefreedomandlastingpeace,thenAmerica, defendlife."Lifeissacred,andwemustseektoprotectalllifeincludingtheunborn.Abortionisone ofthemostcontroversialsocial,religiousandpoliticaltopicsofourtimes.Thegovernmentand churchdebateonthisissueandpeopledifferinopinionsdependingontheirsexandfaithand agendasItisquitescaryanddisturbingEveryyearwefighttowinthiswaragainstabortion throughawarenessandsupport.Godisonoursideandthebabies'sides.Withhopeandlovewecan stopthisawfulkilling,followourfaith,andprotectthelivesofour
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Abortionisneveraneasydecision,butwomenhavebeenmakingthechoiceforthousandsofyears. Ithasbecomealargedilemmasince1973,whentheU.S.SupremeCourtpassedalawmakingthe procedurelegal,andanevenlargercontroversialissue.Thecontroversyisdividedinto"Pro–Choice"andPro–Life"views.Pro–Choicesupportersbelievethatthewomanshouldhavetochoice whethertoabortornotPro–Lifesupportersbelievethatitshouldbeillegaltoabortandpreformed However,therearemanywaysforthisproceduretobeperformed.Abortionstillremainstodaya controversialissue,bywhoshoulddetermineifitistherightthingtoterminateapregnancyornot andbyhowtheprocedureshouldbepreformedIn1973,ashowmorecontent
ThedistrictcourtruledinMcCorvey'sfavoronthemerits,butdidn'tgrandaninjunctionagainstthe enforcementofthelawsbarringabortion.ThecourtsdecisionwasbasedupontheNinth Amendment.Pro–choicedescribespoliticalandethicalviewsthatawomanshouldhavethecontrol overherfertilityandthechoicetocontinueorterminateherpregnancy.Pro–choiceactivistsargue thatanembryohasnorightsasitisonlyapotentialandnotanactualpersonanditsrightsshould notoverridethoseofthemother'suntilafteritisborn.Therighttochoosetohaveanabortionis personalandessentialtowomen'slivesandwithoutthisright,womencannotexercisetheirrights andlibertiesguaranteedtothembytheConstitution.Withouttherighttochooseanabortionthe 14thamendment'sguaranteeoflibertyhaslittlemeaningforwomen.Anotherpointmadecould includethatamancanwithdrawfromarelationshipwhenhefindsoutthathisspouseispregnant,it isonlyfairthatwomenbegiventhesamechoice.Pro–lifesupportersbelievethathumanlifestarts fromfertilizationorimplantationuntilnaturaldeath.Fromtheviewofapro–lifeadvocateand actionthatdestroysanembryoorfetuskillsaperson,anypurposefuldestructionofahumanlifeis consideredethicallyand/ormorallywrong.Someadvocatesofpro–lifeevenopposeabortionofa fetusthatwouldalmostcertainlydieashorttimeafterbirth.Thepro–lifemovementis
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Aseveryonewhohasbeenonthediscussionboardslatelyshouldknow,Iconsidermyselftobe pro–life.Ibelievethatwemustputtheinnocentchild'slifebeforethemother'simmoraldecisionto evadeher"problem"bykillingitoff.[D1:StatePosition]Briannaclearlystatesthatsheisfor abortions,inonewayoranother,bysayingthatthechoiceshouldbeuptothewomancarryingthe child[D2:IdentifyOtherPointsofView]ImustsaythatIbelievetheonlyabortionstobecalled "fair",arewhentherearehealthissuesthatcouldcauseharmtothemother,ortherewasalegal incidencesuchasrapeorincest,thatleadtothepregnancy.[D3:Concession]Thewholeideaofthis "safetynet"thatwecallabortion,shouldbeeliminatedfromoursocietyforgood,andfor ever....showmorecontent...
Althoughyoumaynevergetanabortion,weshouldthinkaboutthepeoplewhoarelessequippedto takeontheworldasamotherorafather,andestablishourimage,andsettheexampleasthenation whodoesnotkilltheirbabiesbecausetheytheyquitefrankly,havethechoice
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ProLifeImagineifyouwereplacedinalifeordeathsituationandyouhadnowaytofightforlife. Thisisthecircumstancethatunbornchildrenencounterwhentheyareforcedtoexperiencean abortion,whichterminatesthemandtorturesthemduringtheirmother'spregnancy.Abortionis wrongandshouldbeillegal,becauseitviolatestherightsofanunbornhumanbeingwhodoesn't havecontroloverwhathappenstothemIbelieveeveryoneshouldbeagainstabortionduetomy personalopinionaswellasgenuinefactsofthenegativeeffectsthisprocedurehas.Abortionisa touchysubjectthatpeoplefeelverystronglyabout,whethertheyare"prolife"or"prochoice". TherearemanyreasonsastowhywomenfeeltheneedtoreceiveanabortionResearchershave studiedandsurveyedwomenwhohadanabortionorweregoingtoreceiveone(Finer,Lawrence B).Thefollowingweretheresultsofonesurvey:"Researchersshowmorecontent Willis–Blountsaidshehasseenherdaughtereveryyear,andshehashadtheopportunitytomeet herextendedbiologicalfamily(KateScanlon).ThereisaquotebyBlountthatstoodouttome: "We'resoquicktothrowthebabyunderthebusinsteadofexaminingtheissuessurrounding abortion.Weshouldfocusonprovidinghealthcareandmentalhealthcareforwomenandgirlsin difficultsituationsandconfrontingpoverty,drugsandsextrafficking."(KateScanlon).Blountalso says,"Ihavecompassionandempathyforwomenwhohavehadanabortion.Theawfulironyofthe pro–choicemovementisthatitdoesn'tfeellikeachoice.Iknowwhatit'sliketobeinahard situationButweshouldneverhavetherighttotakeanotherlifeAnysituation,nomatterhowgrim, canbeturnedaroundforgood."(KateScanlon).Thisgoesbacktotheviewpointadoptionwhereit stillgivesyouthechancetodoabetterthingandbeapartofyourchild's
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"Bethechangeyouwishtoseeintheworld"isagreatquotetolivebybecauseitguidesyoutohelp othersandmakeanimpact.IusethisquotetoguidemylifepersonallybecauseIwanttobeableto usewhatIbelievein,andmygoalstomakeachange.Abortionisaverycommondebateinthe world,andithasbeenthiswayforhundredsofyears.Therearetwomainargumentswhenitcomes toabortion,mostpeopleareeitherProLifeorProChoicePeoplethatareprolifeareagainst abortionsandbelievethateveryhumanlifehasequalworthandshouldhavetheopportunitytolive. Whilepeoplewhoareprochoicebelievethatwomenshouldhavethechoicetodecideifthey wantedtokeepthechildthattheyhadgrowinginsideofthemorifshewantstoterminatethe pregnancy.IamprolifebecauseIbelievethatabortionsareusedasawayoutofsomethingthat peopleareinnohurrytotryandprevent.Ithinkthatasasocietywefocusonsexasathingthat everyonedoesandthatmakesyoungadultsthinkthattheyneedtobejoiningwhateveryoneis doing.Thisendsupcreatingachildthatneitherthemothernorthefatherarecapableoftakingcare of,andthemotherfeelsheronlywayoutofthesituationistoterminatethepregnancyintheformof anabortion.Iwantmyimpactontheworldtobelessofa...showmorecontent...
Ialsoneedtolearnwhyyoungadultsaresosusceptibletopeerpressure.Whatintheirbrainsmakes itsoeasyforotherstopersuadethemtodosomething,isittheirhormones,theirmaturity,ordowe justnothaveenoughinformationonpeerpressureandyoungadultstounderstandthese
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Abortion,whenthetopiccomesup,itisusuallysomethingpeopledonotliketodiscuss.People maytendtoavoidthisissueforfearofoffendingorangeringothersbutitisextremelyimportant thatthehorrorsofthisbrutalpracticebeaddressed.Duringtheyears1965–1996over515million babieshavebeenmurdered,thisisifyouaddthenumberofchemicalandsurgicalabortions (www.rockforlife.org).Thisiswhatweneedtounderstand:abortionkillsandweneedtoknow whereitcamefrom.
ThelegalizationofabortionstartedinMississippiintheyear1966;itwasusedinthecasesofrape. Thenotherstatesbegantoexpandtheuseofabortion.Forinstance,ifitwasthecaseofrape,...show morecontent
OnewayiscalledPartialBirthAbortion(D&X);itcankillbabiesuptothirty–twoweeksold. Theabortionist(murdererinthiscase)removesallofthebabyfromthemotherexceptforthehead, hethenjabapairofscissorsinthebackofthebabiesskullandthenheusesasuctionhosetosuck outthebabiesbrain.Thenheusesforcepstocrushthebabies'skullandpulltherestofthebabies' bodyoutSaltpoisoningisalsoused,wheresaltisinjectedandthebaydiesofconvulsionsdueto saltpoisoning(www.rockforlife.org).Iftheycansaythisisnotmurder,thenwhatis?
Abortionisnotpainlessforthemothereither.Overninety–sevenpercentofwomenhavereported feelingpainitisoftendescribedasintense,severe,orverysevere.Abortionisalsonotwithoutside effectsComplicationssuchasbleeding,hemorrhaging,menstrualdisturbancesorinflammationof thereproductiveorgans.Sometimesabortioncancausedamagetotheuterusandmakethewoman infertilefortherestofherlife.(Abortionsomemedicalfactspamphlet.)Alsoifyouareawomen andhavehadanabortionyouincreaseyourchancesofhavingbreastcancerbyfiftypercent Abortionhasnogoodresultsinforthemotherorthepoormurderedbaby.Intheenditwillalways causephysicalandemotionalpain
Whatdoreligiousbeliefshavetodowithabortion?Theyhaveeverythingtodowith
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