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Brissel Melendez
2/11/2019
Mrs.Lewis
English 3
Life is sacred
You would think that late term abortions would be bizarre to make allowed of by law much
more the overall idea of aborting a human life. According to a recent study 61% of Americans say
abortion should be illegal after the fetal heartbeat has begun,which occurs in the first month of
pregnancy. 72% of Americans say abortion should be illegal after the first 3 months of pregnancy.
86% of Americans say abortion should be illegal after the first 6 months of pregnancy. Only 6%
-17% of Americans (depending on how the question is asked and by whom) believe abortion
“Women have the right to decide what to do with their bodies” but does that not violate a
right of a human? The right to .. live? No matter how you put it we are talking about a
human life. In the end, the lives of mothers and their unborn baby are equally the same so
the right to life must be taken into account. Terminating a pregnancy results in taking away
the baby’s right to life. At the moment a human sperm penetrates a human ovum a zygote
The new human zygote has a genetic composition that is different from any other
human that has existed, including that of his or her mother. Therefore disproving the claim
that what is “ involved in abortion is completely a woman and her body’s choice”
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nothing but a parasite or a clump of tissue. In the article Pro Life arguments the author
fusion of human sperm and egg , a new entity comes into existence which is distinctly
While it is true that as news article “ Arguments in favour of abortion“ says “an
unwanted pregnancy may result in a woman somewhere in the world dying from
abortion illegal does not reduce the number of terminations taking place. Instead, it often
drives women into the hands of black market abortionists, who perform illegal and unsafe
operations.” This does not necessarily mean being forced to raise a child that you are
unable to or do not want to support. There are always other options,such as adoption or
foster care. In many developed countries , social services can place the child with suitable
foster parents to give the biological caretakers of the child time to think about whether they
want to keep the infant. In the article Ms Weddington also went on to say that” banning
abortion puts women at risk by forcing them to use illegal abortionists”. I think Weddington
is mistaken on this view point due to the fact that killing a fetus is immoral. Many people
assume abortion is put on along religious ground and leaving religion aside life is sacred.
Free access to abortion may encourage people to view it as a form of contraception. There
is also the possibility of “selective abortion”, where parents terminate pregnancies if scans
show the fetus is the “wrong” gender, shown with illnesses etc. The best way to prevent
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such unethical abuse is to restrict access to abortion. On the other hand both articles agree
that abortion is the best option if the mother’s life is put in danger. But on the other hand I
At the end of the day I will stand firm in my belief that abortion should be illegal in
the United States due to the many factors I have presented alongside the reasonings of a pro
choice view.
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