Fetal Rights
The rising number of abortions in the United States and worldwide have created many disputes on whether aborting is ethically and lawfully acceptable. In the United States, there was 1.2 million abortions done in the year of 2008 (Are you in the know, n.d). There were about 42 million abortions worldwide (Are you, n.d). Many have different positions in the controversy. The topic about the rights of the fetus has become such a heated controversy due to the different belief system involving the science and biological development of the fetus, religion, and the laws.
The fetus develops different organs and body parts during each month for 9 months that may either protect or be a drawback to the fetus. This may be a factor in the mother’s position to abort …show more content…
(2014, October 9). Fetal-development pictures: photos of baby developing In utero month-by-month. WebMD. Retrieved September 21, 2015, from http://www.webmd.com/baby/ss/slideshow-fetal-development Grimes, W. (2011, February 21). B. N. Nathanson, 84, dies; Changed sides on abortion. New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2015, from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/us/22nathanson.html
In the Womb. DVD. Directed by Toby Macdonald . National Geographic Channel, 6 March 2005, USA: Time Warner Home Video
Lazar, P. R. (2012). Considerations regarding the legal status of embryo and fetus from the perspective of the right to life. Contemporary Readings In Law & Social Justice, 4(1), 371-382.
Lewis, T. T. (2015). Roe v. Wade. Salem Press Encyclopedia, MIT pro-choice -- Reasons. (n.d.). Retrieved September 21, 2015, from http://web.mit.edu/pro-choice/www/reasons.html
Santrock, J. W. (2014). Life-span development (15th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw Hill.
Stretton, D. (2004). The deprivation argument against abortion. Bioethics, 18(2), 144-180.
Unborn babies can feel pain. (n.d.). Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life. Retrieved September 21, 2015, from
The rising number of abortions in the United States and worldwide have created many disputes on whether aborting is ethically and lawfully acceptable. In the United States, there was 1.2 million abortions done in the year of 2008 (Are you in the know, n.d). There were about 42 million abortions worldwide (Are you, n.d). Many have different positions in the controversy. The topic about the rights of the fetus has become such a heated controversy due to the different belief system involving the science and biological development of the fetus, religion, and the laws.
The fetus develops different organs and body parts during each month for 9 months that may either protect or be a drawback to the fetus. This may be a factor in the mother’s position to abort …show more content…
(2014, October 9). Fetal-development pictures: photos of baby developing In utero month-by-month. WebMD. Retrieved September 21, 2015, from http://www.webmd.com/baby/ss/slideshow-fetal-development Grimes, W. (2011, February 21). B. N. Nathanson, 84, dies; Changed sides on abortion. New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2015, from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/us/22nathanson.html
In the Womb. DVD. Directed by Toby Macdonald . National Geographic Channel, 6 March 2005, USA: Time Warner Home Video
Lazar, P. R. (2012). Considerations regarding the legal status of embryo and fetus from the perspective of the right to life. Contemporary Readings In Law & Social Justice, 4(1), 371-382.
Lewis, T. T. (2015). Roe v. Wade. Salem Press Encyclopedia, MIT pro-choice -- Reasons. (n.d.). Retrieved September 21, 2015, from http://web.mit.edu/pro-choice/www/reasons.html
Santrock, J. W. (2014). Life-span development (15th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw Hill.
Stretton, D. (2004). The deprivation argument against abortion. Bioethics, 18(2), 144-180.
Unborn babies can feel pain. (n.d.). Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life. Retrieved September 21, 2015, from