Free Argumentative Essays: Pro-Life Or Pro Choice?

Pro-Life or Pro-Choice? You are a college student, living in an apartment with two other girls. You work two jobs, trying to pay for school and trying to live. You and your boyfriend of two and a half years just broke up four days ago, and you just found out that you are pregnant. You are not in a financially stable position to take care of another human being. Do you keep the baby, or choose to have an abortion? What about this scenario: You and your wife are pregnant but didn 't know until just recently. During the time that you did not know that you were pregnant, your wife had been to the doctor to get a shot that apparently shouldn 't be received when pregnant. Unknowingly, she told the doctor she was not pregnant and got the shot, only …show more content…
I hold beliefs that fall into both categories. I don 't side with one or the other. In any case, I would much rather see all pregnancies go through and the child come into this world. But if the child will be severely mentally disabled or have a very low quality of life, then I can understand why a mother would decide to abort the pregnancy. Also, if a child was conceived through rape, then I can see why an abortion would be chosen. The pregnancy would be a reminder to the mother of the rape and she might resent or neglect the child because of this. I think that it is ultimately the parent 's decision, in these cases specifically, if the pregnancy goes through or if they abort it. I do not think that abortion should be used as a form of contraception. If you like to sleep around, have unprotected sex, or even if the pregnancy was simply just an accident, I think you need to own up to your decisions and accept what has come of it. You shouldn 't abort simply just because you don 't want to deal with a child or it will be an inconvenience. If an abortion is decided on, I think that it should only be done before the third week. After the third week, the baby has a heartbeat and is definitely a living