About 32,101 pregnancies result from rape each year (Pubmed.gov). Each year thousands of woman are traumatized and haunted by their experience and on top of that, are pregnant with the child of the man who caused it. Abortion is a controversial subject that everyone has an opinion on. Abortion is the termination of early pregnancy, and must be done within the first twenty eight weeks of pregnancy. Two groups of people who have a strong opinion on abortion were formed; Pro-life and Pro-choice. People who believe in pro-life believe that a fetus has the right to life and therefore should not be terminated. They see abortion as a form of murder. Pro-choice advocates believe a woman’s right to decide what happens to her body (AbortionProcon.org). A woman who cannot provide for a baby due to financial or physical reasons should have the right to decide what happens to her body. Woman who are raped should be able to receive an abortion and remove the connection between her and her rapist without her morality being questioned. In 1973 the Supreme Court made it a law, that women’s fourteenth amendment right to liberty includes the right to make their own medical decisions, including the right to an abortion. Jane Roe challenged the Texas government that a woman should be able to safely and legal terminate her pregnancy. Agreeing with Roe the Supreme Court passed the law that a woman has the decision to terminate her pregnancy. The legalization of abortion helps reduce the amount of unsafe abortions not done in a medical facility. According to Procon.org, a charity that provides pro and con related research on abortion, “In 1972, there were 39 maternal deaths from illegal abortions. By 1976, after Roe v. Wade had legalized abortion nationwide, this number dropped to two” (AbortionProcon.org). In 2007 the Supreme Court passed an Abortion ban, banning procedures that can affect a woman’s health. The ban permits abortions in the second trimester of pregnancy (PlannedParenthood.org). All abortion laws are designed to keep the woman healthy by receiving a safe abortion in a medical facility. Many people have a strong opinion on abortion whether they are for or against it.
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The opinions of people usually fall into two groups; pro-life and pro-choice. Pro-life advocates believe that abortion is murder. They feel strongly that terminating a pregnancy is terminating a life. Often time’s abortion is against a religion. At the point of conception a fetus is recognized by god, therefore terminating a pregnancy is a form of murder which disobeys many religions (AbortionProcon.org). They believe a fetus is a human and has the right to life. Pro-life supporters think Planned Parenthood should no longer be government funded and that abortion should be illegal. Pro-choice supporters believe a woman has the right to her body and any decisions that are made about her body. They believe a woman has the right to an abortion if she chooses to do so. At the point of conception a fetus is only a cell (AbortionProcon.org). Henry Morgentaler, president of Humanist Association of Canada, says “Even if you have a hundred bricks, or two hundred bricks, it is not yet a house. For it to be a house it needs walls, plumbing, electricity, and a functional organization. The same is true for a developing embryo.” (Morgentaler). They believe the fetus is not a human yet and therefor abortion is not terminating life it is merely terminating a cell. Pro-choice advocates think Planned Parenthood should remain government funded and abortion should remain legal. In many cases abortion is defensible due to the inability of a woman to provide for another life. Women who physically cannot have a child should be able to receive an abortion for her safety. Technology has been invented that can detect defects in a baby such as Down syndrome or heart failure. In these cases many women choose to have an abortion in order to protect their child from a life of struggle. Christopher Kaczor, a professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University, argues that “abortion in such cases is sometimes argued to be for the child’s own good” (Kaczor). Many times when parents decide to abort a pregnancy because of birth defects in the fetus is for the sake of the child, not the parents. Numerous pregnancies have a guarantee of death during pregnancy or shortly after birth (AbortionProcon.org). Unfortunately in many
The opinions of people usually fall into two groups; pro-life and pro-choice. Pro-life advocates believe that abortion is murder. They feel strongly that terminating a pregnancy is terminating a life. Often time’s abortion is against a religion. At the point of conception a fetus is recognized by god, therefore terminating a pregnancy is a form of murder which disobeys many religions (AbortionProcon.org). They believe a fetus is a human and has the right to life. Pro-life supporters think Planned Parenthood should no longer be government funded and that abortion should be illegal. Pro-choice supporters believe a woman has the right to her body and any decisions that are made about her body. They believe a woman has the right to an abortion if she chooses to do so. At the point of conception a fetus is only a cell (AbortionProcon.org). Henry Morgentaler, president of Humanist Association of Canada, says “Even if you have a hundred bricks, or two hundred bricks, it is not yet a house. For it to be a house it needs walls, plumbing, electricity, and a functional organization. The same is true for a developing embryo.” (Morgentaler). They believe the fetus is not a human yet and therefor abortion is not terminating life it is merely terminating a cell. Pro-choice advocates think Planned Parenthood should remain government funded and abortion should remain legal. In many cases abortion is defensible due to the inability of a woman to provide for another life. Women who physically cannot have a child should be able to receive an abortion for her safety. Technology has been invented that can detect defects in a baby such as Down syndrome or heart failure. In these cases many women choose to have an abortion in order to protect their child from a life of struggle. Christopher Kaczor, a professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University, argues that “abortion in such cases is sometimes argued to be for the child’s own good” (Kaczor). Many times when parents decide to abort a pregnancy because of birth defects in the fetus is for the sake of the child, not the parents. Numerous pregnancies have a guarantee of death during pregnancy or shortly after birth (AbortionProcon.org). Unfortunately in many