Arguments Against Abortion

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Should abortion be legal or illegal? This question is one of the most controversial and moral questions the whole world is arguing. Everyone seems to have a side to this issue. They are two main sides, pro-life and pro-choice. Pro-life states that life starts at contraception and at any time is murder. Pro-choice states that women have the choice to choose what they want to do with their body. There are many arguments on each side such as; religion, when life starts and a women’s rights. All arguments about abortions have supporting facts, which gets me to where I stand on this issue. I am neither a supporter of abortion or against abortion. I am a neutral supporter. I believe that abortions affect many people’s lives in the world, but abortion

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