Life's Role In The Abortion Debate

The common debate among for abortion to be permissible or impermissible always falls on the idea that abortion is murder, and thus the idea that life begins at conception. Many factors play a role in the abortion debate: one believing that life begins at conception, that all murders are impermissible, and whether a woman has a certain obligation to her body. The argument is flawed; for the simple plausible element that abortion is permissible. When you look at abortion, you need to decide which side the majority rests. People will always argue their belief, saying they have the most power and their side is the most politically correct. However, in fact, abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in the United States each year, with approximately 1.2 million abortions occurring each year. Majority of these women, 51%, who have an abortion, used contraception methods prior to becoming pregnant (MacroThink). The majority of those opposed to abortion are cis white men, with significant decreasing values: white women, black men, and black women. The numbers gathered are very interesting, we can get into white male privilege and the patriarchy system, but that’s another whole debate. When boiled down, the abortion debate always seems to revolve around the central idea that’s planted into our brains at a young age; all life begins at conception. There lacks evidence that …show more content…
The ability of a woman to have control of her body is basic civil rights. If you take away her reproductive choice, you step into a slippery situation. If the people, or the government force women to continue pregnancy, how is that different than sterilization? In the past, the government use to issue sterilization to certain individuals, to prevent imperfections in our genetic material. This is a violation of human rights, therefore women have the right to choose what happens to their