Linda Lowen Abortion

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Women can abort a fetus at six weeks when the heart beat of the fetus begins at that time. The 14th amendment was designed to protect classes of people even the unborn. The 14th amendment states that every man, person or human being has a right to life. But when an abortion is being performed that human beings right is taken away. Abortion should be illegal.
Many believe abortion should be legal because a woman has the right to do what she wants with her body. Linda Lowen states “ The ability of a woman to have control of her body is critical to civil rights.” If this right is taken away from them then it would cause chaos. Only a woman knows what is it like to have her body. According to Linda Lowen “Abortion is a safe medical procedure,

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