Pro-life, The Moral Choice
Considering the ethics and values of the citizens of the United States, the killing of unborn children is morally wrong. Abortion, an unethical practice of terminating unborn fetuses should be outlawed because it is scientifically proven that the unborn fetus is a human being, there is no scientific evidence of the absence of fetal pain, and the morbid practice is constitutionally unlawful and morally unfit.
The abortion debate in 1973’s Roe vs. Wade, gave women the right to have an abortion through the second trimester, stating women should have the right to decide what to do with their bodies. Unfortunately, the unborn child has no rights as it is not considered a “living human being” while in the mother’s womb. Many debates have stemmed from when the embryo becomes a living human being. By the United States government’s definition, life begins at fertilization. Fertilization is the point when an ovum and sperm unite, “whereby the somatic chromosome number is restored and the development of a new individual is initiated.” It is at …show more content…
The bible states in Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” We are all God’s children, even the unborn.
We have established that unborn babies are human beings from the point of fertilization, that pain is evident in a fetus during the abortion procedure and that 38 states in America have fetal homicide laws protecting the unborn child. Why then is the murdering of innocent children legal? Why is the mother, the one person in the world who should protect their child from harm, the only one that can legally choose to end their lives? In a country where contraceptives are easily obtained to prevent unwanted pregnancy, there is no need for the senseless act of murder that is called
Considering the ethics and values of the citizens of the United States, the killing of unborn children is morally wrong. Abortion, an unethical practice of terminating unborn fetuses should be outlawed because it is scientifically proven that the unborn fetus is a human being, there is no scientific evidence of the absence of fetal pain, and the morbid practice is constitutionally unlawful and morally unfit.
The abortion debate in 1973’s Roe vs. Wade, gave women the right to have an abortion through the second trimester, stating women should have the right to decide what to do with their bodies. Unfortunately, the unborn child has no rights as it is not considered a “living human being” while in the mother’s womb. Many debates have stemmed from when the embryo becomes a living human being. By the United States government’s definition, life begins at fertilization. Fertilization is the point when an ovum and sperm unite, “whereby the somatic chromosome number is restored and the development of a new individual is initiated.” It is at …show more content…
The bible states in Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” We are all God’s children, even the unborn.
We have established that unborn babies are human beings from the point of fertilization, that pain is evident in a fetus during the abortion procedure and that 38 states in America have fetal homicide laws protecting the unborn child. Why then is the murdering of innocent children legal? Why is the mother, the one person in the world who should protect their child from harm, the only one that can legally choose to end their lives? In a country where contraceptives are easily obtained to prevent unwanted pregnancy, there is no need for the senseless act of murder that is called