The debate of pro-life versus pro-choice has been active in America since the 1960’s. This paper researches both of the opposing sides to understand their history and the current debate. Furthermore, views and arguments for each are discussed in this paper. Several movements have been formed to raise awareness regarding both the pro-life and pro-choice moments. Pro-life considers that abortion is murder and it should be banned by law everywhere in America. Conversely, Pro-choice speaks for the women’s right to have control of her body and puts forward the fact that abortion is a personal choice. This paper focuses on the debate by highlighting the pros and cons on each end of the spectrum. Moreover, statistics covering both pro-life
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The purpose of this movement was to legally restrict and prohibit elective abortions. The fundamental argument of the movement is that life begins at conception. As soon as the human zygote is formed, the life has begun; and so is its right to live. Pro-life campaigns took place to support this argument and to raise awareness regarding the right to life for the tiny embryos (Dirks, 2002). The pro-life movement is comprised of several organizations that are diverse in their arguments to support an unborn child. The interesting fact about these anti-abortion movements is that no centralized decision-making body directs these organizations in any way. Instead, every organization is free to join the movement on the basis of its own pro-life stances without any outside influence. This strengthens the cohesion between the organizations as they all have the same belief based on different philosophies. As a result, the overall structure of the pro-life movement is improved since the arguments against abortions are wide-ranging (Dragne & Balaceanu, …show more content…
According to (Irving, 1999), “The fusion of the sperm and the oocyte at fertilization results in a live human being, a single-cell human zygote, with 46 chromosomes the number of chromosomes characteristic of an individual member of the human species.” It is clear that a zygote is not a dead cell; rather it is a living cell that can grow and develop itself. To clarify this growth (Schwarzwalder, 2016) states that within 22 days of conception, a child’s cardiovascular system develops. In six weeks, the face of the baby is structured, and in just seven weeks the child’s brain has started to develop. Finally, at ten weeks, structures in the body are formed such as lungs and kidneys and start to grow. From the moment of conception, a living person comes into this world. While that person is fully dependent on another for sustainment they still deserve to be
The purpose of this movement was to legally restrict and prohibit elective abortions. The fundamental argument of the movement is that life begins at conception. As soon as the human zygote is formed, the life has begun; and so is its right to live. Pro-life campaigns took place to support this argument and to raise awareness regarding the right to life for the tiny embryos (Dirks, 2002). The pro-life movement is comprised of several organizations that are diverse in their arguments to support an unborn child. The interesting fact about these anti-abortion movements is that no centralized decision-making body directs these organizations in any way. Instead, every organization is free to join the movement on the basis of its own pro-life stances without any outside influence. This strengthens the cohesion between the organizations as they all have the same belief based on different philosophies. As a result, the overall structure of the pro-life movement is improved since the arguments against abortions are wide-ranging (Dragne & Balaceanu, …show more content…
According to (Irving, 1999), “The fusion of the sperm and the oocyte at fertilization results in a live human being, a single-cell human zygote, with 46 chromosomes the number of chromosomes characteristic of an individual member of the human species.” It is clear that a zygote is not a dead cell; rather it is a living cell that can grow and develop itself. To clarify this growth (Schwarzwalder, 2016) states that within 22 days of conception, a child’s cardiovascular system develops. In six weeks, the face of the baby is structured, and in just seven weeks the child’s brain has started to develop. Finally, at ten weeks, structures in the body are formed such as lungs and kidneys and start to grow. From the moment of conception, a living person comes into this world. While that person is fully dependent on another for sustainment they still deserve to be