Roe V. Wade's Argument Against Abortion

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How long will it take to teach our society that it should always protect human life from the moment of conception? There have been more than 50 million abortions in the U.S. since Roe vs. Wade in 1973. Why are children not protected from the moment they are conceived? Abortion does not protect life. It is one of our cultures greatest mistakes. Abortion should be illegal because it is the killing of a human life, many health risks are involved, and funding is expensive.

Under the Constitution, all life should be protected. The fetus is a small developing child and deserves also to be protected under the constitution. Someone has to prove that a fetus is not a human life. A fetus has a heart beat by 3-4 weeks. The law today gives women the freedom to destroy the life in their womb. It is accepted by some that do not want the responsibility. They think it is a casual sense to destroy a human life.

Most women who have abortions go through emotional deadening which is that
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All medical procedures have some risk involved. Some side effects may occur with induced abortion, as with any major medical surgery. These include abdominal pain and cramping, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. (Elliot Institute). In most abortions, no serious complications occur. However, complications may happen in as many as 1 out of every 100 early abortions and in about 1 out of every 50 later abortions. (Elliot Institute). Although it is rare, death has occurred after abortion. When abortion is done after the first three months of pregnancy, the risk of death increases. The cause of death by abortion is usually from heavy bleeding or from complications with the drugs used for pain. (Elliot Institute). Most young women going in for an abortion do not have the appropriate information concerning her own safety and how her future ability to have children may be

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