“They put it in a bucket and put it in the corner of the room and pretended it wasn’t there.” That it they are talking about, is a baby. This quote came from Dr. Ron Paul who witnessed an abortion. I am here to tell you why abortion should be illegal by giving true and valid facts. The definition of abortion is “The removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.” (Dictionary.com, LLC). To me, this definition is not enough. The word embryo/fetus should be replaced with either baby or organism. The reasons why abortion should be illegal are the following: what abortion really is, outrageous facts about it, and the negative results.
The first reason abortion should be illegal, is because of what …show more content…
The first objection is that abortion is not murder because a fetus is not a baby. Biologically a cell is a living thing. When an egg and a sperm mix it becomes a cell. Therefore, it is a living thing. A cell is the smallest root of an organism. Some say that a baby is not living until it is born. If it is not living then why are they practicing breathing? If this baby is not a living organism then explain why this baby is kicking and develops facial expressions. In the first term, the baby is doing all sorts of other things. A lot of people are also considering the baby living after the heart starts to beat. Which, is only eighteen days after conception takes place. ("Know, Learn & …show more content…
Only one percent of all abortions occur because of rape or incest ("Abortion Facts"). It is understandable as to why a woman would want an abortion after rape. She doesn’t want to have the constant reminder of her traumatizing event. There are parents who cannot have a child, and they would love to have a child to call their own. Adoption has always been an option. As for incest, if it is a choice to have sex with a relative then it should not matter. It is also understandable if someone just finds out that they are cousins, or whatever, and there is a fear for the baby’s mental health. Even so, only one out of every 100 abortions is because of rape or