Abortion
One of the biggest debates in today’s society, is the argument on whether women should be allowed to get an abortion. Abortion by definition is the termination of human pregnancy. Over the years conservatives and liberals have argued over “pro-life” and “pro-choice” Conservatives believing that the fetus is a human being and automatically has rights and believes abortion is murder. On the other hand liberals believe that the fetus not yet a human until a certain point in the pregnancy. And while I see the conservatives point of view, I still find the liberal side of the debate more convincing.
According to the conservative perspective, when a woman has an abortion, she is killing her child in a cruel and gruesome way. They believe that no matter how old the fetus is, it is still a child who has rights and opportunities to change the world.They also believed that abortions almost always end in physical and psychological problems for the women. But studies show that surgical abortions almost never harm the cervix,unless a woman has had multiple abortions or has already had kids. On the other side of the spectrum, Liberals believe that the fetus is not an actual human until after the first semester of the pregnancy. They think that women shouldn’t have to give birth to a child they simply do not …show more content…
I feel it should be between the mother and the father (if possible). I believe if the woman doesn’t want to have a child, she shouldn't need to. At the same time I do not believe it’s not fair for a woman to make that decision without the father of the baby. But at the same time if a woman is raped, she should be able to get an abortion because it is not fair to bring a child in that kind of situation. I think the conservative perspective can come off as selfish and ignorant because some individuals don’t even care why a woman would feel the way they do to get an abortion. I find the liberal side more realistic and
One of the biggest debates in today’s society, is the argument on whether women should be allowed to get an abortion. Abortion by definition is the termination of human pregnancy. Over the years conservatives and liberals have argued over “pro-life” and “pro-choice” Conservatives believing that the fetus is a human being and automatically has rights and believes abortion is murder. On the other hand liberals believe that the fetus not yet a human until a certain point in the pregnancy. And while I see the conservatives point of view, I still find the liberal side of the debate more convincing.
According to the conservative perspective, when a woman has an abortion, she is killing her child in a cruel and gruesome way. They believe that no matter how old the fetus is, it is still a child who has rights and opportunities to change the world.They also believed that abortions almost always end in physical and psychological problems for the women. But studies show that surgical abortions almost never harm the cervix,unless a woman has had multiple abortions or has already had kids. On the other side of the spectrum, Liberals believe that the fetus is not an actual human until after the first semester of the pregnancy. They think that women shouldn’t have to give birth to a child they simply do not …show more content…
I feel it should be between the mother and the father (if possible). I believe if the woman doesn’t want to have a child, she shouldn't need to. At the same time I do not believe it’s not fair for a woman to make that decision without the father of the baby. But at the same time if a woman is raped, she should be able to get an abortion because it is not fair to bring a child in that kind of situation. I think the conservative perspective can come off as selfish and ignorant because some individuals don’t even care why a woman would feel the way they do to get an abortion. I find the liberal side more realistic and