Defining the Issue
Abortion is the act of terminating a fetus during pregnancy; abortion can be induced, or spontaneous. Spontaneous abortions are referred to as miscarriages or stillbirths. Induced abortions are normally performed within the first 28 weeks of the pregnancy; after the first 28 weeks an abortion becomes more dangerous1. Abortion has been a social issue since it was first performed as it involves the termination of what some believe to be human life and also potential tax payers and in past, potential soldiers and warriors. The current main sides on abortions are Pro-Life and Pro-Choice. Pro-Life activists believe that fetuses are human and life and that it is immoral and unethical to legally terminate a fetus, whereas pro-choice believe that woman have the right to choose whether or not they want to continue their pregnancy or terminate it. Others involved in the issue are: the Government which regard laws surrounding abortion and whether it is legal or not, Religious Institutions which regard the morals of abortion and if their followers may stay with their faith and …show more content…
Some will argue that abortion is a learned behaviour because there is no biological trait that would have us abort babies as we are meant to reproduce and populate the earth8. People are told by our society that to be a valuable human being you must have brand name clothes, a nice house, a nice car and spend lots of money on material objects. This can lead those who accidentally become pregnant to get an abortion as they want to spend their money on material objects, not on raising a child. The need to survive is a biological trait that could justify an abortion and that is if the pregnancy is harmful to the mother9. It could also be considered natural to want what is best for yourself and not others, so getting an abortion to help yourself get to your goals could also be
Abortion is the act of terminating a fetus during pregnancy; abortion can be induced, or spontaneous. Spontaneous abortions are referred to as miscarriages or stillbirths. Induced abortions are normally performed within the first 28 weeks of the pregnancy; after the first 28 weeks an abortion becomes more dangerous1. Abortion has been a social issue since it was first performed as it involves the termination of what some believe to be human life and also potential tax payers and in past, potential soldiers and warriors. The current main sides on abortions are Pro-Life and Pro-Choice. Pro-Life activists believe that fetuses are human and life and that it is immoral and unethical to legally terminate a fetus, whereas pro-choice believe that woman have the right to choose whether or not they want to continue their pregnancy or terminate it. Others involved in the issue are: the Government which regard laws surrounding abortion and whether it is legal or not, Religious Institutions which regard the morals of abortion and if their followers may stay with their faith and …show more content…
Some will argue that abortion is a learned behaviour because there is no biological trait that would have us abort babies as we are meant to reproduce and populate the earth8. People are told by our society that to be a valuable human being you must have brand name clothes, a nice house, a nice car and spend lots of money on material objects. This can lead those who accidentally become pregnant to get an abortion as they want to spend their money on material objects, not on raising a child. The need to survive is a biological trait that could justify an abortion and that is if the pregnancy is harmful to the mother9. It could also be considered natural to want what is best for yourself and not others, so getting an abortion to help yourself get to your goals could also be