Abortion
Up to a certain point in time until the fetus is able to feel pain, the pregnant mother should be the only one to have a say in what her choice to do with her body is.
The arguments I am going to discuss about abortion is why I am strongly sided with the pro-choice side. However, I think after a certain point abortion should be illegal. “Anatomical studies have documented that the body’s pain network—the spino-thalamic pathway—is established by 20 weeks gestation. “At 20 weeks, the fetal brain has the full complement of brain cells present in adulthood, ready and waiting to receive pain signals from the body, and their electrical activity can be recorded by standard electroencephalography (EEG)— Dr. Paul Ranalli, neurologist, University of …show more content…
After 20 weeks, abortion should be illegal. It is the same thing as killing a human being that is outside of the womb because this fetus too can feel pain. Before 20 weeks, a woman should have whatever right they want to their body. In 1973, Roe V Wade was a landmark Supreme Court case concerning a woman's right to have an abortion. The case originated when the woman under the alias of Jane Roe petitioned the U.S. District court for Northern Texas to have an abortion. The case eventually reached the Supreme Court. After debate, the court ruled that under the 14th amendment, women have a right to privacy concerning their bodies, and thus abortion is a legal activity. The reason a women should have a right to abortion to an extent is for the sake of the babies future and if she is going to be able to financially support her child. “The reasons most frequently cited were that having a child would interfere with a woman's education, work or ability to care for dependents (74%); that she could not afford a baby now (73%); and that she did not want to be a
Up to a certain point in time until the fetus is able to feel pain, the pregnant mother should be the only one to have a say in what her choice to do with her body is.
The arguments I am going to discuss about abortion is why I am strongly sided with the pro-choice side. However, I think after a certain point abortion should be illegal. “Anatomical studies have documented that the body’s pain network—the spino-thalamic pathway—is established by 20 weeks gestation. “At 20 weeks, the fetal brain has the full complement of brain cells present in adulthood, ready and waiting to receive pain signals from the body, and their electrical activity can be recorded by standard electroencephalography (EEG)— Dr. Paul Ranalli, neurologist, University of …show more content…
After 20 weeks, abortion should be illegal. It is the same thing as killing a human being that is outside of the womb because this fetus too can feel pain. Before 20 weeks, a woman should have whatever right they want to their body. In 1973, Roe V Wade was a landmark Supreme Court case concerning a woman's right to have an abortion. The case originated when the woman under the alias of Jane Roe petitioned the U.S. District court for Northern Texas to have an abortion. The case eventually reached the Supreme Court. After debate, the court ruled that under the 14th amendment, women have a right to privacy concerning their bodies, and thus abortion is a legal activity. The reason a women should have a right to abortion to an extent is for the sake of the babies future and if she is going to be able to financially support her child. “The reasons most frequently cited were that having a child would interfere with a woman's education, work or ability to care for dependents (74%); that she could not afford a baby now (73%); and that she did not want to be a