Why Do We Need Abortion?

Abortion is probably one of the biggest and hottest issues debated by both lefts and rights today. Pro-lifers taking the stance that it is a sin and against what the bible says. And the people who are pro-choice taking the stance that it is the women’s choice to abort her baby or not. Pro-lifers and those who are pro-choice opinions are on totally opposite sides of the spectrum. Both sides make good arguments, but only one can be right. I believe that pro-choice has a more just argument.

A fetus may be a human, but that doesn 't mean it is a person. A person has rights and there is no reason to think that personhood status comes at conception. In all reality, the fetus is a human, and we recognize this, but just because the fetus has a heart beat doesn 't make it a person with rights protected by the government. Even after birth, a person doesn 't receive all of their rights and protections till the age of eighteen is reached. The mother of this fetus has more rights then the fetus itself does, should we be compromising the mother’s rights in order to save this unborn human with no rights yet? I believe not. The Fourteenth Amendment states that the government cannot deny any person, within its jurisdiction, the equal protection of the laws. This statement is protecting the …show more content…
It is the mother that has to deal with the pain of carrying that fetus for 9 months. Then, after the fetus is born, she will be its caretaker for the next 18 years. I believe that all women should have the right to choose whether or not they want to go through that. This question is not even one that people should be asking. This is the woman 's life, she can do with it what she wants and if getting an abortion is right for her, then the rest of the world needs to be ok with