Why Is Abortion Controversial

Abortion The subject of abortion always has and always will be a controversial subject. The controversy has been seen much further in history then the well know court case Roe v. Wade. It is well known by many people the importance of the topic. However, this paper is meant to inform those who do not know the importance of Abortion. I will use factual evidence to support my claims on the topic. I will do this while keeping my personal feelings on the subject aside. Doing this will allow for an understanding of both sides of the controversy, while eliminating bias. I will however share why the topic is important to me, hopefully allowing the reader to see the importance in that aspect. Abortions have been performed for thousands of years …show more content…
In order to understand the controversy, you must understand the two opposing positions and opposing beliefs. When it comes to abortion, there are two sides and two positions that people take, one side of the isle is pro-choice and the other side is pro-life. The pro-choice camp basically believes that a woman has the right to choose to abort a child, while the pro-life camp believes that life begins at conception and therefore abortion is a clear and deliberate decision to end a life. It appears to be an argument that’s not going to go away and definitely won’t go away without a fight from both sides. Whether or not individuals or groups choose to have a strong position, abortion will continue to remain a highly controversial topic that I believe deserves our attention to have proper education, dialogue and debate. By definition the word controversial means: “giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement.” Which means that for something to be controversial it has to be important enough to give rise to public disagreement. Abortion is a poster child for controversy which means it merits us, “the public” to have some degree of consideration. Directly or indirectly, abortion affects all of us. Through research, debate, education and conversation, I’m looking forward to outlining the impact and at a later stage my