Late Term Abortion Essay

In today’s society, a rising debatable topic within America is that of the legalism of late-term abortion. Even though deciding to abort a fetus is seen to be the right of the mother under the Roe V. Wade case, choosing to end the life of a fetus when it is viable is murder. The unique genetic code that is given to a fetus is proof that life also begins at conception. The legalization of late-term abortion should be abolished in all fifty states due to evidence that show that it is legally and ethically wrong and also that abortion does not have to be an option. Fetal viability is determined when a fetus is able to live outside the womb. Tara Culp-Ressler states in her article that “a number of babies born at twenty-two weeks were able to …show more content…
When a woman decides that she wants to have sex she also makes a conscious decision that she wants to create life. Even though sex is a desired pleasure among the sexes, the fundamental reason for sex is to reproduce. This also gives rise to the debatable topic of “what if the woman was raped”. A woman who becomes pregnant due to an act of rap is a victim of a horribly violent and demoralizing crime. It is said that the best choice for a woman who becomes pregnant as a result of rape is abortion. This argument is fault because conception does not occur immediately following intercourse so pregnancy can be eliminated if the woman seeks immediate medical attention or she takes a morning after pill. It also says that the woman is constantly reminded of that traumatizing event as she carries the child for nine months and gives birth to it. This is also false because the fetus is not an aggressor if it does not pose any threat to the mother’s life (ChristianAnswers.net). A woman who does not want to raise a child who reminds her of the traumatizing event that happened to her and the afflictor can easily give her baby for