Should abortion be allowed, is this a legal or religious issue? Abortion in the United States of America has caused controversy and has created political, ethical, and religious issues. While some feel that abortion should be legal, other people feel it should be illegal. Abortion is a sensitive topic to discuss; this paper will discuss both sides of the story but will focus on pro-choice. In 1973, the United States Supreme Court ruled that it is a woman’s right to have an abortion. In 1965, illegal abortions made up one-sixth of pregnancy and childbirth deaths, 8 in 10 women in New York City attempted to have an abortion committing dangerous procedures. Now that it is legal, abortion is a safe procedure. However, despite abortion being legal
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Those who are pro-life believe the fetus is an innocent person, it is wrong to murder an innocent person therefore, abortion is unethical. According to Gary Willis, those who are pro-choice believe life begins only after the semen fertilizes the egg and produces an embryo. However, two-thirds of the embryos produced this way fail to live on because they do not embed in the womb wall. Fertilization produces more embryos that are actually used, therefore all of embryos that fail to be embedded do not classify as human persons. On the other hand those who are pro-life are aware that a fetus is human life, but so are semen and the ovum before it is fertilized. Willis states “They are both human products, and both are living things. But not even evangelicals say that the destruction of one or the other would be murder.” Willis brought up a good point in his article which makes people wonder whether the fetus is a human person or a human life, or when does it become one? A fetus/unborn baby is part of a woman’s body and the unborn baby does not become a legal human being until they are born. As I stated before, the rights of a woman come into effect such as the right to ownership to one’s body, equal treatment, and self-determination. Pro-choice believe a woman should do as she pleases since she will be the one whom will have to carry a baby for 9 months in her body. Pregnant women go through pain, become tired quickly, and have to leave work early, have a strict healthy diet, and go through many changes with their physical appearance. Women also have the right to equal treatment since men cannot get pregnant. In addition, women have the right for self-determination, they have goals they would like to accomplish and bearing a child comes with many responsibilities. That leaves us thinking, who decides? The government,
Those who are pro-life believe the fetus is an innocent person, it is wrong to murder an innocent person therefore, abortion is unethical. According to Gary Willis, those who are pro-choice believe life begins only after the semen fertilizes the egg and produces an embryo. However, two-thirds of the embryos produced this way fail to live on because they do not embed in the womb wall. Fertilization produces more embryos that are actually used, therefore all of embryos that fail to be embedded do not classify as human persons. On the other hand those who are pro-life are aware that a fetus is human life, but so are semen and the ovum before it is fertilized. Willis states “They are both human products, and both are living things. But not even evangelicals say that the destruction of one or the other would be murder.” Willis brought up a good point in his article which makes people wonder whether the fetus is a human person or a human life, or when does it become one? A fetus/unborn baby is part of a woman’s body and the unborn baby does not become a legal human being until they are born. As I stated before, the rights of a woman come into effect such as the right to ownership to one’s body, equal treatment, and self-determination. Pro-choice believe a woman should do as she pleases since she will be the one whom will have to carry a baby for 9 months in her body. Pregnant women go through pain, become tired quickly, and have to leave work early, have a strict healthy diet, and go through many changes with their physical appearance. Women also have the right to equal treatment since men cannot get pregnant. In addition, women have the right for self-determination, they have goals they would like to accomplish and bearing a child comes with many responsibilities. That leaves us thinking, who decides? The government,