Abortion in the United States

In the United States abortion has increasingly become a controversy that has created a political, social, and religious division. Society has constantly changes views on whether abortion is a moral or immoral act; the word fetus has derived from Latin origins meaning young one, only when the fetus has the ability to live outside of the womb would be then be called a baby. Abortion has been defined in various ways one of which is a surgical abortion which by its name is where surgery is conducted…

argument of whether abortion should be legal continues to be one of the main issues in the United States. The focal point of this argument centers around whether or not a woman’s right to choose is more important than the right to life of a baby. There are two types of abortions: spontaneous abortions and induced abortions. A spontaneous abortion is the same thing as having a miscarriage, which occurs naturally and most of the time against the woman’s will. An induced abortion is an abortion…

approximately 906,000 abortion procedures took place in the United States. The subject of abortion has been debated over ever since the law was passed that gave women the right to pursue their choice about their pregnancy. Abortion is the termination of not only one's pregnancy, but the termination of a human being’s life and therefore should not be allowed. Life begins at the point of conception and from that point on the fetus has a right to life like any other person. The abortion…

An analysis of the effectiveness of framing techniques utilised by both pro-choice and pro-life groups within the abortion debate in the US. Literature Review: Globally there has been much controversy surrounding the issue of the legalisation or criminalisation of abortions, this debate is especially prevalent within the United States. It has been an argument that has sharply divided the American population since the 1970s (Ginsburg, 1998). However, as widespread and predominant as this issue is…

The Ban of Abortion Many people would say abortion is a good thing. It gives a pregnant women the ability to decide whether or not she wants to become a mother and the DNA samples from the fetuses are used for various medical research projects. But when we say that the murder of a child is right, we deny our human mortality. It is scientifically stated that conception begins when the sperm fertilizes the egg cell. If scientist say that life begins at conception, than the fetus is not part of…

proposing a new telemedicine bill that also included a part that prohibited the choice of abortion for all women, “except in the case of rape, incest, or if the life of the mother would be endangered without an abortion.” (Utah H.B.0340 Telehealth Revision) Abortion is a heavily debated topic not only in Utah, but also in United States in general, because this issue tend to have an effect on a broad population. Abortion laws not only affect the mother, the children, but also the family and the…

The United States pro-choice movement is a sociopolitical movement in the United States supporting the view that a woman should have the legal right to an elective abortion, meaning the right to terminate her pregnancy, and is part of a broader global abortion-rights movement. The pro-choice movement consists of a variety of organizations, with no single centralized decision-making body. There are diverse arguments and rationales for the pro-choice stance. A key point in abortion rights in the…

You don’t have to be an ethicist to know that genocide, slavery, and terrorism are immoral. You just have to be human, and this is where the first problem lies. Abortion is permissible because human fetuses are not people. This is what the pro-choice side must think,…

domestic policy issues that have become a focal point of discussion among the general population of the United States of America. Recent issues that have came to the forefront of debates nationwide include the possible legalization of marijuana, and whether or not modern gun laws need to be revised in order to put a greater regulatory influence in the gun-purchasing process. However, the topic of abortion and its moral and legal validity have been argued by ‘pro-lifers’ ‘pro-choicers’ for…

That’s 7 billion birthdays every single year. In America, women have the option to terminate their pregnancy due to any circumstance, ranging from not being financially able to support a child to not wanting to disappoint someone. Abortions should be illegal in the United States because, of the health risk that affect women after the procedure. It is plain out insulting to religion. This termination of children is a massive genocide that is currently happening to the unborn in the U.S. The idea…