Presentation of the Research Question Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy, pre-birth by removing the fetus from the uterus. It is one of the most controversial issues in America today. Pro-life and pro-choice are the two sides to supporting the cause of abortion. Pro-life believe all abortion should be illegal no matter the case and pro-choice believe women should have the choice to choose whether she wants to end the pregnancy or not. Abortion should be illegal in the United States under all circumstances because it is immoral and while women should have a choice, the choice should be to have safe sex, not to end an innocent life (Karstadt).
Abortion is a cruel, unnatural and immoral human act. In the bible, God created man and
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A human fetus is one of the most complex organizations on Earth solely by the formation of each internal organ as the external body is formed at the same time. A fetus has the capacity for metabolism because in order to grow, the baby must intake of food from the mother. Capacity for growth is obvious in the formation of a fetus and the baby continues to grow once outside the womb. A baby can respond to stimuli because a pregnant woman can feel the baby moving in her stomach after hearing a familiar voice such as hers or the soon to be father’s. Capacity for change is evident in a fetus because of the many different changes in undergoes in the short nine months it spends in the womb. A fetus has all of the basics of biological life to be considered alive, therefore the baby is a …show more content…
Where abortion may be beneficial to the teen because she will not have to change her life because of an unwanted baby, there are other options than abortion such as adoption. Ninety percent of families who cannot get pregnant, consider adoption; that is twenty percent of American families as a whole. There are 1.2 million adoptions each year and the abortion rate is only .2% lower than the adoption rate (Karstadt). Foster care is another alternative from abortion. Foster care places the child in another home until can be better equipped for by their birth parents or put up for