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Pro Life Abortion

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Introduction After decades, the abortion debate remains a controversial issue, continuing to divide the American populace, while eroding the moral fabric of the country. Contention over national abortion policy continually unfurls in media headlines, and is rapidly becoming a central issue in the political arena. Tragically, pertinent discussion typically disintegrates, with proponents on both sides feeling deeply offended by the discourse. In order to make progress on this issue, it may be helpful to understand the commonalities between advocates on both sides. Regardless of position on this issue, it is evident that all parties involved are deeply concerned with the inherent moral rights of human beings, and the future of the nation. Unfortunately, …show more content…

Pro-choice advocates have phrased their counterargument this way, “A fetus is not yet a human being. It is nothing but a clump of cells with the potential to become a human being. It is ‘alive’ but that is also true of all the other cells in a woman’s body. It has no life of its own yet. It is not yet a separate life from the life of the woman in whose uterus it is.” This argument is fallacious in nature, as the author begs the question (merely assuming the position they are attempting to prove, without providing substantiating evidence for …show more content…

But science is pretty clear that, by the scientific and not religious definition of “life,” life does not begin with conception. In order for life to begin, it has to be non-life turning into life. Since both the sperm and egg are alive, by the measure of science, it’s not life beginning. It’s really just life continuing. Again, this argument provides no evidence to support the claims levied against the pro-life argument. Additionally, the argument fails to account for the emergence of a genetically complete organism, and fails to provide a point in the developmental cycle where non-life becomes life. In fact, should this reasoning hold true, it adds credence to the pro-life position, as either alternative—life beginning at conception, or life continuing at conception—results in the presence of life. In either event, why is this human life deemed less valuable than another human life? Why is he/she required to forfeit the fundamental rights attributed to all human beings? More importantly, who decides which live should be valued over

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Analysis Perhaps the most popular argument made against abortion is that the fetus is a person. Based on this assertion, the fetus has a moral right to life. The problem that Thomson identifies is that most of the anti-abortionist and pro-life supporters rely solely on this aspect for their argument and do not rationalize any other matter.

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In “Roe v. Wade-- Abortion Won the Day, But Sooner or Later That Day Will End,” by Frederica Matthew-Green, the author describes how abortion is changing the way society values human life. The writer goes on to explain that at the time abortion was being legalized, they could not comprehend how high the rate of abortions would go up, from the perspective that it would be a last resort measure. She claims that once abortion is made an option, it then becomes the most convenient choice that could be made in that situation, rather than parenting or adoption. In the article, Frederica Matthew-Green goes on to refute the argument that life does not begin at conception, by describing how the zygote is formed. The writer made the connection between abortion and death very clear, saying, “How could I think it was wrong to execute homicidal criminals, wrong to shoot enemies in wartime, but all right to kill our own sons and daughters?”

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Another argument pro-lifes bring is that, because a fetus has the potential to become a person, it is not fair to get rid of it because we are not giving the fetus the chance to grow to become someone in life, and everyone deserves to have a chance at life.

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The article “Pro-life vs Pro-choice: Should Abortion be Legal?” shows the public opinions of people presenting the pros and cons of having an abortion. Each side makes many valuable points that delve in deeper to further expand on their opinions. The pro-choice group is arguing that women should have an option available to terminate her pregnancy if she wants to or not as long as she has good reasons for it. The list of reasons goes on and on showing facts, feelings, thoughts, concerns, and doubts that women are going through. While at the same time the pro-life group challenges them also by providing facts, thoughts, feelings, concerns, emotions, and beliefs.

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Those that are pro-choice, believe that abortion is justified because it is a women’s a right to govern her own body. On this point they are correct. A women’s body is no one’s but her own, and she should be free to make her own body. However, the life inside the mother is not hers. The body of any woman is no one’s but her own, yet the life growing inside of that body is not hers.

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George and Lee mention that the only cases where abortion would be appropriate and not defined as intentional killing is when the mother’s life is in harm. This statement was modified in the persuasive argument because George and Lee stated at the beginning that they believed “all abortions were intentional killing” (20). This is a prime example of the authors’ acknowledging that the opposition made a point that was legitimate. George and Lee note that pro-choice supporters believe that “an unborn human being has a right to life but that right does not entail that the child in utero is entitled to the use of the mother’s body for life support” (20). Pro-choice supporters defend the mother’s choice with this statement: “the mother has not voluntarily assumed responsibility for the

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The termination of a fetus is thus seen as morally and ethically equivalent to murder, as it prematurely ends a life with potential for full human experiences and contributions. Pro-life supporters emphasize that human dignity and rights should be granted unconditionally from the point of conception, regardless of the circumstances leading to a pregnancy or the developmental stage of the fetus. This principle underlies their advocacy for legal and social protections for the unborn, reflecting a commitment to uphold the sanctity and value of life across all stages of human development. Thomson challenges this view with a striking analogy: if one leaves a window open to cool the house and a burglar enters, it is unreasonable to expect the homeowner to accommodate the intruder simply because their action facilitated the entry. Similarly, if a woman uses contraception that fails, Thomson argues it would be unreasonable to force her to continue the pregnancy.

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This shows how aborted babies are left out of experiencing life, and how abortion violates the unborn baby’s right to life. The fact that unborn babies are to see the world is reason enough for women to not practice abortion. Opponents advocate that humans are created with some genes that he or she brings with throughout his or her life. The right to life is essential to many people (abortion.procon.org). To add on to unborn babies to be able to see the world, the impact of abortion resulted in different religions to find abortion to be considered a sin.

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One of the most significant arguments in support of the pro-life stance is the scientific fact that life begins at conception. From the moment of conception, a new and unique human being is created, with its own DNA and distinct biological characteristics. This means that the unborn child is not simply a clump of cells, but a living human being with the potential to develop into a fully-formed individual. To deny this fact is to deny the humanity of the unborn child and to diminish the value of human life.

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Judith Jarvis Thomson, the author of this article, provides several defenses for abortion, but makes it crystal clear that possessing the right to abort does not equal to the right to kill. A fetus may be seen as an innocent human being with the right to live, but there are plenty of reasons why abortion may be justified. This is an issue that anti-abortion protestors seem to overlook. Pro-life advocates seem to sympathize and empathize with a pregnant woman’s right to decide whether motherhood is just for herself and just for society. Human development is the premise for Pro-Life advocates.

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Abortion always causes short-term and long-term physical complications and can significantly affect a women’s ability to have future pregnancy. One recent large –scale evaluation published in Pediatrics, as concluded that preterm birth is the most frequent cause of infant death in the U.S pregnancies complicated by the placenta previa results in high rates of preterm birth, low birth weight, perinatal death and maternal morbidity (Wetstein, 1996, pg. 22). Pro-Choice is another example of arguments for abortion. Lowen discusses that the concept of personhood is different from the concept of human life, human life occurs at conception, but fertilized eggs used for in vitro fertilization are also human lives and those not implanted are routinely thrown away (Lowen, 2014, pg.1). Is this still considered murder, and if not, then how is abortion murder?

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One’s position stands in the pro-life side, due to the fact that, abortion is a murder of a human being.

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Once you are pregnant life has been created, whether you wanted it to or not. The “pro-choice” side side believes that in the first few weeks of pregnancy there is no human life which is incorrect. The baby

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On abortion in chapter three, Robert says, “The scientific evidence establishes the fact that each of us was, from conception, a human being. Science, not religion, vindicates this crucial premise of the pro-life claim. From there it is no avoiding the conclusion that deliberate feticide is a form of homicide.” (George 73). Dr. George also notes that today’s debate on abortion is not about cases in which the life of the mother is at stake, but rather about elective or selective abortion.

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For over two centuries abortion has been an issue of debate within the United States; what’s more, at the heart of this debate lies the standoff between defenders of pro-life and of pro-choice. People who identify as pro-life strongly oppose abortion, believing it to be unjust and illegal. The argument pro-life defenders often put forward is that the unborn baby in question qualifies as a human being; therefore, to end its life prematurely is the same as murder. Pro-choice defenders, on the other hand, are strong supporters of allowing the mother to decide what is best for both her and her unborn child.

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