Of all of the legal, moral, and ethical issues that are brought up in society today, abortion is one of the most talked about and debated issues in our country. Several politicians have opposing views on the legality of abortion. Some people’s view is that it's the woman's choice and everyone has the right to have an abortion if they are not ready to have a child. Others say that abortion is murder. Sometimes people have a view that is in between these two saying that in some situations, abortion is OK. Whose choice is it to decide whether or not to end an unborn fetus’s life? What gives someone that right? Regardless of how the baby got there or how long it has been, when a woman gets an abortion, she is killing a child who has a potential …show more content…
Generally, an abortion is done during the first trimester (within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy). One of the most common types of abortion is called vacuum aspiration. This is when a small vacuum goes into the uterus and sucks out the cells that are forming into a child. Think about that, people are literally getting their unborn fetus sucked out of them. They are sucking away a life. Life is one of the most special gifts God has to offer. Some may say that the fetus has yet to form a brain and have feelings so it’s not really hurting the child, but whose call is that to make? If something has potential to form life, people must understand the importance of allowing that life to have a fighting chance. Abortion is the intentional killing of a human being. Life begins at the moment of conception. If it’s considered murder to kill anyone at any stage of life, then killing an embryo that is forming into a lifeform is obviously of ethical values. It's a denial to allow this innocent unborn child to experience what life has to offer. No one has the right to take this away from another