Abortion is one of the most controversial topics discussed in America today. It has caused several confrontations between the parties of opinion. The fights between pro-life and pro-choice supporters has been around for a while now. This is because no matter what countless people may believe, abortion is neither right nor wrong. It is a situation of personal opinion, but in Cincinnati except in some cases it should be banned.
Abortion is murder and is the act of taking an unborn life. “At just week three the embryo has developed a heart and is now a human, but a helpless human.” (Cunningham) The babies can feel pain. Many might argue that abortion is harmless and not painful to the baby but they are wrong. The Unborn Victims of Violence Act protects against fetal homicide. “At least 38 states have passed these homicide laws.” (NCSL) The other side, pro-choice states that “a fetus PROBABLY can’t feel pain until the 29th or 30th week.” (Hunter) Now a situation where
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Those mothers often rely on situations like that to have a chance of becoming a parent. “As a result of the lack of women putting their children up for adoption, the number of US infant adoptions dropped from about 90,000 in 1971 to 18,000 in 2007.” (Koch) The baby does not have to be killed. Abortions are thought of by the parent often because the parent feels like they would be bringing the child into the world with nothing to give them and they feel like the child would have a terrible life being alive but adoption can change that. The baby can still live while giving the parent the comforting fact that the child is still alive and living a happy, healthy lifestyle with a stable family. The pro-choice view of this situation is that “the child should not come into the world unwanted” (CDC) and that “49% of all pregnancies among American women are unintended.”(CDC) There are ways to change a life without harming