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The Pros And Cons Of Abortion

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Would you have the heart, even the capacity of taking the life of YOUR unborn child? What is the definition of life? It is the existence of an individual human being. No matter if they are just fetuses growing in your stomach, these fetuses have heartbeats, feelings, and even limbs. I believe abortion is not just, it’s not right to take the life of an unborn child who didn’t get a say in being aborted. These babies could have the chance of becoming something great in life, and the person held responsible for that is to be blamed. I myself are pro-life, I think abortion should be made illegal and I have many reasons as to why this would benefit the common good of people as well. I understand women have their individual right of having a say …show more content…

This had been the court case of “Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania vs Casey” which had redefined several of the actions regarding the abortion rights that had been defined in Roe vs. Wade of 1973. The Pennsylvania side of the case had been led by the governor Robert Casey, who had enacted the new abortion law that had been passed by a legislative body. This law had required any woman who was considering an abortion had to have someone informed about it first. If it had been a minor in this case who was considering the thought of having an abortion, they were to have a parental consent (the law had also included a judicial waiver option). Going on, if it had been a married couple, the women had to notify her husband about the abortion as well. Finally, not only had this been part of the law but also that the clinic couldn’t just perform the procedure right at the moment. Instead, the clinic had the duties to provide information on abortion and wait the 24 hours before they could perform the abortion. I myself agree with this law and the way it had been enacted because this would allow the mother of the child to be informed on the decision she was about to make, and she would have a day to ensure herself on her decision. This issue (abortion in general) is very important because a baby (fetus) should be able to get a chance at life! If the mother doesn’t want the baby she could at least think twice about it, and be informed about what she was going to proceed on going with. You will never know, this baby would have taken part in the common good of our society, our country, even our world if this child were the first to discover a cure to cancer, become the first lady president, go to Mars, or just in general find/do something that could impact all of our lives. Even if your child were to not accomplish any of these amazing things, this wouldn’t mean that they

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In 1973, abortion became legal in the United States through the well-known court case of Roe vs Wade. Jane Roe was a pregnant and single woman who filed a lawsuit against a Dallas Country District Attorney, Henry Wade, in a federal court in Texas. She argued that she had a right to terminate her pregnancy in a safe medical environment even if her life was not in danger. The court ruled in her favor, saying that the constitution protects an individual’s “zone of privacy”, and that the zone was wide enough to include a woman 's choice whether or not to terminate her pregnancy. Since 1973, millions of abortions have been performed, yet the controversy over whether it should have been legalized is still argued by countless individuals today.

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Before this case, states had banned abortion all together, or only under the health risk for the

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The laws that mandate abortion took a climatic turn on January 22, 1973 during the pivotal Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade, which essentially limited the states’ ability to prohibit abortion as it was unconstitutional and it violated the women’s right to privacy (Gold). Although the right to a privacy was not explicitly mentioned in the constitution, it was guaranteed in the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause. It confirmed that women have a constitutional right to an abortion, but with certain limitations. The law made it illegal for the state and federal governments to ban abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy, but they were given power declaring abortion illegal in the last three months of pregnancy. Furthermore, it only

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Wade, many states kept their restrictions on abortion for all stages of pregnancy. For example, the Pennsylvania legislature enacted the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act in 1982. This legislation required married women seeking an abortion to notify their husbands (§ 3209), underage women seeking an abortion to notify their parents (§ 3206) and mandated that women wait for 24 hours to consult with a biased advisor before getting an abortion (§ 3205). Planned Parenthood, one of the pro-choice advocates, was infuriated by such a legislation and it deemed this legislation a violation of the Constitutional right of privacy guaranteed by Roe v. Wade. Nonetheless, the Pennsylvania legislature believed that this legislation stayed within the bounds of Roe v. Wade and it protected the mental and physical wellness of the women in the state.

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On the night of January 27, 1973, women across America celebrated their right to choose. and on the night of June 24, 2022, women across the world were devastated when their right to choose was taken away. Roe V. Wade was passed in the 70s as a right to an abortion and the right to privacy and in 2022 it was overturned and made it a state choice, instead of a woman’s. This article covers The passing of Roe V. Wade, the impact it had on women, and the overturning of Roe V. Wade Abortion was illegal in most states in the 1960s, often with no exceptions for cases of rape or threat to life.

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The Right to Abortion On January 22, 1973, in a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down it’s landmark decision in the case of Roe v. Wade, which recognized that the constitutional right to privacy extends to a woman’s right to make her own personal medical decisions — including the decision to have an abortion without interference from politicians (Planned Parenthood). There are many moments in history when Roe v. Wade has been so close to being overturned, yet it is still in place. Abortion should stay legal, or not overturned, for the health of women everywhere. First, this important case took place at the time of abortion being illegal in most states, including Texas, where Roe v. Wade began.

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According to the new statute, 48-hour waiting period even before the point of viability is considered unconstitutional. RRA’s argument on placing an undue burden on abortion even before the point of viability is considerable. According to the rule set forth by the U.S Supreme Court in Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania v. Casey “states could not impose an undue burden on women who, prior to viability of the fetus, sought to have an abortion.” According to the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act of 1982, the women seeking abortions must be given 24-hour waiting period (except in emergencies) to provide information on the abortion. In this new state statute, the 48-hour waiting period will be considered as a significant obstacle and also an undue burden, supporting the RRA’s argument against the enacted new

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A baby's life is valuable and should be protected. In today's society there are fines for killing eagle eggs but we have no problem killing a human baby. These are just some of the mixed standards when it comes to abortion. We should be celebrating life and he miracle of babies not taking it away. We have no right to play God and choose if a baby gets to live or not.

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New contemporary court cases relating Roe v Wade are Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey and Akron v. Akron Center For Reproductive Health. In these cases, the 14th Amendment’s right to privacy and equal protection was pushed even further. Pennsylvania’s abortion control law was amended in 1988 and 1989. Pennsylvania legislature wanted “informed consent and a 24 hour waiting period prior to the procedure” (4). “A married woman seeking an abortion had to indicate that she notified her husband of her intention to abort the fetus” (5).

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Another question to consider is if the unborn child really has any rights at all? Does a child, even if unborn, have any basic human rights? We all have the right to life so, why should an unborn innocent child be the exception? Is it moral to say that we have the right to choose the life/death of a child we have created? Is it okay to be able to use abortion as another version of

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This is when the idea of abortions becoming acceptable within certain circumstances came into play. In the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case, the Supreme Court legalized abortion holding that the constitutional right of privacy “is broad enough to encompass a woman’s decision to terminate her pregnancy.” The court found that a woman’s decision to terminate a pregnancy in the first trimester was protected under the right of privacy which was founded in the Fourteenth Amendment’s concept of personal liberty. The court also allowed states to place restrictions in the second trimester to protect a woman’s

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If a mother finds out that giving birth to her child could cause her death, she should have the option to abort the fetus. It’s never an easy decision, but the option should be available. Circumstances that would make a women need to get an abortion to save her life are severe infections, heart failure and severe cases of preeclampsia (high risk for stroke). Again, as John Locke said “being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions. ”[1] Taking away the option to get an abortion from a woman whose life is on the line because of the fetus she is carrying, is harming her right to life and health.

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