At eighteen days the fetus has its first palpitations; at twenty-one days the blood starts to pump through the circulatory system; the sixth week brainwaves are detected, and by ninth week from conception, all the structures necessary for pain sensation are functioning. ... Then the doctors begin to break apart the body by starting with the extremities, following with portions of the back such as the spinal cord and torso. ... The proponents of pro-choice believe that the fetus belongs to the mother's body, and she can choose to keep or abort her pregnancy because it is her own body. ......

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They believe that the child inside them is their property and its life doesn't start until birth. ... With the right to choose abortion, women are able to enjoy, the rights to fully use the powers of their minds and bodies. ... Couples choose the alternative of abortion so they can start or expand their families when they feel most ready and able to care for them. ... "A women has a right to her own body" is an idea more and more women are realizing, but that idea ignores the unborn child's right to his or her body. ... During the eighth week the baby's stomach secretes gastric ...

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Couples choose the alternative of abortion so they can start or expand their families when they feel most ready and able to care for them. ... Pregnancy and child birth may determine whether a women ever gets to start or complete her education, which will significantly influence her ability to support herself and her family. ... "A women has a right to her own body" is an idea more and more women are realizing, but that idea ignores the unborn child's right to his or her body. ... The single-celled fertilized ovum cannot by any stretch of the imagination be considered part of a women'...

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Whatever the reasons a woman decides to have an abortion, it seems only justified that she should be able to make decisions in regards to her life and body. ... Sometimes after a pregnancy and childbirth, many women have to give up their dreams on starting in school or end up dropping out because they do not have the time for it. ... With the right to have an abortion, women like men have the right to fully use the powers of their minds and bodies just like a man. A woman's body is hers and hers alone. ... But when a parent is not ready to raise a baby, she may have hopes and dreams for t...

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Whatever the reasons a woman decides to have an abortion, it seems only justified that she should be able to make decisions in regards to her life and body. ... Sometimes after a pregnancy and childbirth, many women have to give up their dreams on starting in school or end up dropping out because they do not have the time for it. ... With the right to have an abortion, women like men have the right to fully use the powers of their minds and bodies just like a man. A woman's body is hers and hers alone. ... But when a parent is not ready to raise a baby, she may have hopes and dreams for t...

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- Many people argue that a woman should have full control over her body. ... Someone whose body is rotting away and hanging off the bones is obviously dead. ... If this is used to define death, then one might use the same criteria to define the start of life. ... Using these criteria, human personhood starts when consciousness begins, and ends when consciousness ceases. ... The embryo is expelled from the woman's body, and pregnancy ceases. ...

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A social consensus exists among pro-lifers and pro-choicers that when human personhood starts, the person must be protected. ... Fertilization: The process that starts when a sperm contacts an ovum. ... This is generally regarded as the start of pregnancy within the pro-life movement. Physicians and the pro-choice movement regard the start of pregnancy when the fertilized ovum attaches itself to the wall of the uterus. ... Their motivation is to give women choice in controlling their own bodies. ...

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This individual human being prepares its own birthday and helps the mother body prepare for its coming into the world. ... Genesis 2:7 Says that God made Adam's body out of the dust of the earth. ... This seems to state clearly that Adam's personhood started when he took his first breath. Following this reasoning, a newborn becomes human after it starts breathing; a fetus is only potentially human; an abortion would not terminate the life of a human person. ... The baby's body is torn apart. ...

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It's a Child not a Choice If you want to start a very heated argument in a short period of time, just venture to bring up the topic of Abortion in a crowded room. ... Except if the person is still living inside of their mothers' body! ... There is an attitude sometimes that these babies are already aborted so why not allow scientists to make other products with the bodies rather than have them just wasted. ... The next kind is the D & C where the baby is a little more developed and the head has to be crushed before it can be withdrawn from the mothers body. ... He didn't...

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A second drug is taken two days later to start uterine contractions and complete the abortion. ... Therefore, the right of the unborn to live supersedes any right of a woman to "control her own body... (Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century (1998); J. ... Therefore, for the time being that the fetus is part of the mothers body, is should be the mother's decision as to what she does with her own body. ... Women's bodies, rights and health would be subordinated to the protection of the embryo. ...

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That child has no right to its mothers" body. ... Unfortunately, a very small bit may leak through one day and a person will start to grow. Thomson asks if this unwanted person-plant has a right to your house, likewise does the fetus have a right to her mothers body. ... The fetus does not have the right to live, it depends totally on the body of the mother for life and if the mother does not want to give her body she cannot be morally required to do so. ...

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According to pro-lifer's It is not uncommon, say pro-lifers, for women to become upset they have killed their unborn baby, and start a 'replacement' pregnancy. ... According to Merriam-Webster Online life is the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body. ... The pro-choice argument can be extended farther, that a woman's right to control her body overrides any claim made by the fetus. ... It has been proven that starting from the age of six or so begin to make decisions and to reason, if this fact holds true then why not give the knowledge to ...

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If abortion is not remained legal there is a chance woman will start performing them illegally. ... When women lose their right to choose abortion they may start performing them illegally. This may do serious harm to the mother and her body. ... Woman accepted the definition that an important role that they play is mother and it is important to be in control of ones own body. ...

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It all started in 1967 when California and Colorado legalized abortion. ... She says that it started out as a little lie, then it just grew bigger and bigger. ... If successful, the dead baby's body is absorbed. ... The "pill" works in 3 different ways: 1) prevent the woman's body from releasing an egg, 2) thicken the woman's cervical mucus, which makes it harder for the sperm to get to the egg, and 3) alter the lining of the uterus so that the zygote cannot implant, which makes him starve to death creating an abortion. ... Join or start a National Right to Life Group. ...

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A public consensus exists that when human personhood starts, that the law must protect person. ... Almost all of these eggs are destined to die and be ejected from the body. ... At the moment of conceptions, a life starts. ... Abortion is necessary for women to have control over their own bodies and life. ... Women must have the right to control the functions of their own bodies. ...

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They believe that the baby inside has just as many rights to live as does the woman who's pregnant, in turn, negating whatever rights the mother has to her own body. ... It is, after all, our right to do whatever we wish to our own bodies, our Constitutionally given 'Freedom of Choice' that's on trial here as well. ... When a baby is victimized by the thalidomide drug, any form of all the baby's' pieces can come together in any order, such as organs being on the outside of the body, and arms placed anywhere but the shoulders, or even completely...

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In this case, the mother induces labor and expels the fetus from her body, as she would in childbirth (2). ... The Pro-Choice supporters consider it to be the right of the woman to decide whether she wants to have an abortion or not. --- In a way they raise a nice point by stating that it is the mother's body that abortion deals with, she is sensible enough to make a decision because she has to go through the pregnancy and her life as well. ... They feel that a baby is considered human when it starts developing in the mother's womb. ... Wade case and give this right to the woman t...

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Whatever the reasons a woman decides to have an abortion, it seems only justified that she should be able to make decisions in regards to her life and body. ... A zygote, from the time of conception grows, develops parts of its body, and replaces its own dying cells. ... Those people who believe that life does not start until birth believe that, without the life-style and habits of the mother, the fetus would not survive. ... These women would be forced to a disadvantage in society because they were denied control of their bodies. ...

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The start of human life should not be a religious, moral, or philosophical issue since each and every person has their own morals and views. ... Pro-choice supporters believe that each individual woman should be able to make her own decision regarding abortion, having the right to control their own bodies. ... Some also believe that even though there may be human life, or potential life, that denying a woman the right to have an abortion is denying her control of her own body. ...

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Not only have they murdered their baby, they've put their body through so much trauma. ... These couples are so happy to conceive and feel that life is precious from the start. ... During sonograms, a baby's heartbeat is heard and body parts are obviously seen. ...

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On the first day, the physician inserts a sterile fiber into the cervix which absorbs moisture from the woman's body. ... This argument all depends on when you believe life starts. ... But as the bible said life starts as soon as the sperm meets the egg. ... Women could start to say that it was unconstitutional for it to be legal for a rape victim to have an abortion but not them. ...

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People must stop denying the facts about the procedure, and start hearing the silent screams of unborn children. ... Abortion is not as simple as removing a piece of tissue from a woman's body. ...

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Wade in 1973 is now the "starting point for every discussion about abortion ever since."" ... Even though pro-choicers support their belief by arguing "every woman has the right to own her own body,"" there are questions about who has the right to determine the rights of the unborn baby. ... It was her body, but when does her fetus become a baby with the right to life? ...

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Pro-life Across America started in 1989. ... Also, the issue of women's rights to their own bodies and health, women's rights being in conflict with their own children's rights is another social situation. It is used by a vast number of people to justify abortion; according to Kelsey Hazzard, "my body, my choice". ...

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Supreme Court rulings starting with the seminal Roe v. ... Abortion is an issue of choice in terms of one's own body, not an issue of murder. ... It is the right of the woman to do as she pleases with her own body. ...

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