At the present time abortions are legal in Canada, however, there are groups of people who would like for this to change. The arguments range from moral ethics, religious teachings, and even to questionable parts of the law which may debate allowing abortion. ... According to the Canadian Medical Association's Committee on Ethics, a living organism must possess certain qualities to be considered a person - the defining one being a nervous system capable self-awareness. Once the fetus has developed a nervous system an abortion will not be performed due to the mass...

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But those were the ways to abort a child back in the day when abortion was not legal and women had to resort to the "back-alley" doctors. ... I believe that abortion should be legal because it is wrong to take away the rights to choose from a woman with her own mind and place a life-changing decision on the few cells of a fetus. ... One of the safest procedures is an abortion, as long as a medically trained doctor does it legally. ... Furthermore, according to a professor of social ethics, John Swomley, to think that "life begins at conception devalues the meaning of human life." ...

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Legalizing abortion triggers a series of debates that offer salient opportunities to evaluate ethics, what comprises humanity, and the moral standing of the claims for and against abortion. ... Alas, two articles, On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion and The Wrongs of Abortion, opposing arguments contend whether or not abortions are legalized.While Mary Anne Warren advocates legalization of abortion on the ground that fetuses are not beings with a sense of agency, Peter Simpson disputes that "abortion is a grave moral evil" for myriad reasons: " first because of what it do...

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Abortion is a discussion of human interaction where ethics, emotions, and law come together. ... There is also the issue of rape that has to be considered when we discuss the importance for women of having a right to a safe and legal abortion. ... Losing safe and legal abortion would mean reducing women to " childbearing machines" It would mean turning our backs on the technology we have, and it would also devalue women as independent human beings. ...

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The case had been filed by "Jane Roe," an unmarried woman who wanted to safely and legally end her pregnancy. ... All morality, ethics, and emotions aside, pro-abortion supporters seem to have adopted a rather childish, "its mine and I can do whatever I want with it- attitude towards the female body and all that may lie within it. ...

• Word Count: 1995
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• Grade Level: High School