Abortion is the most difficult and controversial moral issue. Both sides (pro-life and pro-choice) have important moral insights. The insights however may outweigh one another depending on personal outlooks. The moral status of abortion may be defined as the act which a woman performs in voluntarily terminating, or allowing another person to terminate, her pregnancy. It also can be defined as the legal status which is appropriate for this act. Different states have passed different laws stating their position on the issue, but the debate boils down to one contentious question, which is, is Abortion murder? (Hinman 1).
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Much of the debate in regard to abortion has centered on the first premise, that is whether the fetus is a person or not. If the fetus is a person, then it has the rights that belong to persons, including the right to life. (Ryan 1) If the fetus is human then it has the same human rights as the mother, when society legalizes abortion, it is sanctioning murder. (Szumski 13) .
The fetus feels pain, when an abortion was taped it showed the outline for the child in the womb thrashing to resist the suction of the devise. The child shows sensitivity to the suction devise which helps to prove that the fetus is a human being. It not only moves to scurry to the top of the uterus, but it has brain waves and a heartbeat. In this tape you can see the child moving rapidly as its breathing increases at the first sign of danger. If it is not human, how then do you explain the pain it felt that was clearly being expressed by the opening of its mouth in a silent scream? (Edwards 41) Some philosophers however such as Judith Jarvis Thomson and Jane English--have argued that, even if the fetus is a person, abortion may be morally justified. In other words, they dispute the truth of the premise, "It is wrong to end the life of an innocent person." (Ryan 1) Other people that do not believe that a person exists at the time of conception, or pro-abortionists, argue the fact that it is not consistent with either biology or legal history.
One type is Medical Abortion which is an abortion brought on by taking medications to end a pregnancy instead of having a surgical abortion. ... The other type of abortion is Surgical Abortion. ... One type of Surgical abortion is called legal abortion. ... Less then 1% of the woman who get abortions experience a major complication with the abortion procedure. ... Abortion is a very debatable topic. ...
The abortion issue doesn't stop there. ... Abortion should remain legalized for the fact that if it's not kept legal many women perform illegal abortions. ... Abortion is a woman's choice. ... In 1821 the first U.S. abortion bill, passed in Connecticut, banned the use of poisons to induce abortion. ... In 1970 abortion is on its way towards legalization, as Hawaii becomes the first to make abortion legal. ...
Two method can be used to induce surgical abortion. ... During the yeas that abortion was illegal, more pregnant women died from complications from self-induced abortions or abortion attempted by untrained or unqualified practitioners than from any other cause. ... Illegal abortion is unsafe abortion. Abortion has not always been so safe. ... Complications from Legal Abortion. ...
Purpose: To inform audience about abortion. ... And on the other hand those who are against abortions declare that abortion is murder and a violation of the fetus's right to live. ... Body: There are two types of abortions: a spontaneous abortion occurs without medical interventions of miscarriages. 25% of all pregnancies end in spontaneous abortions. ... Women the ages of 15 to 19 account for 19% of abortions, women 20 to 24 account for another 33% and 25% of abortions are obtained by women who are 30 or older. 88% of abortions are obtained in the first trimester of pregnancy. ...
Abortion My topic is abortion. ... To begin with I should explain what abortion is. ... Abortion is a very controversial subject. ... As you well know there are people pro-abortion and against abortion. ... That is my speech about abortion....
Though abortion should be used in atrocious situation. One argument against abortions is that it is immoral. ... The audible difference between abortion and murder is that abortions are legal, and murders are not. ... In 1967 Colorado and California legalized abortion. ... In order to avoid abortions, the government put strict restrictions on abortions. ...
Abortion" Abortion has been an issue of heated debate in the United States for numerous years. ... Let us look at the definition of abortion. ... The same is true of abortion. ... This is called Post-Abortion Syndrome. ... That is just one draw back to abortion. ...
Abortion is Legal Abortion must be a legal and attainable procedure for women throughout the United States. ... And finally, should abortion be legal? ... Should abortion be legal? ... Is abortion physically safe for women? ... This statistic proves that with abortions being legal, women are at a lesser risk of injury through abortion. ...
There are many different viewpoints on abortion and it is important to exam both sides of the abortion controversy. ... The abortion controversy has two main view points, the view against abortion is known as pro-life and the view for abortion is pro-choice. ... The idea of this oath given by midwives was to not provoke abortion because abortion was legal under common law. ... Few doctors still performed abortions and since it was a great risk for them, they charged about $600 for an abortion. ... By 1972 the number of illegal abortions grew to about twenty five hundred abortions a day. ...