and morality of abortion. But basically there are pro-life people and pro-choice people. People who are .
pro-choice believe that women hold the right to abort a pregnancy, but people who are pro-life believe that .
abortion is wrong and unjust to the fetus. When pondering issues surrounding abortion, many questions come to .
mind. Is a fetus a human being? Is abortion physically and mentally safe for women? And finally, should abortion .
be legal? It is only after exploring these questions can a person justify their position on abortion. A major .
question which strikes at the heart of abortion legality and morality is: When is an embryo considered a life or .
human being? Many people argue that life begins at the point of conception. Bonnie Steinbock, an author who .
considers herself an expert on fetuses and their legal rights, says, "Conception is the joining of the male and .
female sex cells which have twenty-three chromosomes each." The process of conception takes twelve hours, at .
which time the egg is completely fertilized and becomes known as a zygote. Distinct and unique characteristics of .
a person are determined at the time of conception. After the time of conception, until death, nothing will be .
added or removed from the genetic make-up of an individual (200 Steinbock). In other words, everything .
physically and chemically is determined shortly after the point of conception. Being alive means that an object .
grows, develops, and matures. A zygote, from the time of conception grows, develops parts of its body, and .
replaces its own dying cells. The heart of the zygote begins beating just eighteen days after conception (198 .
Steinbock). This is often well before the mother even realizes that she is pregnant. After three months, all of the .
fetus's organs are formed and all of the bodily systems are working. The fetus can swim, grasp a pointer, move .
freely in the womb, and excrete urine. If a doctor injects a sweet solution into the fluid surrounding the fetus, the .
Abortion is Legal Abortion must be a legal and attainable procedure for women throughout the United States. ... Wade revolutionized the legality of abortion. ... A major question that strikes at the heart of abortion legality is "When is an embryo considered a life or human being?" ... This case described the legality of a fetus and the conditions that apply to the mother's rights as well. ... Should abortion be legal? ...
Abortion is Legal Abortion must be a legal and attainable procedure for women throughout the United States. ... Wade revolutionized the legality of abortion. ... A major question that strikes at the heart of abortion legality isWhen is an embryo considered a life or human being?? ... This case described the legality of a fetus and the conditions that apply to the mother's rights as well. ... Should abortion be legal? ...
Very little middle ground exists on the issue of abortion. ... Abortion has become morally acceptable to some people because it is currently legal. Legality does not necessarily imply morality. ... The moral aspects of abortion are clear. ... In conclusion, abortion is murder! ...
Abortion I"m writing about abortion, the rights, the innocent babies, and the society we live in. ... All of the rhetoric around abortion has confused the real issue. In essence abortion is a medical procedure with ethical implications. Any argument on the legality of abortion that is based on different ethical values is doomed to come to a standstill. ... The question of legality then becomes a game of what rationalization is valid enough to justify the action. ...
Some teenagers and woman abuse abortion as a form of birth control. ... Abortion should remain legalized for the fact that if it's not kept legal many women perform illegal abortions. ... Abortion is murder. ... Legality does not necessarily imply morality. ... The moral aspects of abortion are clear. ...
Very little middle ground exists on the issue of abortion. ... Abortion theoretically is murder. ... Abortion should not be allowed because it is immoral. ... Legality does not necessarily imply morality. ... The moral aspects of abortion are clear. ...
It's this legality issue that has brought abortion into the spotlight, and made it a public opinion, rather than a personal choice as it used to be. Abortion is the act of killing a fetus before it can be born. ... Abortions will occur whether they are declared legal or not. ... Why remove that safety net and have many women attempting to perform their own abortions, or providing a black market of abortion doctors? ... Abortions should never be used as a form of birth control. ...
On the issue of legality, I believe that the stage of pregnancy should make a difference as to when abortions are legal or illegal. ... There shouldn't be any late-term abortions at all. ... In terms of legality I also think my four-month rule seems fair. ... Stages should affect the legality of an abortion in that having one after the baby is alive is illegal. ... If abortions were illegal, cases in which sex was forced upon a woman should provide for legal abortions....
The Controversy of Abortion Ever since the Supreme Court's ruling of Roe v. ... "What is an Abortion?" ... Abortion clinics are often violently targeted by anti-abortion protesters. ... Some reasons that experts believe make an abortion traumatic experiences for women are: Many are forced into unwanted abortion by husbands, boyfriends, parents, or others. ... Obviously, the legality of abortion clinics has not solved the problem for illegal ones. ...