RU-486 (mifepristone), was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the .
United States in 2000. It is used within the first seven weeks of pregnancy. A second drug .
is taken two days later to start uterine contractions and complete the abortion. (J. M. .
Riddle, Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient World to the Renaissance) The .
drugs methotrexate and misoprostol have also been used experimentally to end early .
pregnancies.( The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright © 2001 Columbia .
University Press.) . Therefore, it is clear that there exist several medical techniques for .
aborting an unborn child. However, the Pro- Life and Pro- Choice controversy still exists, .
with strong arguments on both sides of the issue. Let us now take a look into the Pro- .
Life decision and then into the Pro- Choice alternative . .
Human life begins at conception. In other words, the unborn begins "life- as soon .
as the male's sperm fertilizes the female's egg. Therefore, conducting an abortion, would .
be the murder of that person because the fetus is in no real sense "part" of the mother, but .
is a separate and distinct human being. Pro-choice people insist that the fetus is nothing .
but a worthless blob of tissue. They refuse to face the fact that there's a miniature person .
in that womb. Therefore, the right of the unborn to live supersedes any right of a woman .
to "control her own body."( Westchester Coalition for Legal Abortion, Inc, .
http://www.wcla.org/articles/procon.html).
Abortion should not be legal in the U.S. for right to life must be protected . Another .
strong argument is that Abortion is not mentioned anywhere in the Constitution. Where .
do pro-abortionists get the idea that abortion is a constitutional right? For example, .
precedent Governor of Texas, George Bush expresses his opinion on abortion and brings .
up an important aspect concerning the issue Bush said today that the Supreme Court had .