...Abortion is defined as the deliberate termination of a pregnancy, usually before the embryo or fetus is capable of independent life. Therefore an abortion results in the death and/or murder of an embryo or fetus. Abortion is also illegal in many countries as it is destroying helpless and innocent children just because they are not capable of life. By killing these unborn infants, in my opinion, humans are actually hurting themselves. They are not allowing themselves to meet these identities and new personalities. Abortion is simply wrong. Every person on this earth is raised knowing the difference between right and wrong. We all know that murder is wrong, so why is abortion not wrong? People argue that it is not murder if the child is unborn, but abortion is murder. The fetus being destroyed is living, breathing and moving. Why is it that if a baby is killed a month before the birth, it is ok, but if it is killed a month after birth, it is murder? It is morally and strategically foolish, because we lose the middle when we talk about reproductive rights without reference to a larger moral and spiritual dimension, and we are unwilling to use language like transgression and redemption, or right and wrong. (Wolf 54) One of the main reasons abortions are immoral, is how they are so viciously conducted. Everyday innocent and harmless fetuses that very well could soon be laughing, lovable, and beautiful children are being brutally killed. One brutal form of an abortion is to cut the...
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...It is brutal and inhumane to allow a woman to have the child product of a violation, therefore, for these cases, abortion should be legalized. First of all, pregnancies due to rape are extremely rare. In the United States, for example, rape is a serious problem, approximately 78,000 cases were reported in the year 1982. This figure is more important if it is considered that 40% to 80% of rapes are unreported. In these cases the pregnancies are extremely rare, for several reasons, For example, sexual dysfunctions in the rapists, whose rate is extremely high. Three studies have shown that 39, 48 and 54% of women victims of the attack were not exposed to sperm during the rape. In a series of 3,500 cases of violation in 10 years at the Hospital...
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...power took away your life? Imagine not having any say in whether or not you desire to live. What If a woman decided to murder her baby, or a nicer term “abort” the fetus? That child can't do anything about their life being taken away from them they have no word or say in the matter. Their whole future is destroyed. It can be universally accepted that abortion is wrong when committing it for a selfish reason. One reason why abortion is misguided is because there are numerous other humane resolutions. Putting that child up for adoption will provide them with significantly greater odds at a happier life rather than abortion. The resolve for an unwanted baby cannot be the wanting of its death. This is extremely selfish, per say one cannot afford it or it is simply an inconvenience, you're surrendering a life many other people would love have. When a life is taken because one simply can afford it, think of the people that gave their lives for people to legally murder children...
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...not. Abortion it is the deliberate termination of a pregnancy. This is done by taking pills also known as medical abortion or by surgery also known as surgical abortion. These procedures are used to cause the miscarriage of a woman pregnancy. Abortion is illegal in many countries, however most countries are fighting to have their abortion laws repealed. There are many laws that answer to the question of abortion. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Article (6) says “Every human being has the inherent right to life, this right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of their life.” The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a General Assembly Declaration adopted in 1948 and it includes provisions such as: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Article 3- Everyone has the right to life and liberty. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel and in-humane treatment. Both the UDHR & ICCPR set out the right to life and that is very clear. Also both the UDHR &ICCPR evidently don’t adequately address the issue of abortion, primarily because these two aspects of international law do not speak decisively on the issue of abortion. This “lack of decisiveness” is most evident because neither the UDHR nor the ICCPR state when life begins. So it can be stated that a level of ambiguity surrounds the UDHR & ICCPR as it relates to the issue of abortion. The question/issue of abortion is better...
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...The Fight Against Abortion: A Research Proposal Heather Fox English 102 Timothy Broyles 3/31/12 Heather Fox English 102 Timothy Broyles March 31, 2012 The Fight Against Abortion There are approximately 1.5 million abortions performed each year in the United States and at least 46% of Americans will have an abortion at some time in their lives. (Stotland) When it comes to abortions, nearly 3 out of every 100 women between the ages of 15 to 44 have abortions. (Stotland) These statistics seem to be growing each year and has begun to look like an alternate use of contraceptive. My previous research has shown that people are abusing their privileges, and turning to the cruel act of abortion under any circumstance. Is abortion ever an acceptable approach or should abortion be outlawed in all states for every situation on hand ultimately considering it murder? My overall research will support my thesis that abortion is never the true answer provided the many alternatives available to everyone and therefore should be illegal in the United States. Through my research, I hope to provide information that will show the complications and consequences of abortion. I plan to give the reader enough knowledge on abortion so they will become aware of how important it is to avoid this option. To accomplish this, my research will show how vital it is to take the proper steps to prevent unwanted or unplanned pregnancies. In order to truly change people’s minds the...
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...| Abortion: A woman’s right | | | | | | Abortion: A woman’s right What are the consequences when a child is unwanted? Is abortion a crime, when it can prevent many lives from being destroyed? What happens when abortion is banned and who should really have the power to decide about the lives of others? That all people have free will and equal rights are something we’ve been told since elementary school. But when a woman becomes pregnant, is it fair that because of the fact that she’s pregnant she should lose the right to control her own body? No one besides her should decide that she must carry a child for nine months, she may not have the will or the maturity required to take care of a child. Having children is a huge milestone in life and requires careful thought and much preparation. And to push two young people together in such a big thing is inhuman. The right to abortion is what every woman should have. According to WHO, about 46 million abortions takes place worldwide every year. 19 million of these are illegal (4). This is a result of conservative and fundamentalist government’s refusal to allow women to decide over their own bodies and that it isn’t offered legal abortions under medically safe conditions. Illegal abortions often involve uncertainty, and that sometimes means putting a woman's life and health at risk. Many of the illegal abortions are performed by unskilled people under often unhygienic conditions, which in some cases are...
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...Ethical Issues of Abortion “Abortion is termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior viability” (Wikipedia). Abortions can occur spontaneously which is called miscarriage, or it could be induced. When people talk about abortion, they mostly refer to the induced abortion. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, approximately forty- two million abortions occur in this world per year averaging to 115,000 abortions per day. Eighty-three percent of these abortions occur in underdeveloped countries. In United States of America, one third of the women before the age of forty-five, have abortions. The average abortion per day in United States of America is 3,700. Eighty-eight percent of abortions are found in first trimester; fifty-nine percent of abortion is done in first eight weeks of pregnancy. Non-Hispanic white women had the largest percentage of abortions rate of (37.1%), followed by non-Hispanic black women (34.4%), Hispanic women (22.1%) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Whenever it comes to abortion, people talk about Pro-Life vs. Pro Choice. Pro-life is when a person believes that the “government has an obligation to preserve all human life regardless of intent or quality of life” (Head). Pro Choice is when “individuals have unlimited autonomy with respect to their own reproductive systems as long as they do not breach the autonomy of others” (Head). Whatever side a person takes, it...
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...Throughout history, attitudes towards abortion have been influenced by religious beliefs, social mores, and attitudes towards women and the family. Abortion is a taboo subject that has troubled Canadian society because it involves widely varying viewpoints about individual rights, societal responsibilities, moral norms and the role of women in society. In 1969, Parliament amended the Criminal Code by specifying in section 287 when can an abortion be legally performed. Procuring the miscarriage of a pregnant female was made as an offence but the Criminal Code stated that the criminal sanctions against abortion would not apply when a doctor performing an abortion or if the abortion had been previously approved by the therapeutic abortion committee of an approved hospital, and was also carried out in an...
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...Abortion, Right or Wrong? To most people life is a gift. Some people live each day as if it were their last. Others take life for granted and assume that what they put off today they can do tomorrow. What about the life of the unborn child, the human being that is growing and developing inside its mother’s womb. Is it the right of the mother to say this child shall be born, or is it the right of the government? Does the developing fetus have a voice on this issue? These questions have been asked as far back as ancient times. Today, the question whether abortion is right or wrong still has many people on different sides of the issue. Abortions have been performed throughout history for many different reasons. Laws and their enforcement on the issue have fluctuations through many eras. Many of the methods used in early and primitive cultures were non-surgical. Common techniques were making the woman perform strenuous physical activities such as climbing, paddling, weightlifting, or diving. Women could also use irritant leaves, fasting, bloodletting, and pouring hot water onto the abdomen. Each culture had its own ways of dealing with unwanted pregnancies. For centuries, South Asia has practiced the technique of massage abortion, the application of pressure to the pregnant abdomen. During the nineteenth century in the United States, the use of candles and other objects, such as glass rods, penholders, curling irons, spoons, sticks, knives, and catheters...
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...Health Ethics Paper #1 Mary Pluski Case Abortion, which is the termination of pregnancy by the removal of an embryo or fetus, has had an extensive history of controversy. The controversy has been centered on whether or not abortion should be legalized. In Mary Pluski's case, I do not think it is morally wrong for her to want to have the abortion. She wants to have the abortion, because she's not ready to have any children. She was not having sex for the pleasure of it, she was raped and that is believed to be the cause of the pregnancy. I personally feel that a women should be allowed to choose if she wants to have an abortion or if she wants to keep the baby. I believe in pro-choice, which means that a woman should have complete control of her decision to either continue with the pregnancy or terminate the pregnancy. In the Mary Pluski Case, she was raped, became pregnant and does not want to have a baby. She is not ready to take care of a baby and she does not want to bring a baby into the world while she is not ready to make that change into her life. In some cases of rape, abortion can be seen as a method to free the woman of the pain and trauma the victim may have received. For plenty women, giving birth to a child that resulted from a rape can be just as brutal as the rape itself. I believe the ethical theory my argument reflects would be Act Utilitarianism. The person that may or may not have the abortion is making a decision for a certain reason....
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...demolished. I believe abortion is wrong when committing it for a selfish reason. One reason why abortion is wrong is because there are many other safer solutions. In the article, Why Do More People Choose Abortion Over Adoption?, Kristi Burton Brown stated: “In the USA, there are approximately two million infertile couples waiting to adopt, many times regardless of the child’s medical problems such as Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida, HIV infection or terminally ill. Dr. Brad Imler, President of America’s Pregnancy Helpline, confirms the challenge of waiting couples by stating: Only 1% of the Helpline’s annual 40,000 clients inquires about adoption.” Putting him/her up for adoption will give them a better chance at a happier life rather than abortion. The solution for a baby should not be death. If it was for a selfish solution, you're sacrificing a life many other families would love to raise as their own. Another reason why I don't support abortion is because it can harm the mother as well. You are highly risking the mother's life and affecting her. Not only does it have an effect on the USA but, it affects other countries as well like Spain. According to psychiatrist and member of the Right to Life Committee, Carmen Gómez-Lavín states that: "Sixty five percent of women who abort suffer symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome after undergoing the procedure." Many women are regretting that choice around the world making it a controversial issue. Abortion can also result into...
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...Abortion: Why it's Wrong How would you feel if someone took away your ability to live? Imagine not having any say in whether or not you want to have a life. Well babies don't have a choice in their mother’s womb. If a woman decides to abort her baby, they can't do anything about their life being taken away from them. Their whole future is demolished. I believe abortion is wrong when committing it for a selfish reason. One reason why abortion is wrong is because there are many other safer solutions. In the article, Why Do More People Choose Abortion Over Adoption?, Kristi Burton Brown stated: “In the USA, there are approximately two million infertile couples waiting to adopt, many times regardless of the child’s medical problems such as Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida, HIV infection or terminally ill. Dr. Brad Imler, President of America’s Pregnancy Helpline, confirms the challenge of waiting couples by stating: Only 1% of the Helpline’s annual 40,000 clients inquires about adoption.” Putting him/her up for adoption will give them a better chance at a happier life rather than abortion. The solution for a baby should not be death. If it was for a selfish solution, you're sacrificing a life many other families would love to raise as their own. Another reason why I don't support abortion is because it can harm the mother as well. You are highly risking the mother's life and affecting her. Not only does it have an effect on the USA but, it affects other countries as well like...
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...Intro: Abortion can be defined as purposeful interruption of the process of development at whichever particular time after conception to birth. In medical terms it can be referred to as termination of a pregnancy before the normal development of a fetus that is ending the gestation after the zygote attaches it self on the uterine wall and before the fetus is able to survive on its own. There are two types of abortion; accidental which occurs without a medical intervention mostly known as miscarriage and therapeutic which is carried out by a physician. Abortion therefore ends pregnancy and prevents women from having babies. In some countries around the world it is a means of birth control and it is therefore a legal procedure. In other countries, there are varying views pertaining abortion and therefore termed as illegal. Abortion can be carried out in different ways; medical abortion, manual vacuum aspiration, suction and curettage abortion and dilation and evacuation (Robinson, 1997). is the practice of terminating a pregnancy resulting in, or closely followed by, the death of the human fetus. In 1973 the famous court case of Roe versus Wade legalized abortion in the United States. Since that time, despite the occurrence of over thirty-five million abortions, abortion has become a prevalent social issue, extremely debatable and controversial. For the most part people can be divided into two basic categories: those in favor of abortion and those opposed to it. Both groups...
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...couple decades ago, when abortion was illegal, thousands of women died because they did not want to bear an infant and attempted to terminate the child's life by themselves or with an unprofessional approach. After 1973's Supreme Court decision, which allowed women to have the choice to abortion, thousands of women were saved. Abortion can save thousands of lives of women and thus, should remain legal in the United States. Imagine you have a balance beam. On one side you have the physical life of an infant and on the other you have the mental and emotional life of a mother and her unwanted child. Which side can we, as civil humans, claim as more valuable? Up to this current day, abortion has become an exigent issue that faces everyone nationwide. As a moral and ethical issue, abortion is a dilemma for society. Abortion was illegal before the 1973 Supreme Court decision in the trial of Roe v. Wade, but now that abortion is legitimate, women have the freedom and the choice to live their life the way they want to. Albeit, abortion is criticized by religious sects in America and some of the public, the practice of abortion should remain legal in the U.S. because it allows a woman to choose her destiny and prevents unwanted children. Definitions are essential to define in this issue. Abortion is the forcible removal of a developing baby from the womb of his or her mother, using surgical, mechanical, or chemical means. Medical definition holds that abortion is any termination of...
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...other. Making us feel a sense of acceptance. When it comes to abortion we have a different opinion regarding right and wrong and often lead to disagreements, arguments, and altercations. Although we all have different opinions and beliefs, we need to express and educate our self’s in abortion, Pro-life, Pro-Choice, and or no choice to hopefully understand how sensitive the issue really is. An abortion is a procedure that is used to end a pregnancy. It is terminated by medicine or surgery that removes the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus. It is done by a licensed physician leaving it up to the women to end a pregnancy. According to the US statistics one in every three Women will have an abortion by the time she is 45 years old. Abortion is considered to be safer than child birth and the serious complication rate is less than one percent .Abortion is legal in the United States and is far more complicated than most people imagine. American women have right to obtain an abortion in all fifty states, through all nine months of pregnancy, for any reason. As time goes by a woman has the option to terminate the unwanted pregnancy. The cost of an abortion is determined by how far along pregnancy is. An average ten non hospital abortion at ten weeks is $523.00 and for a non-hospital abortion at twenty weeks is $1,339.00. Under federal regulations abortions cannot be paid for with federal funds. Although, abortion is considered to be safer than child birth and the serious complication...
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