Abortion: Pro-life or Pro-choice Abortion has been one of the most argued topics. Those who are against abortion are known as pro-life, and those who support it are known as pro-choice. Whether or not people support it, the biggest argument is whether or not the unborn child, or fetus, is human. Everyone knows it is wrong to kill a human, but at what point does an unborn fetus become a human. Most pro-lifers say it’s right at conception, and pro-choice say it’s when the fetus is born. Pro-life supporter, Don Marquis goes on to argue in Why Abortion is Immoral that abortion is a form of murder. He goes on to support his argument that such killing is immoral because it deprives us of a future of value and it falls under the same category of murdering an innocent human being. When someone is murdered, the murderer nor the victim’s friends suffer a loss as big as the victim did. The loss of a person has a big effect, but the bigger loss is that person not being able to have a future anymore. By murdering an unborn fetus that is stopping them from getting a chance in life and of a future. Marquis believes that unborn fetuses have the same rights as humans do, …show more content…
I will agree though that abortion is a horrible act of murder, but everyone does deserve a future. Many studies show that the majority of women who get abortions are 25 or older college students. I understand why women in that age would decide to get an abortion. If they were to have decided to not get an abortion, they would have to postpone their school or get another job. Many women around that age are looking into graduating school and creating their careers. So I think it is least selfish for them to decide to get an abortion. I believe that mistakes happen and that everyone deserves another chance. If that second chance is messed up again, there are no more do-overs. You have to learn from your mistakes or you have to face the