Abortion
Should abortion be legal?
PHI 103: Informal Logic
We all know there are a few options to discuss when you are hit with an unexpected pregnancy. Some may choose to keep the child while others decide on adoption. But how many women or young girls actually think about abortion? Probably more than you think. Now, we all know women have abortions and although we may not agree with their choice, it is their choice. The right to an abortion is just like any other right you may have and it is a choice that you are making and that you have to live with. Some say killing an unborn child is wrong and should never be done under any circumstance what so ever. Just ask yourself, what would you do?
According to procon.org, “the debate over whether or not abortion should be a legal option continues to divide Americans long after the US Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision on Roe v. Wade, which declared the procedure a "fundamental right” on Jan. 22, 1973.” Those who classify themselves as pro-choice, argue that abortion is a right that should not be limited by the government or a religious authority. In other words, no law should be able to prevent a woman from her right to choose abortion. They also claim that pregnant women, who want to terminate the pregnancy bad enough, will resort to unsafe illegal abortions if there is no legal option. This may result in harm to the mother or in some cases, death. Those who are pro-life, assert that personhood begins at conception, and therefore abortion is the immoral killing of an innocent human being. They say abortion inflicts suffering on the “unborn child, and that it is unfair to allow abortion when couples who cannot biologically conceive are waiting to adopt.”
A basic misunderstanding of the abortion issue lies in the way people often refer to anti-choice and pro-choice as "two sides." In fact, the anti-choice are in favor of forced motherhood, and the opposite of that is forced abortion. Pro-choice opposes both of these. A majority
PHI 103: Informal Logic
We all know there are a few options to discuss when you are hit with an unexpected pregnancy. Some may choose to keep the child while others decide on adoption. But how many women or young girls actually think about abortion? Probably more than you think. Now, we all know women have abortions and although we may not agree with their choice, it is their choice. The right to an abortion is just like any other right you may have and it is a choice that you are making and that you have to live with. Some say killing an unborn child is wrong and should never be done under any circumstance what so ever. Just ask yourself, what would you do?
According to procon.org, “the debate over whether or not abortion should be a legal option continues to divide Americans long after the US Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision on Roe v. Wade, which declared the procedure a "fundamental right” on Jan. 22, 1973.” Those who classify themselves as pro-choice, argue that abortion is a right that should not be limited by the government or a religious authority. In other words, no law should be able to prevent a woman from her right to choose abortion. They also claim that pregnant women, who want to terminate the pregnancy bad enough, will resort to unsafe illegal abortions if there is no legal option. This may result in harm to the mother or in some cases, death. Those who are pro-life, assert that personhood begins at conception, and therefore abortion is the immoral killing of an innocent human being. They say abortion inflicts suffering on the “unborn child, and that it is unfair to allow abortion when couples who cannot biologically conceive are waiting to adopt.”
A basic misunderstanding of the abortion issue lies in the way people often refer to anti-choice and pro-choice as "two sides." In fact, the anti-choice are in favor of forced motherhood, and the opposite of that is forced abortion. Pro-choice opposes both of these. A majority
References: National Abortion Federation. (2010). About Abortion. Retrieved from http://www.prochoice.org/about_abortion/index.html PlannedParenthood.org. (2013). Abortion. Retrived from http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ ProCon.org . (2013). Abortion. Retrieved from http://abortion.procon.org/