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Take a Stand

“Blindness separates people from things; deafness separates people from people” – Helen Keller. Since 1973 it seems that everyone in America has become deaf to the subject of abortion. Dividing this subject into two different parties, pro-choice and pro-life, everyone has an opinion but no one is listening. In 2012 Planned Parenthood reported about 88,000 abortions in Florida and 333,000 in the USA. This number doesn’t include the ones done by a third-party clinic due to the restrictions in the states. With a number so high, one must wonder what would happen if abortions become illegal? That’s an easy question: the number of woman dying from third-party clinics will be higher because no matter what there will be
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In regard to second trimester pregnancies, states may promote their interests in the mother’s health by regulating abortion procedures related to the health of the mother. Regarding third trimester pregnancies, states may promote their interests in the potentiality of human life by regulating or even prohibiting abortion, except when necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother.” (Lawnix, …show more content…
One of the founding fathers wanted America to take a stand for what they feel is right to them. When it comes to the subject of abortion, Hamilton quote applies as well. Abortion has seemed to be a hot topic in every school and especially during presidential election. These arguments vary but ask a vital question: where do you stand, Are you pro-choice or pro-life? Pro-choice believes it it’s a woman’s choice to make a decision. Pro-life believes a mother doesn’t have a say so on a baby’s life. These arguments includes things like: Is abortion a form of genocide, does abortion improve a woman’s life and how they live it and is it really a woman’s right. During the 2008 presidential election a prominent catholic compared politicians, who are for abortion, to Nazis during

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