Abortion Should Be Illegal

Abortion is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “a medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of a fetus.” The definition of a partial birth abortion is “a procedure in which the abortionist pulls a living baby feet first out of the womb, into the birth canal except for the head, which the abortionist intentionally keeps the head lodged inside the cervix, then uses an instrument to puncture the base of the skull, which collapses the the fetal head.” This is a living, developing baby, and after reading this description, I believe this is a very brutal way to die, and sums up murder.

Partial birth abortions usually occur between 19-26 weeks, and at that point most babies can survive outside of the womb. Although it is very hard for a woman to decide to have an abortion or not, there are still about 1.2 million abortions each year. There are 20 to 30 million legal abortions, and 10 to 20 million illegal abortions each year. Illegal abortions are very dangerous, and cause 13 percent of total deaths to women each year. Abortions happen mainly in teenagers and women over 40 years old. Abortion is a controversial
Making abortions illegal is a very touchy subject. Some people think that it is okay to kill or abort their baby. They think that it would be better for themselves, their family, or boyfriend or girlfriend. What they aren't looking at and thinking about, is that abortion is murder. The baby is growing inside the mother, probably several months along when they realize they are pregnant, then they decide to abort the baby just to make their life easier or better, and that's wrong. What people should look at, is the fact that they made the mistake by getting pregnant, so they should be a good person, have the baby, and either take care of it with the help of their family, or give it up for adoption to a loving family who could give the child a good and stable life. Murder should never be an