Argumentative Essay On Abortion Pro Life

Abortion has been a controversial issue for decades. Many people believe that it is wrong to kill an unborn baby. Those believe that the fetus is still a living person and has equal right to life. Other’s believe that a woman has the right to do what she wants with her body. Both arguments have valid points, but overall, the woman’s rights to her body certainly outweigh those of the fetus, and it has been proven preceding court cases and in amendments of the Constitution. Also, it may not be morally or religiously right, but it is defended in the Constitution. From the year of 1857 to 1973, it was illegal in the state of Texas to have an abortion unless the mother’s life was in danger. Many thought the law was unconstitutional, especially a lady by the name of Norma McCorvey, more commonly referred to as her pseudonym, Jane Roe. She was a pregnant, unmarried woman. She was a Texas resident and she wished to have an abortion, but with
Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Catholic, and Judaism are all popular religions. Every single one of them view abortion as unethical. Gandhi, one of the most known Hindu figures, once quoted “It seems to me clear as daylight that abortion would be a crime.” Also, early Christian writings state “You shall not kill the child in the womb or murder a new-born infant." The thing is, these are all religious opinions, and this paper is determining whether abortion is defended in the Constitution, not what is morally right or wrong. As proven throughout this paper, abortions may not be always the right thing to do, but that decision is up to the mother, and she has been given those rights within the Constitution. Amendment 3, 4, 5, 9, and 14 all are used to give privacy rights to citizens, and they are to be protected. If one’s rights to their body are taken away, imagine what other rights the government may try and take