Pro-Life: The Definition Of Abortion

Abortion
The definition of abortion is: any of various surgical methods for terminating a pregnancy, especially during the first six months. The topic of abortion has always been controversial in politics, religious groups and different nations. Today’s modern technology provides numerous ways to perform the abortion procedure with minimal risks. Having an abortion is tough mentally and physically on a woman going through the process, though the procedure itself it not long but the mental road to recovery is tough. Reasons why one would want to have an abortion are numerous, but the top reasons are: effect on education and work, poverty, being a single parent, not being ready for a child. Topics covered in this research paper include background
It is crucial to have some sort of rehabilitation in order to stabilize and prevent any psychological, emotional, and physical damage to the patient. “Recovery of the physical, psychic, and social condition that had been present prior to abortion,” is what a woman would need to get back to, (kunz). Useful tools such as post abortion groups, therapy, family support and care and counseling help patients heal from emotional and physical trauma. There are a lot of local clinics and rehab centers that provide help and after care to patients who go thru the abortion
Who can define “life”, and when does it begin? Does the fetus/unborn child have any rights? “In Roe v. Wade, the Court declared, ’we need to resolve the question of when life begins’,” (Borgmann). These and additional question arrive when discussing abortion. If life begins when a baby is conceived, then by law that “baby” has human rights, one being the right to stay alive. Liberals who are commonly pro-abortion look at “life” differently. They do not believe that life starts when is it conceived, rather life starts when the baby is actually born, thus making abortion legal. Liberals feel that “women's liberty demands the right to choose abortion, while leaving the moral question of abortion and personhood unanswered and thus open for each individual to decide,” (Borgmann). This is the biggest and most controversial issue discussed by conservatives and liberals. The law right now, in most states, allows women to choose to have an abortion. if the law changes and abortion becomes legal in all states, is that taking away the women’s rights? Women’s right vs. the rights of the fetus have been debated over and over again. “Once the distracting and misleading question of embryonic and fetal personhood is taken off the table, a more robust and fruitful debate is possible, one that could actually reveal common ground in this age-old controversy,