Pro Life Vs Pro Choice

Throughout history, abortion has always had a controversial presence within the United States. The Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade determined the future of abortions and was a victory for women’s rights. The court ruled in a 7-2 majority that an abortion during the first two trimesters of a woman’s pregnancy was legal, due to the right of privacy given by the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. Since then, american citizens have been forced to classify themselves as “pro-choice” or “pro-life”. The controversial nature of this behavior causes many arguments and disagreements between people, and especially between politicians. In the 21st century, the growing diversity of America has brought more attention to the debate on whether abortion is
Lee and George expand on the idea that “the human embryo, from conception onward, is fully programmed actively to develop himself or herself to the mature stage of a human being, and, unless prevented by disease or violence, will actually do so” (2). The moment the sperm and egg combine is when a living creature begins to form. Every single individual began as a human the size of a pinkie-everyone still grows and evolves into a more mature individual, just as any age person grows more everyday. It is human nature to finish whatever you start; you can’t just kill a flower right before it begins to bloom. A beating heart and developing brain begin to form as soon as four weeks after conception. In “Why I Am Pro-Life”, Thomas Friedman recalls the importance of having a presence on this Earth and that “respect for life has to include respect for how that life is lived, enhanced and protected — not only at the moment of conception but afterward” (4). Life is a gift should be treasured, not something where you can just get rid just because you made a mistake. When a woman gets an abortion, she is depriving the child of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. So how exactly do you define life? Life is any creature that is growing and has a niche in a certain environment; this includes the “clump of cells” that will evolve and flourish into a
Richard Stith presents an analogy in his article “Why Pro-Life Arguments Sound Absurd.” He asks “at what point in the automobile assembly line process can a "car” be said to exist? Most of us would point to some measure of minimum functionality, like having wheels or a motor, but some might insist on the need for windshield wipers or might say it's not fully a car until it rolls out onto the street (Stith 1). Stitch makes a compelling argument towards the unknown factor of when a human is able to function. In “Unstringing the Violinist”, Greg discusses one most debated arguments supporting abortion, which was developed by Judith Jarvis Thompson in 1971. “The Violinist” explains how you wake up one morning in a hospital with tubes attached to a famous violinist; the doctor tells you that you have to be connected for nine months and that you will grow weaker-maybe even die- until he is disconnected from you. If you choose to break the plug, then the violinist will die. Most people would choose to disconnect the plug to save themselves; what most people do not know is that this is a metaphor for an unexpected pregnancy. This analogy has left many speechless and unable to fight the argument with sufficient information and