Thesis: Should Abortions Be Legal?
Should Abortions be Legal?
Regina Corroa
PH103 Informal Logic
Barri Mallin June 20, 2010
Should Abortions be Legal? Thesis Abortion is defined as intentional termination of a pregnancy after conception (O’Brien). Abortion is a very touchy subject that has been around for thousands of years. When emotions are used for reasoning this is called a fallacy. With this particular issue the fallacy “slippery slope” is very common in the persuasion of arguments (Moore, p 182). Slippery slope is when one thinks a simple action can lead to more complicated consequences in the future.
There are many risks that are involved with abortion that should be deliberated very carefully before making the decision to proceed. There are many laws against abortion, but no one can prohibit women from having an abortion. Nearly one million women sought out abortion, two decades before abortion was legalized, thousands died and tens of thousands were mutilated (Kilinger). Before abortion was legalized women were desperate to abort the pregnancy and would choose places that others would never dare to enter. These types of places were very unsafe to all. There were thousands of lives killed during this time.
When looking at statistics it is very overwhelming to see that approximately 42 million abortions occur yearly worldwide (Guttmacher). Society has made it like it is no big deal to have an abortion now a days. We are blind to what is really going on and how bad it really is. People seem to look the other way than to really see that it is happening to their friends and family. People seem to distract others so not to see how badly it really is. This is a type of Red Herring (distraction) from the major problems. (Moore). There are many reasons why abortion should not be legal, long term health risks, physical damage, psychological and spiritual impact. Anti-thesis
If you tell a child not to eat the candy in the candy jar, and you walk away, more than likely the child will eat a
Regina Corroa
PH103 Informal Logic
Barri Mallin June 20, 2010
Should Abortions be Legal? Thesis Abortion is defined as intentional termination of a pregnancy after conception (O’Brien). Abortion is a very touchy subject that has been around for thousands of years. When emotions are used for reasoning this is called a fallacy. With this particular issue the fallacy “slippery slope” is very common in the persuasion of arguments (Moore, p 182). Slippery slope is when one thinks a simple action can lead to more complicated consequences in the future.
There are many risks that are involved with abortion that should be deliberated very carefully before making the decision to proceed. There are many laws against abortion, but no one can prohibit women from having an abortion. Nearly one million women sought out abortion, two decades before abortion was legalized, thousands died and tens of thousands were mutilated (Kilinger). Before abortion was legalized women were desperate to abort the pregnancy and would choose places that others would never dare to enter. These types of places were very unsafe to all. There were thousands of lives killed during this time.
When looking at statistics it is very overwhelming to see that approximately 42 million abortions occur yearly worldwide (Guttmacher). Society has made it like it is no big deal to have an abortion now a days. We are blind to what is really going on and how bad it really is. People seem to look the other way than to really see that it is happening to their friends and family. People seem to distract others so not to see how badly it really is. This is a type of Red Herring (distraction) from the major problems. (Moore). There are many reasons why abortion should not be legal, long term health risks, physical damage, psychological and spiritual impact. Anti-thesis
If you tell a child not to eat the candy in the candy jar, and you walk away, more than likely the child will eat a
References: Guttmacher, A (2008). Abortion Facts. Retrieved June 22, 2010, from http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/fastfacts.html Kilinger, K (1989). Nine Reasons Why Abortions are Legal. Retrieved June 6, 2010, from http://www.livestrong.com/article/13934-nine-reasons-why-abortions-are-legal Lowen, L (2010). Ten Arguments for Abortion and Against Abortion. Retrieved June 22, 2010, from http://womensissues.about.com/od/reproductiverights/a/AbortionArgumen.htm Moore, B.N. & Parker, R. (2007) Critical Thinking (8th edition) Boston: McGraw-Hill Publishing. O 'Brien, David M. "Abortion." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2010. Web. Retrieved June 22, 2010. Smith Vows to Fight Senate Amendment That would Allow Abortions at DOD Facilities, (2010, June), Targeted News Service. Retrieved June 22, 2010, from Research Library