Stephannie Breeding COM323: Persuasion & Argumentation
Lejla Tricic
February 2, 2015
Women always fought for the right to have abortions, it’s known throughout history. In 1973 a well-known case, Roe versus Wade, is what legalized abortion in the United States. “The United States marks 40 years of legalized abortion in all fifty states at any time for any reason throughout pregnancy on January 22nd, the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. Since that time, there have been approximately 55,772,015 abortions that have destroyed the lives of unborn children” (Ertelt, 2013). There are people who agree with abortion and there are those who don’t. In today’s society, they also call it pro-life and pro-choice; both, people who do and don’t agree with abortion, have their own options to this type of issue and debate its ethics. In the Roe VS Wade case they want the best outcome for the child as wel as the mother. When Roe legalized the right to abortion, these nations were changed, revising the parent-child relationship in completely new ways and removing parents from the equation when abortion was involved as a choice for a child (Kohm, 2014). Abortion is one of the most arguable topics even in politics. Why do people truly feel so strong about abortion? Some people say abortion is murder. People who are against abortion believe that abortion takes away the right for an innocent baby’s life. Some people argue that abortion is just a religious belief. Pro-abortionists believe that having an abortion depends on the women, it’s her choice. From the mid to late 19th century, a lot of feminist, like Elizabeth Cady, were very against abortion. Abortion goes all the way back to ancient times, it’s all around the world in China, Greece, as well as other counties. Depending upon the culture depends on how the particular techniques are performed. In the early 20th century English women hypothetically accomplished civil equality. When