ro & Con Arguments: "Should Abortion Be Legal?" PRO Legal Abortion The US Supreme Court has declared abortion to be a "fundamental right" guaranteed by the US Constitution. The landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade‚ decided on Jan. 22‚ 1973 in favor of abortion rights‚ remains the law of the land. The 7-2 decision stated that the Constitution gives "a guarantee of certain areas or zones of privacy‚" and that "This right of privacy... is broad enough to encompass a woman’s decision whether or
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Hernan olmedo P.6 SHOULD ABORTION BE RESTRICTED? Abortion should be restricted when it is being practiced for an issue of immaturity because as many impose‚ abortion means taking away an innocent life. Its not only affecting the child but the mother to witch could lead to a habit. There will be those people that will constantly want to abort there child. We don’t want people to know that it’s ok to abort all the time. Abortion is a sign of weakness‚ just think about the poor innocent
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the rapid boom in teenage pregnancy across various cities in America. Since the early eighties MTV has been considered somewhat of a cultural phenomenon for American adolescents and its depiction of gender has a strong impact that continues to this day (Holtzman 2000). Created by Morgan J. Freeman (director of teen shows Dawson’s Creek and Laguna Beach)‚ the show “16 & Pregnant” has been said to be guilty of exacerbating‚ normalizing and even glorifying teen pregnancy. Perhaps‚ it’s just reflecting
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that the teen birth rate is climbing after slowly falling for years‚ there are still an estimated one million teen pregnancies in the United States alone. About 85% of these pregnancies are unplanned‚ which in any population can increase the risk for problems. The biggest risk for teen mothers is delaying prenatal care or worse‚ 7.2% received no care at all. The reason for lack of prenatal care is usually delayed pregnancy testing‚ denial or even fear of telling others about the pregnancy. Most states
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"Approximately as many as 1-5 pregnancies end in an induced abortion" (World Health Organization). Seeing this fact‚ it can be seen that many women decide to get abortions for a multitude of reasons. So why should anyone who can’t or doesn’t make the choice see that this operation should be deemed illegal? So the point is that abortions should be available to women everywhere because it can help a woman’s mental health‚ women who are raped don’t have to be reminded‚ and this procedure is safer when
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Abortion should be illegal How would you feel if someone decided that you shouldn’t get a chance in life? Over a year a million abortions are done yearly in USA. That’s only USA. Worldwide is over 50 million abortions done each year. Abortion for some is just an unwanted pregnancy. Some are just avoiding the financial demands of pregnancy and child care. In my opinion‚ Abortion is a form of murder and demeans the value of the human life. Abortion eliminates the rights
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Should Abortion be Legal? Charlette Williams Luke Van Horn PHI103: Informal Logic October 29‚ 2012 I. Introduction A. Thesis Statement Everyone has their own opinion based on whether or not abortion should be legal or not. However‚ there are many reasons why some may have to have an abortion. There are cases that may cause a person to have to make such a decision. Having an abortion should be based on the person with the issue. Abortion should be legal based on health issues‚ the situation
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The number of abortions today is almost 1.5 million a year‚ which is about 30% of all pregnancies (McConnell). Too many women are getting abortions as a means of birth control. The Supreme Court needs to restrict abortions to women who have been raped‚ been victims of incest‚ if the child will die at a young age‚ or if the woman’s health is in danger. By reading this paper‚ the reader will gain an understanding of why abortions need to be restricted. Although abortions are necessary they need to
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Running Head: ABORTION 1 Should Abortion Be Legal Cristina Gonzalez PHI 103 Informal Logic Anthony Biduck June 27‚ 2011 Should Abortion Be Legal? 2 Abortion is a tough decision‚ especially if you are a teenager or younger. There have been a lot of rapes where women or even children (girls) get pregnant. But also‚ there are a lot of teenagers or young ladies who wants to have fun and are not being responsible when they are having sex and because of this the consequences is getting pregnant. So
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Should Abortion be Legal? Penny Wright Philosophy 103 Robert Gala March 4‚ 2013 Outline I. Abortion II. Legal Aspects (Origination of Law) A. Supreme Court (Roe vs. Wade) B. Parental or Judicial consent for minors III. Medical Aspects (Pro Choice) A. Spontaneous B. Induced IV. Ethical Aspect (Immorality) A. Killing of human being B. Right for life V. Conclusion and Summary
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