Should Abortion Be Legal

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SHOULD ABORTION BE
LEGAL?

WHAT MEANS ABORTION?
• An abortion means the removal of an embryo or fetus
from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
• It's another way to say murder.

PRO
Reproductive choice empowers women by giving them control over their
own bodies.
• The choice over when and whether to have children is central to a
woman's independence and ability to determine her future.
• Its decision of the woman determine her life's course.
• The US 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 not to terminate her
pregnancy.

CON
Abortion is murder
• The killing of an innocent human being is wrong, even if that human
being has yet to be born. 
• In US unborn babies are considered human beings.
• At least 38 states have fetal homicide laws.
• Life begins at conception, so unborn babies are human beings with a
right to life.

PRO
Personhood begins after a fetus becomes "viable“ or after birth, not at
conception.
• Embryos and fetuses are not independent, self-determining beings, and
abortion is the termination of a pregnancy, not a baby.
• In other words an embryo is not considered a human being.
• A person's age is calculated from birth date, not conception, and
fetuses are not counted in the US Census.

PRO
Fetuses are incapable of feeling pain when most abortions are
performed.
• Most neuroscientists believe that the cortex is necessary for pain
perception.
• The "flinching" and other reactions seen in fetuses when they detect
pain stimuli are mere reflexes, not an indication that the fetus is
perceiving or "feeling" anything.

CON
Fetuses feel pain during the abortion procedure.
• The most primitive response to pain, the spinal reflex, is developed by
eight weeks gestation.
• There is universal agreement that pain is detected by the fetus in the
first trimester.

PRO
A baby should not come into the world unwanted.
•  Having a child is an important decision that requires consideration,
preparation, and planning.
• Gives pregnant women the option to choose not to bring fetuses with
profound abnormalities to full term.
• Could be a financial disadvantage.

CON
If women become pregnant, they should accept the responsibility that
comes with producing a child.
•  People need to take responsibility for their actions and accept the
consequences.
• The unborn baby should not be punished for a mistake made by adults.
• Adoption is better than abortion.

QUESTIONS?
• Abortion promotes a culture in which human life is disposable?
• When does life begin?
• Are you agree or disagree?

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