Fetus

The meaning of abortion is “the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus.”(Merriam Webster)4 Abortion was legalized in 1974, and since then there has been many viewpoints from Christians all over U.S. Also since 1974 there has been well over 40 million abortions in the U.S. alone. Abortion has been legal for 41 years, just as slavery was legal long ago. The controversial question, is it ethical to have an abortion?…

Firstly Brooks describes the graphic act of an unborn fetus being removed ahead of time. Brooks then begins to explain to other mothers like her who have had more than one abortion, the side effects post surgery. For example Brooks states, “Abortions will not let you forget” (388). She didn’t continues to focus…

leading cause of many deaths not just in America but around the world. Many people think that the unborn child is simply just a fetus and that there isn’t any harm to the procedure. This really isn’t necessarily true. The child starts breathing at 3 weeks which is when it should be called a living organism. The latest you can get an abortion is 3 months so by then the fetus would already have legs, arms, lungs, heart, etc. So, in reality you are killing a very small human. Abortion is…

Thus, while he can argue why killing is bad, he really cannot be able to argue that the termination of life of a fetus just as bad. To address this concern, Don Marquis introduces some amendments to his original…

among them its blatant flout of constitutional precedent, but more than anything, it lays bare the inherent misogyny of the anti-abortion movement.” The bill focuses on the woman carrying the fetus and the physicians would be liable to be criminally prosecuted, yet gives no punishment to the father of the fetus. Also, those who have been raped and choose to get an abortion would still face charges with Tinderholt’s bill. He believes it will encourage people to be more responsible about their…

has baffled the world for centuries, and in the process has made this debate more complex and controversial. The abortion debate handles the ‘rights’ and ‘wrongs’ associated with the deliberate termination of pregnancy, which ultimately destroys the fetus.[1] Around the world, abortion has become a very sore topic, with many men and women finding themselves in a moral dilemma with regards to pregnancy termination.[2] This polarising topic has either supporters or opposers, with very few that…

Abortion: The termination of a pregnancy before birth, resulting in the death of the fetus. As horrendous and controversial as this is; it is still the right of every woman. The right to decide whether or not to continue a pregnancy. The issue of abortion is one of the most controversial issues ever proposed in the United States. Controversial as it may be, it is still the right of every woman to decide whether or not she wants to continue a pregnancy. This became a highly…

considered to be a sin, murder, and it is condemned. They feel as though each human has a right to live. From the other side, people recognize the right of a woman to manage her body, her life and to decide to birth a baby or not. Some people consider a fetus to be a rightful human being that should be respected, and some people are sure that during the initial stages of pregnancy, a few cells cannot be considered as a real human, and that’s why abortion should be allowed. There are some cases,…

and neglected. Examples of this would be a child’s addiction to drugs straight after birth or alcohol, a child being born with deformities that were caused by teratogens that entered the mother's body while the embryo is trying to develop into a fetus. The argument against this is that an abortion doesn’t only terminate the unborn babies life, but it can also have effects on the mother’s life as well. It doubles the risk of ectopic pregnancy and can lead to higher risk of other diseases. The…

How many of you have ever played a game of tug of war? In tug of war, each team picks a side, and pulls as hard as they can to attempt to get the opposing team members on their side. The argument of abortion is very similar to a game of tug of war. Two sides, two opinions, with the end goal of changing the opponent’s side. The information I could give you on abortion is extremely extensive, so for the sake of your attention spans, I'm going to be talking about three of the most pertinent pieces…