Abortion has been practiced and debated since ancient times. The Hebrew were the first to consider it, and that was only if the mother’s life was at risk. The next people who looked farther in-depth were the Christians and The Church. For hundreds of years they were opposed to it, but later in life accepted it under some conditions. Because of this, people adapted new technologies to advance the safety of the mother, new ideas were brought into perspective and the idea of an abortion travelled along to parts of the world, like Canada. This idea even being considered started the log lasting debate of what is right and wrong.
The people that are considered “Pro-life” believe that the start of life isn’t until the fetus develops a heartbeat, viable human anatomy parts, and can “sustain life on its own” (Morris, Abortion , 2012). Advocates that have shared their opinion have strongly expressed how people should have a choice, the support their evidence in saying
“A bug has more characteristics of being a living creature than a fetus before eight weeks of pregnancy... In other words, if a man or woman kills an insect, they have just killed something that has more brain activity than a fetus prior to eight weeks gestation” (Group, 2017)
This idea of where life starts is what makes the idea so debatable, people for all over the world have been arguing their points for …show more content…
The people who are opposed to abortion believe that human life begins as soon as the sperm fertilizes the egg, they also agree that people who induce themselves, should have serious consequences and should be justified for their “Insensitive” act. Many people whom of which, are disgusted by the idea believe that “legalization of abortion increases the number of irresponsible pregnancies and leads to disrespect for human life” (Advisers, 2011). The people who consider themselves in this group, believe strongly that the idea of an abortion is morally wrong and should be