Abortion by definition is: “The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy”. Abortion has, and may always be, one of the most controversial topics to exist. Despite the conflicts against it, I believe that women should be allowed to proceed through an abortion if that’s what they wish to do. Women have a long history of inequality, in some cases we’re still struggling. Throughout history you see women who have no control over how to live their lives or control their own bodies. We’ve come far since then, but there are still issues that remain. So, in light of that, I am Pro-Choice because a woman's sexual health, reproductive choices, and personal moral beliefs, are their rights and
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One may wonder, what is a human being then? Well, a human being (also by definition) is: “A man, woman, or child of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other animals by superior mental development, power of articulate speech, and upright stance.” So for murder to happen, by definition, both parties must have a superior mental development, power of articulate speech, and upright stance, it must also be done with an articulated plan; this is why when we butcher animals for food and survival we don’t call it murder. To further prove my point let’s cover requirements for murder over a thirteen week fetus; the most common state of a fetus for an abortion to occur. “89-92% of all abortions happen during the first trimester, prior to the 13th week of gestation.” (http://abort73.com/abortion_facts/us_abortion_statistics) A thirteen week fetus is about the size of lemon with the length of a pea pod (https://www.babycenter.com/prkit-advisoryboard). At this stage the fetus is just starting to develop fingerprints and you can see their organs clearly through their thin skin. By extension, the fetus does not have a superior mental
One may wonder, what is a human being then? Well, a human being (also by definition) is: “A man, woman, or child of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other animals by superior mental development, power of articulate speech, and upright stance.” So for murder to happen, by definition, both parties must have a superior mental development, power of articulate speech, and upright stance, it must also be done with an articulated plan; this is why when we butcher animals for food and survival we don’t call it murder. To further prove my point let’s cover requirements for murder over a thirteen week fetus; the most common state of a fetus for an abortion to occur. “89-92% of all abortions happen during the first trimester, prior to the 13th week of gestation.” (http://abort73.com/abortion_facts/us_abortion_statistics) A thirteen week fetus is about the size of lemon with the length of a pea pod (https://www.babycenter.com/prkit-advisoryboard). At this stage the fetus is just starting to develop fingerprints and you can see their organs clearly through their thin skin. By extension, the fetus does not have a superior mental