Elizabeth Williams Arguments Against Abortion

Abortion is the termination of an unborn fetus inside a womb. This procedure should be illegal in the United States of America. The unborn of our society should be protected. The expectant mother should not have the right to terminate a life. Everyone in the United States, unborn or born, should have the ability to live. From the moment of conception, there is a life. This life should be protected by the law. “In 1973, seven justices out of nine voted to expand national abortion rights to America’s women. This shift reflected the product of a long-standing social movement and the culmination of medical and legal trends.” (Rose) This was the court case called Roe vs. Wade; it allowed abortion to become legal. This should be reversed for many reasons. As a country, we should look at a life as a precious miracle. It should not be looked at as disposable. This is what abortion promotes. An article written by Elizabeth Williams is titled, “So What If Abortion Ends Life?”. Just by the title of this article, I draw the conclusion that Williams does not value human life. Even though she recognizes life starts at conception, Williams still chooses to support the termination of a precious life. She states in her article that “Yet I know that throughout my own pregnancies, I never wavered for a moment in the belief that I was carrying a human life inside of me. I believe that’s what a fetus is” a human life. And that doesn’t make me one iota less solidly pro-choice.” This woman can think of her own children inside of her own womb and still think that taking away a human life is okay. As a nation, we need to take a stand. We need to appreciate not only our own lives, but the lives that grow within. William’s also states that, “Yet a fetus can be a human life without having the same rights as the woman in whose body it resides. She’s the boss. Her life and what is right for her circumstances and her health should automatically trump the rights of the non-autonomous entity inside of her.” A woman should not choose whose life is the most valued. The baby has its own individual life. It should not matter if that life resides in another. It is still a separate life; a separate human being. Some may argue that everyone has the right to do what they want with their own body. When in fact, this is not true. No one in the United States of America has full rights over their own body. For example, one cannot just relieve themselves in public. This could result in indecent exposure, a fine, or even land you a spot on the sex offender list. Another example is prostitution. This is illegal. If caught, one can be convicted of the crime of prostitution. This is punishable by fines or one to five years in jail. These examples state exactly why it is wrong to say everyone has the right to do what they want with their body. Not only does prostitution promote that a life is insubstantial, it promotes that the act of murder is legal and just. Abortion is premeditated murder. Many people that are convicted of premeditated murder in the United States receive the death penalty. Yet abortion is …show more content…
Abortion side effects range from emotional and physical effects on the women who receives the abortion to the effects that abortion has on our society. Abortion can be a very devastating matter in a women’s life despite the cause of it. This can lead to many emotional side effects such as depression, anxiety, regret, anger, guilt or shame. The emotions produced from this can cause many long-term effects on a women’s body such as suicide, eating disorders, insomnia, and relationship issues among parents or sexual partner. While abortion can affect a woman emotionally, it can also cause a great deal of physical outcomes as well. This can include: abdominal pain, nausea, infections, scarring, and damage to the cervix, the uterus, and other organs. In the most extreme cases, abortion can also result in death. Abortion can not only harm the expectant woman, but also the society we live in today. This social problem has found to lead directly to child