Why Abortion Is Murder

Although considered murder by many, abortion is simply the medical procedure of extracting unwanted genetic material from a woman’s womb. However, abortion is not a decision to be taken lightly and only the woman carrying the child is the one that knows what’s best for her. An unwanted pregnancy is very common and luckily, there is a wide range of options available for women that find themselves in that predicament. According to Planned Parenthood, “millions of people face unplanned pregnancies every year, and about 4 out of 10 of them decide to get an abortion. [Additionally], some people with planned pregnancies also get abortions because of health or safety reasons”(Planned Parenthood). First of all, abortion is the medical procedure of extracting unwanted genetic material from a woman’s womb because fetuses are just a complex conjunction of cells and microorganisms and are not “persons”. However, some may argue that they are “lives”. Under this premise, fetuses are “human beings” in the developing stage. Premise that makes of this position a perverted one and in that scenario, abortion equals murder. Throughout the years, abortion critics have managed to publicly crucify anyone that may argue fetuses are not more than just cells. For that reason, considering fetuses “lives” as they may say, makes them “persons”. Nonetheless, what …show more content…
Additionally, [another] “theory present from at least the time of John Locke can be expressed roughly as: persons are beings with personalities: persons are conscious beings with thoughts, feelings, memories and anticipations and other psychological states. [...]If we die or even become permanently comatose, we cease to be persons, since we permanently lose consciousness” (Nobis). For that reason, it is safe to assume fetuses are not “persons” and can’t be included in the “personhood” theory or