Abortion Is Wrong Essay
Abortion is a huge topic in America right now, and it has been for a long time. People have fought about Abortion for what feels like forever. Some people are pro-choice, and some are pro-life. I believe that an unborn baby has the same rights as a woman. Abortion is wrong because it violates human rights, it can cause harm to the woman, and it clams a person’s life. Abortion violates human rights. Abortion violates the 14th Amendment. The 14th Amendment guarantees equal protection for all. According to AbortionFacts.com “The mother has not only the right to live, but also the right to the lifestyle of her choice—as long as that choice does not rob other people of even more fundamental rights, the most basic of which is the right to live” (Thompson). Pro-choice believers think that the pregnant woman out weights the life of a fetus. No one has more rights than another person. In America we are all equal. I believe the mother should not have the right to terminate her baby just because she does not want it. Abortion is killing a person before they can live their life. Abortion can cause harm to the woman. Abortion increases Breast Cancer risk. According to Angela Lanfanchi “The mother's
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In the sixth commandment is says “You shall not murder”. That is what people are doing. They are murdering a potential life. According to Patrick Johnston “The record of the earliest surviving baby is 18 weeks, little Kenya King born in Orlando, Florida, in 1985, as reported by the Orlando Sentinel. However, if the baby is dismembered and extracted piece by piece with forceps, as is done via a Dilation & Extraction abortion on a mid-trimester baby, what are the child's chances of survival then? The outcomes are not always identical” (Johnston). Late term abortions should never be allowed for any reason. The location of the baby does not matter. If the baby is in the womb it is still a person. If the baby is out of the womb it is still a
In the sixth commandment is says “You shall not murder”. That is what people are doing. They are murdering a potential life. According to Patrick Johnston “The record of the earliest surviving baby is 18 weeks, little Kenya King born in Orlando, Florida, in 1985, as reported by the Orlando Sentinel. However, if the baby is dismembered and extracted piece by piece with forceps, as is done via a Dilation & Extraction abortion on a mid-trimester baby, what are the child's chances of survival then? The outcomes are not always identical” (Johnston). Late term abortions should never be allowed for any reason. The location of the baby does not matter. If the baby is in the womb it is still a person. If the baby is out of the womb it is still a