Abortion: Should Abortion Be Legal?
Abortion: Should Abortion Be Legal?
Throughout the history people have agreed and disagreed with many significant issues. And in the face of controversial arguments everyone has their very own opinion. Even though it is more likely that reasonable people might agree with a logical argument, there are some that are not very easy to convince because it contradicts their view points. Such is the case of the controversial issue of abortion. To understand better why people support abortion, first we have to comprehend what abortion is. According to the National Right to Life, the term abortion refers to “any premature expulsion of a human fetus, whether naturally spontaneous, as in a miscarriage, or artificially induced, as in a surgical or chemical abortion.” (www.nrlc.org, March 4, 2013). The definition is only useful to appreciate the real problem more precisely. In this paper I will focus on four key arguments that support pro-abortion; and I will present my opinion on each one to evaluate if the argument works or not through the usage of rhetorical thinking. Finally, I will conclude by briefly stating my opinion regarding this issue after analyzing these arguments of the other side of the coin.
One of the most talked about arguments that support abortion is “Abortion is a Fundamental Right.” In Jan. 22, 1973 the US Supreme Court recognized “A woman 's right to choose abortion is a ‘fundamental right’” in the case Roe v. Wade. Lower federal courts had declared… denying a woman the right to decide whether to carry a pregnancy to term violated basic privacy and liberty interests contained in the Constitution. The court concluded that Constitutional rights to privacy and liberty protected a woman 's right to terminate her pregnancy.”(NAF.org, 5 March 2013).
This is a strong argument because it is about abortion in the terms of its legal premises. The Supreme Court had to give the woman the reason because that is what is written in the Constitution. Besides, it
Throughout the history people have agreed and disagreed with many significant issues. And in the face of controversial arguments everyone has their very own opinion. Even though it is more likely that reasonable people might agree with a logical argument, there are some that are not very easy to convince because it contradicts their view points. Such is the case of the controversial issue of abortion. To understand better why people support abortion, first we have to comprehend what abortion is. According to the National Right to Life, the term abortion refers to “any premature expulsion of a human fetus, whether naturally spontaneous, as in a miscarriage, or artificially induced, as in a surgical or chemical abortion.” (www.nrlc.org, March 4, 2013). The definition is only useful to appreciate the real problem more precisely. In this paper I will focus on four key arguments that support pro-abortion; and I will present my opinion on each one to evaluate if the argument works or not through the usage of rhetorical thinking. Finally, I will conclude by briefly stating my opinion regarding this issue after analyzing these arguments of the other side of the coin.
One of the most talked about arguments that support abortion is “Abortion is a Fundamental Right.” In Jan. 22, 1973 the US Supreme Court recognized “A woman 's right to choose abortion is a ‘fundamental right’” in the case Roe v. Wade. Lower federal courts had declared… denying a woman the right to decide whether to carry a pregnancy to term violated basic privacy and liberty interests contained in the Constitution. The court concluded that Constitutional rights to privacy and liberty protected a woman 's right to terminate her pregnancy.”(NAF.org, 5 March 2013).
This is a strong argument because it is about abortion in the terms of its legal premises. The Supreme Court had to give the woman the reason because that is what is written in the Constitution. Besides, it
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