ABORTION

PRO-LIFE Against abortion.

·         Since life begins at conception, abortion is akin to murder as it is the act of taking human life. Abortion is in direct defiance of the commonly accepted idea of the sanctity of human life.

·         Adoption is a viable alternative to abortion and accomplishes the same result. And with 1.5 million American families wanting to adopt a child, there is no such thing as an unwanted child.

·         Abortion should not be used as another form of contraception.

·         Those who choose abortions are often minors or young women with insufficient life experience to understand fully what they are doing. Many have lifelong regrets afterwards.

·         Abortion frequently causes intense psychological pain and stress.
In the instance of rape and incest, proper medical care can ensure that a woman will not get pregnant.

·         Abortion punishes the unborn child who committed no crime; instead, it is the perpetrator who should be punished.

PRO- CHOICE 

·          Nearly all abortions take place in the first trimester, when a fetus cannot exist independent of the mother.

·          Abortion is a safe medical procedure. The vast majority of women - 88% - who have an abortion do so in their first trimester. Medical abortions have less than 0.5% risk of serious complications and do not affect a woman's health or future ability to become pregnant or give birth.

·         Like any other difficult situation, abortion creates stress. Yet the American Psychological Association found that stress was greatest prior to an abortion, and that there was no evidence of post-abortion syndrom.

·         The ability of a woman to have control of her body is critical to civil rights. Take away her reproductive choice and you step onto a slippery slope. If the government can force a woman to continue a pregnancy, what about forcing a woman to use contraception or undergo sterilization?

·         In the case of rape or incest, forcing a woman made pregnant by this violent act would cause further psychological harm to the victim.

·         Adoption is not an alternative to abortion, because it remains the woman's choice whether or not to give her child up for adoption.

MY OPINION

I'm against abortion because I believe everyone deserves to live.

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