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Abortion Pros And Cons

Running Head: ABORTION PROS AND CONS

Critical Issue Analysis Paper (Pros& Cons)
Mandy Diaz
University of Phoenix
Oscar Gonzalez, M.A.
RES 110/ Introduction to Research and Information Utilization
August 13, 2007

Abstract
When people think of abortion some people think of killing a human while others think different. When you talk to people about abortion some people are against it and some are for abortion.

Abortion Pros and Cons
Abortion to people takes a life of a human. It is "the expulsion of a human fetus within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, before viable." (Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary, 1992, p.4). People also think that abortion violates human rights, and is immoral. Abortion should be illegal and restricted. On the other hand, some people think abortion should be legal and should not be restricted. They think it is a moral choice and that abortion is safe.
Abortion violates human rights, it is wrong when it brings a necessary consequence of killing an innocent human life. When human life begins it is the union of the sperm and egg. It creates an individual with a complete genetic code. Since the unborn child has a completely different genetic makeup than the mother, its life should be seen as being separate from the mother. Therefore an unborn child should have a right to have there life protected (Gargaro, 2002).
Over thirty million legal abortions have taken place in the United States since legalization of abortion over twenty seven years ago. This is a matter of life and death to an innocent human being which now have women controlling their own lives and bodies. Some people right away will tell you that abortion is not a matter of life and death. They will argue that a fetus is not a person or human being (Gargaro, 2002).
A three-week old fetus has human rights, but medical research proves that a fetus is living from the moment of conception. It will still be argued that a fetus is not a person but it may...