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Submitted by miley02 on April 20, 2008
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Pros and Cons of Abortion
Abortion is a very controversial subject that has been continually argued over for the past few years and probably many years to come. The main controversy is should abortion be legalized? First before we get into the many sides of abortion we must first define abortion. Abortion is the destruction of the fetus or unborn child while the child is still in the mother’s womb. This can be done by almost anyone from the mother herself to back alley abortions and even to abortions specialized clinics set up for this purpose. There are two sides to this abortion topic the PRO-LIFE which is those who are against abortion altogether and the PRO- CHOICE or those who believe it is the woman’s right to choose if she wants to have an abortion. These two groups offer different solutions to the problem. The pro-life solution is to have the child and basically live with it. They believe abortion is not an answer. The pro-choice view is that abortion is a means of terminating a pregnancy that the mother feels is appropriate. Although abortion is morally and ethically wrong should it be legal for victims of rape or incest who have no other alternative? Or should a woman have the right to kill her innocent child as a form of birth control?
There is no real answer to this controversy; there are two sides to it though. The first is the pro-life group. This group does not believe in the abortion factor. To understand where the pro-lifers stand we must first understand its beliefs and reasons for its beliefs. Then we can discuss what their solution to the abortion topic is.
Pro-lifers believe that rape and incest are very emotional topics.
They often elicit throughout the population feelings of revulsion; people draw back from the issue of rape and incest. People don't know how to handle a person who is in that much pain. There is no quick fix. That is why it is difficult for even pro-life person to come to...
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