Abortion: All Sides Of The Issue
...ne ribs all parallel rows with tiny knobs of spine rounding upwards. A translucent arm and hand swim beside”(716). She goes on to tell of the “enormous potent” form of the fetus that is “humanoid and palm-sized” (717). Clearly this must be a human being and if so, should abortion be viewed as a form of murder. Should abortion be limited? Fifty-one percent of women surveyed by the Center for Advancement of Women believe that it should be limited to extreme cases such as rape, teenage pregnancy, an abnormal fetus, incest or life-threatening illnesses and complications. In doing so, it will cut down the percentage of abortions. Tisdale recognizes that, “she sees women who berate themselves with violent emotions for their Duckworth 2 first and only abortion, and others who return three times, five times, hauling two and three children…” (719). Women are going in to clinics and having abortions like it’s the in thing to do and because of this disadvantage, restrictions are a must Pro-lifers believe that abortions are extremely violent and intense. Also, that every human life is of infinite value, and that violence against human life in any content is wrong. How can we as people go around killing human beings like we do roaches or mice in our homes? It is still violence, no matter how safe it is. “Done as well as it can be, it is still violence-merciful violence, like putting a suffering animal to death” (719). Violence can be looked upon differently from a pro-choice perspective. Ant...