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Abortion: Politically Correct – Morally Incorrect
Abortion is the termination of pregnancy before birth, resulting in, or accompanied by the death of the fetus. ("Abortion," Encarta 98). ... Wade, dramatically changed the legal landscape of American abortion law. The result of the ruling required abortion to be legal for any woman; regardless of her age and for any reason during the first seven months of pregnancy, and for almost any reason after that. ("Status of Abortion in America"). ... Wade case, Roe (Norma McCorvey), had claimed she was gang raped and attempted to have an abortion in Texas. ... The moral issue of abortion—whether or not it is murder—has been debated since it was legalized in 1973. ... More than two decades since the Supreme Court first upheld a woman’s right to abortion, the debate over the morality and legality of induced abortion continues in the United States. ("Abortion," Encarta 98). Abortion is one of the most divisive and emotional issues facing United States policy makers today. ("Economics of Abortion"). ... Wade decision and the right to have an abortion are called "pro-choice. ... According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, "Forty-nine percent of pregnancies among American women are unintended; one half of these are terminated by abortion. ... However, when abortion is largely illegal and must be performed secretly, it is often unsafe. ... ("Economics of Abortion"). Those in favor of the pro-choice argument believe that the legalization of abortion led to dramatic decreases in pregnancy-related injury and death. ...
People who are opposed to abortion and the right to have an abortion are called "pro-life." People who are pro-life believe that abortion is the murder of an unborn child. ... Many people also argue that abortion is an unsafe alternative. Some of the risks of abortion include intense pain, sterility, bleeding, perforation of the uterus, laceration of the cervix, peritonitis (abdominal infection), shock/coma, increased risk of breast cancer, maternal death, miscarriages, and ectopic (tubal) pregnancies. ("Potential Effects of Abortion"). ...
Abortion goes against God’s laws and human principles. ... Supreme Court ruled that abortion should be legal in 1973’s Roe v. ... Norma McCorvey (Roe) had claimed she was gang raped in order to gain sympathy for her attempt to have an abortion in Texas. ... If the court case that legalized abortion was based on a lie, shouldn’t the decision be reconsidered? Norma McCorvey has given birth three times and has never had an abortion. ... If the person that was the reason for making abortion legal in this country lied about her reason to get an abortion, and then, after it was legalized, never received an abortion, shouldn’t we realize that something is wrong with abortion? ... This decision dismisses the fact that abortion is not only a medical procedure performed on a woman; it involves a "well-proportioned, small scale baby. ...
Abortion is allowed until birth if one licensed physician believes it is necessary to protect the mother’s health. ... In "Dialogue on Abortion," Dr. ... The argument that abortion is sometimes necessary for the mother’s health is ridiculous. ... Dobson also writes in "Dialogue on Abortion" that "the United States is a pluralistic society wherein no one has the right to impose his religious beliefs on another person… It is also a country where no one is granted the right to deprive the weaker individual of life and religious belief, but the violation of a moral principle that is basic in every culture in the world: Thou shalt not kill! ...
Abortion is murdering an unborn child. Every third baby in this country dies from abortion. ... Many people believe that abortion should be legal in instances of rape and incest. ... The ‘choice’ argument for abortion on demand also ignores the fact that a child in the womb is a separate individual with its own inalienable rights. ... Abortion advocates sometimes say the fetus is not like other individuals because it is totally dependent on another to survive, but that is true even after it is born. ... Abortion breaks one of the simplest, moral standards: "You shall not murder.
Approximate Word count = 3361
Approximate Pages = 13.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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