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The coexistence of opposite and conflicting feelings about
abortion is centuries old. ... In the past few decades abortion issues have been brought into sharper focus and have been vigorously debated. ... Since the late 1960s abortion has been shifting from a predominantly illegitimate status toward a more legitimate one. Several cases have been fought for the right to choose. ... Connecticut upheld the right to privacy and ended the ban on birth control. Eight years later, the Supreme Court ruled the right to privacy-included abortions. ... Wade Supreme Court stated that it is the womens right to have an abortion if she so chooses. In Jan 1988 the abortion section of the Criminal Code of Canada was struck down in Morgentaler’s decision. Most arguments against granting women the right to abortion are based on religious and moral prohibitions, defending the sanctity of human life. Opponents of abortion rely on the premise that the fetus is a human being, a person from the moment of conception. ... However, they spend so much time establishing that the fetus is a person and therefore has a right to live that they forget about mother’s rights or simply ignore her existence.
The word "murder" is often used by pro-lifers to describe abortion. ...
My personal belief is that each woman should have a right to decide whether she wants to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. For reasons of womens right to self-determination, protection of their health, adequate care of children which are born and in order to prevent child abuse and mental disease, easy access to abortion is a must. ... In these situations abortion is often the only way that prevents the birth of an unwanted child or save a mothers life. ... ” Many teenagers cannot provide the right conditions for raising a child for they are children themselves. ...
The issue of rape has to be considered when we discuss the importance for women of having a right to safe and legal abortion. ... Catholic church and conservative pro-lifers use the same "murder argument" to not allow a woman to have an abortion in case of rape. ...
Most people now agree that if the mothers life is in danger abortion is acceptable. ...
There are many other situations in which abortion can be morally justified.
Approximate Word count = 1884
Approximate Pages = 7.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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