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... Seeking a Common Ground 3
Abortion in the USA is legal until the day of birth. ... Menstrual extraction is a suction abortion done very early. ... The cervix is dilated before the abortion. ...
Other types of abortion used in mid and late pregnancy are the prostaglandin abortion and the dilation and extraction. ...
All these methods of abortion are very traumatic for the mother, both psychologically and physically. New methods now allow abortion in the very late months of pregnancy, which makes the abortion even more difficult to cope with. ... CENTRAL ARGUMENTS
The issue of abortion is based on two ethic considerations :
„³ The moral status of the fetus
„³ The rights of the pregnant woman
However an important distinction should be made around two questions:
¡V Is abortion morally wrong?
¡V Should abortion be illegal? ...
The main arguments concerning abortion can be represented by pro-choice and pro-life partisans¡¦ beliefs. ...
- Abortion should be kept legal (especially in case of rape or incest pregnancies)
- Women will go to back-alley abortion clinics if abortion is outlawed
- We are overpopulating the planet
Pro-choice advocates appear to be more committed than their counterparts to transforming societies and investing resources in ways that would minimize the necessity of abortions. ...
- Abortion is Civil Rights issue
- The Roe v. Wade decision, legalizing abortion on demand in America, was one of the most important and devastating Supreme court decisions
- A constitutional amendment should be passed that gives equal protection to all living humans, including the unborn
- Rape and incest are horrible crimes that should be punished, but a child conceived from either shouldn¡¦t be killed
- The government shouldn¡¦t fund abortions
- The Bible backs up pro-life views on abortion
II. ...
The abortion debate is not an argument about when human life begins (presumably at conception) but when personal life begins ; that is the human life which merits ¡§the value, rights, and protection due to the human person as such¡¨ - Frederick Jaffe, philosopher. ... THE RIGHTS OF THE PREGNANT WOMAN
The major argument of women in favor of the free choice and right to abortion is their rights as pregnant women. ... The father should be taken in consideration in the ethical dilemma of abortion. ... Considering this, should the father have a systematic right, opinion, or even agreement to give in the case of abortion?
This last point supports the feminist concerns about abortion. ... Those special cases might be important to consider in evaluating the abortion dilemma. ...
In conclusion, one should be aware of the ¡§underground market¡¨ that could be created by making abortion illegal. Feminists believe there will always be women wanting to abort, and those might do it in unsafe conditions if abortion is not legal. They consider the danger that could be caused by the illegality of abortion is a sufficient argument in favor of making abortion legal.
Approximate Word count = 2270
Approximate Pages = 9.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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