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... One of these debates centers on a woman’s right to have and abortion. According to the Webster’s dictionary and abortion is defined as a miscarry, something misshapen or unnatural. An abortion is a procedure in which an embryo or fetus is prohibited from developing by artificial means. ... Also it can equally be stated that abortion is unnatural and a health hazard to women who have undergone the procedure. Whatever the case, abortion should be outlawed because it is immoral and mothers should face the responsibilities of their actions.
Many arguments can be used in order to put an end to abortion or at least in order to establish dialogue. One of the oldest arguments against abortion is the religious standpoint. ... Abortion and its advocates violate this law. ... He goes on to claim that those who favor abortion on demand are the real minority (Bender & Leone, 97). He also claims that the issue of abortion is a moral debate and cannot be settled by numbers. ... This stance claims that we should focus more on moral principals and eradicate the practice of abortion in our society.
The Biblical understanding of life isn’t the only religious argument that opposes abortion and its practice. ... Hinduism claims that the soul enters the embryo at the time of conception and abortion should hence be outlawed except in the case of rape or incest. Buddhism takes a similar stance and claims abortion is “murdering”, yet also states that each case should be individually analyzed. Islam considers abortion as a moral crime and sees life (its start finish) as the jurisdiction of God. Islamic law states that abortion is illegal except in those situations in which the woman’s life is in jeopardy. ...
The critics of the ant-abortion perspective, “pro-choice”, have arguments of their own. ... Other pro-choice arguments have went to claim that abortion isn’t immoral because morality is subjective hence people decide on their own what is moral or immoral. ... Maguire, even religious people can disagree on abortion. One ground for going against religion as an argument against abortion is the fact that the Church is dominated by male influence (bender & Leone, 101). ... This hypocrisy thus discredits the religious argument against abortion.
The counter-criticism, which in turn disproves of abortion claims that advocates of pro-choice are imposing their values on the greater population and not the other way around. ...
The second argument, which opposes abortion, states that abortion shouldn’t be a woman’s personal choice. ... There is a man’s role involved and there is a new life, which under the banner of abortion would be extinguished. ... I would argue that females who have undergone an abortion have infringed on the life of another human being in order to satisfy their own needs.
Approximate Word count = 2319
Approximate Pages = 9.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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