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Quote by: Harpist4u Over many years abortion has been a hot topic of debate. In the case of teenagers receiving abortions, it is even a hotter topic. The use of abortions in teenagers is just like another type of birth control. In 2000 there were 9,826,251 teenage girls (15-19) in the United States. From ages 15-19 there were 235,470 abortions in 2000. ( http://guttmacher.com/sections/abortion.html). Although this is not 2000 it does let you get the picture of teenage abortions. The issue of abortions will probably never be settled. It has been faught over since the Egyptians ruled and it is still an issue. This proves to me that it will never be settled. Why is it, humans may be able to decide if we should kill a child before it is even born. For a baby can stand up, kick, yawn, suck its thumb, and other movements while in the mothers whomb. So wouldn't that mean that that baby is a human and abortions would be considered murder? When does a baby get its rights; before or after birth? |
Just to start off an unborn child cannot stand up in the mothers womb, that assumption leads into the fallacy that an unborn child can hold it's weight (in which you say stand up). I don't know where you got that notion or where you read it.
Secondly, I would say when the imbilucal cord is cut, the magical wand of congress bestows rights onto a child. No, but really, no body can say when any one has any rights. You think we have freedom of speech, guess again. But with the abortion issue, the subject IMO is dead. I agree with abortion before 12 weeks, anything after, set up for adoption if you havn't already grown attached to your child. Be it as it may, everything boils down to the right to choose, which can never be taken away from the person making the choice. And the choice of when, how, where, and who will do the deed will always be left to the woman, period.