Abortion Is Against Human Values

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This paper argues that abortion is tantamount to murder. The paper makes the claim that opponents of abortion oppose it on the grounds of humanitarianism and an appreciation for the value of human life. The paper also argues conversely, that those who support a woman's right to choose, are mentally ill and that making that a decision to not carry a pregnancy to term is no different from choosing to murder someone. The paper then discusses how some doctors refuse to perform abortions based on religious reasons. The paper concludes by arguing that abortion is wrong from a religious a standpoint.

From the Paper:

"Evolutionary psychologists inform us that human beings engage in the act of sexual intercourse in order to procreate. If all mothers were to abort their unborn babies, human life as we know it would soon end. Seeing that most mothers around the world do not abort their unborn babies, it is clear that abortion is not a fad to be accepted by all. Rather, most people continue to want to reproduce. Interestingly, even the poorest people of the world are giving birth to babies day after day, despite the fact that they do not possess the resources to promise a good life to their offspring. Perhaps, therefore, it is also part of human nature to believe that God or Nature (depending on our individual beliefs) would take care of children, and everybody would definitely be provided for. After all, a poor person may also live to be eighty, ninety or one hundred years of age."

Sample of Sources Used:

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