The Stand Against Abortion

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This paper presents arguments against a woman's right to decide if she should have an abortion. The author argues that the idea of "pro-choice", or the woman's "freedom to choose" what to do with her body is morally perverted and wrong.

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"There are many arguments about the issue, and that means that "sides" tend to be chosen and viewpoints magnified. Those who are pro-abortion will say that abortion is "impossible to eliminate. If abortion is made illegal, illegal clinics will spring up all over, many with unsanitary facilities, and poor treatment; women, we are told, will die" . Of course, what pro-abortionists are NOT saying is that, as a result of an abortion fetuses will die. Perhaps what the real argument has turned out to be is neither medical or psychological, religious or moral, but political. "The abortion issue has put policymakers and citizens in myriad political and personal dilemmas because many people view abortion issue in moral or religious terms; others view it s a matter of personal liberty. Thus, to compromise concerning abortion goes against many individuals' firmly held religious, moral, or ideological beliefs" . However as O'Connor (1996) points out, the national debate and the anger of the opponents did not really surface until after the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision in 1973."

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