Abortion: Both Sides of the Issue

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This paper considers the two sides of the abortion debate. The first section deals with the issue from the individual woman's perspective or the pro-choice perspective. The next section deals with the rights of the fetus, or the pro-life view. The paper also includes a brief review of current literature relating to this controversy. After a cursory look at both sides of the argument it is clear that the two groups cannot be easily reconciled because their arguments stem from radically different beliefs. It is impossible to say that one is right and one is wrong, but it is helpful to understand why there is so much passion on both sides.

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"The argument, from both sides, also begins to take on medical and ethical issues. At what point is it that the fetus actually is a human being? According to some, it is at the point of conception. Others would believe that it is after a certain period of gestation, anywhere from one to six months. Still others believe that it is at the point where the fetus could survive on its own outside of the womb; but with modern technology, that point is becoming sooner. Premature infants' survival rates are increasing each year. This argument is more and more difficult to define, and it really depends upon the beliefs of each individual, rather than upon the "facts." "

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