-the expulsion of the human ovum occurring

during the first three months of pregnancy, and

occurring from any cause whatsoever, is called
abortion. In the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh
months — i.e., from the formation of the placenta
to the period of viability — the occurrence is
called immature delivery, or miscarriage, and a
delivery occurring from the twenty-eighth week
(the earliest period of viability) to the thirty-
eighth week is called premature.
In the history of abortion, induced abortion has
been the source of considerable debate,
controversy, and activism. An individual's
position on the complex ethical, moral,
philosophical, biological, and legal issues is
often related to his or her value system. The
main positions are the pro-choice position,
which argues in favor of access to abortion,
and the pro-life position, which argues against
access to abortion.
Induced abortion

A pregnancy can be
intentionally aborted in many ways.
The manner selected depends chiefly
upon the gestational age of the
embryo or fetus, which increases in
size as it ages. Specific procedures
may also be selected due to legality,
regional availability, and doctor-
patient preference.
An abortion is medically referred to as
therapeutic when it is performed to:

•save the life of the pregnant woman;

•preserve the woman's physical or mental
health;
•terminate pregnancy that would result in a
child born with a congenital disorder that
would be fatal or associated with significant
morbidity; or
•selectively reduce the number of fetuses to
lessen health risks associated with multiple
pregnancy.
1. Nearly all abortions take place in 1. Since life begins at
the first trimester, when a fetus conception, abortion is akin
cannot exist independent of the
mother. As it is attached by the
to murder as it is the act of
placenta and umbilical cord, its taking human life. Abortion
health is dependent on her is in direct defiance of the
health, and cannot be regarded commonly accepted idea of
as a separate entity as it cannot the sanctity of human life
exist outside her womb.
2. The concept of personhood is
2. No civilized society permits
different from the concept of one human to intentionally
human life. Human life occurs at harm or take the life of
conception, but fertilized eggs another human without
used for in vitro fertilization are punishment, and abortion is
also human lives and those not
implanted are routinely thrown
no different.
away. Is this murder, and if not,
then how is abortion murder?
3. Adoption is not an alternative to 3. Adoption is a viable
abortion, because it remains the alternative to abortion and
woman's choice whether or not to
give her child up for adoption.
accomplishes the same
Statistics show that very few result. And with 1.5 million
women who give birth choose to American families wanting
give up their babies - less than 3% to adopt a child, there is no
of white unmarried women and such thing as an unwanted
less than 2% of black unmarried
women.
child.
Abortion is a safe medical procedure. 4. An abortion can result in
4. The vast majority of women - medical complications later
88% - who have an abortion do so in life; the risk of ectopic
in their first trimester. Medical pregnancies doubles, and
abortions have less than 0.5% risk
of serious complications and do
the chance of a miscarriage
not affect a woman's health or and pelvic inflammatory
future ability to become pregnant disease also increases.
or give birth.
5.In the case of rape or incest, 5. In the instance of rape and
forcing a woman made pregnant incest, proper medical care
by this violent act would cause
further psychological harm to the
can ensure that a woman
victim. Often a woman is too will not get pregnant.
afraid to speak up or is unaware Abortion punishes the
she is pregnant, thus the morning unborn child who committed
after pill is ineffective in these no crime; instead, it is the
situations.
6. Abortion is not used as a form of
perpetrator who should be
contraception. Pregnancy can punished.
occur even with responsible 6. Abortion should not be used
contraceptive use. Only 8% of as another form of
women who have abortions do not contraception.
use any form of birth control, and
that is due more to individual
carelessness than to the
availability of abortion.
7. The ability of a woman to have 7. For women who demand
control of her body is critical to complete control of their
civil rights. Take away her
reproductive choice and you step
body, control should include
onto a slippery slope. If the preventing the risk of
government can force a woman to unwanted pregnancy
continue a pregnancy, what about through the responsible use
forcing a woman to use of contraception or, if that
contraception or undergo
sterilization?
is not possible, through
8. Taxpayer dollars are used to abstinence.
enable poor women to access the 8. Many Americans who pay
same medical services as rich taxes are opposed to
women, and abortion is one of abortion, therefore it's
these services. Funding abortion is
no different from funding a war in
morally wrong to use tax
the Mideast. For those who are dollars to fund abortion.
opposed, the place to express
outrage is in the voting booth.
9. Teenagers who become 9. Those who choose abortions
mothers have grim prospects are often minors or young
for the future. They are women with insufficient life
much more likely to leave of experience to understand
school; receive inadequate fully what they are doing.
prenatal care; rely on public Many have lifelong regrets
assistance to raise a child; afterwards.
develop health problems; or 10. Abortion frequently causes
end up divorced. intense psychological pain
10. Like any other difficult and stress.
situation, abortion creates
stress. Yet the American
Psychological Association
found that stress was
greatest prior to an
abortion, and that there was
 The “pro – choice” world defends abortion by
claiming that an embryo is no more a child than an
acorn is an oak.
 The “pro – life” says that since life begins at
conception, abortion is akin to murder as it is the act of
taking human life. Abortion is in direct defiance of the
commonly accepted idea of the sanctity of human life.
Cause and Effect of abortion

The Aftermath of an Abortion, to have

abortion or not is a very difficult choice to make.
The final choice comes from religious and ethical
beliefs. However, to have an abortion means to
participate in a horrendous crime against humanity,
God, and oneself. Abortion can also have deleterious
effects on the mother’s health and well being. Many
of the couples, mainly the mothers, that have an
abortion tend to go into a state of depression known
as Post-abortion syndrome.
Conclusion

Since so many people today have

ceased to look on abortion as a calamity
at all times, and as a moral monstrosity in
its criminal aspect, they should be
deterred from committing it by the fear
of physical consequences, if they are not
moved by the love of morality and
righteousness.