An abortion is the deliberate act of terminating a
pregnancy, usually before the embryo or fetus can survive independently. Only one person, the woman in question, has the right to decide whether, when, and under what circumstances, should she have an abortion. A few reasons why women choose to have an abortion are that they might be mentally unstable, or they might have a physical or medical condition, they want to end an unwanted pregnancy, they may not have the financial needs to care for a child, or in some cases, their pregnancy was resulted by a sexual assault or incest. A new Ispos poll shows that 45% of Canadians agree abortions should be permitted under certain circumstances, and 6% agree that abortions should not be permitted under any circumstances. 49% of Canadians agree that it is the mothers choice, as it is her body and the baby is dependent on the mother. By controlling a womens reproductive rights, you are in fact, taking away her civil rights. Pregnancy poses substantial risks to the health and lives of women. Researchers from the San Francisco-based Advancing New Standards in Public Health discovered that 97% of women who have had an abortion, do not regret it. As for the women who were denied abortions, they were more likely to become unemployed, to use public welfare, to be below the poverty line, and 7% became victims of domestic violence, compared to the 3% who received an abortion. Women who are prone to domestic violence, are likely to jeopardize their safety and health by self-inducing or seeking a dangerous illegal procedure. Unsafe abortions are common in many countries, including El Salvador, Iran, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Rebuttal
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Points Abortion is The concept of personhood is completely different murder than the concept of human life. Anti-abortion activists refer to the embryos as innocent babies, unborn children, or undeveloped humans. Their target is to make people believe that abortion is murder. Despite what people may consider embryos, the facts behind abortion should not change, along with your opinions. There is a major difference between an embryo, and a fetus. A fertilized egg does not have a nervous system, which means that they do not have consciousness. The nervous system begins to develop later in the pregnancy, therefore no consciousness is being destroyed. According to the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, based on 110,104 reported abortions, an estimation of 90.6% were done in the first trimester. In many medical procedures, embryos that are so called people are often discarded during IVF treatments or PGD. Statistics show that 3.5 million embryos have been created since 1991, but 93% are never used. Is this murder? If not, then how is abortion murder?
In conclusion, my partner and I believe that the mother,
has the right to decide the future of the fetus, and not the government. Therefore, we are pro-choice supporters. The government does not have the right to take away the mothers reproductive or civil rights. We strongly believe that an abortion can help change the life of the mother, so she has a better future. With that being said, we hope you, the judges, take our side on this very important concept.
Sarah Hardy, Caroline Wiedmer (Eds.) - Motherhood and Space - Configurations of The Maternal Through Politics, Home, and The Body-Palgrave Macmillan US (2005)