Pro-Life And Pro Choice: The Pros And Cons Of Abortion

As to any argument, there are two opposing sides when it comes to the matter of abortions. These two opposers usually refer to themselves as “pro-life” and “pro choice”. Pro-life supporters maintain that abortion is wrong and pro-choice believe that it is a woman’s freedom to choose her pregnancy decisions. When it comes to the topic of abortions, most of us will readily agree that it’s a woman’s choice to decide what her reproductive decisions are, i.e. pro-choice. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is in the question of whether or not abortion is a fundamental right granted to women by the Constitution. Whereas some are convinced that a fetus is considered alive at conception, usually citing the word of God, others maintain that

In the same way, I recognize that opposers of abortion argue that unborn babies are given those same unalienable rights. Although I agree with Sivaya Subramuniyaswami up to a point, I cannot accept her overall conclusion that aborting an unborn baby is the equivalent to killing that baby’s parents. I would argue that a fetus is considered lively upon birth, when a baby can survive outside the womb on its own when not dependant on the mother for life. I do agree that abortion defies the word of God, however I do not believe that the religions of others should be implemented onto other people. There is an invisible line that separates church and state, as it should be considering that not every person in the U.S. practices the same religion. Yet, there isn’t a solid line that dictates the morality of laws. Therefore, laws cannot be forced upon a person based solely on the fact that it defies the religion of a totally different person. Favoring a religion over others by passing a law because it goes against that religion is prohibited by the Constitution solely for the reason to keep people’s free religion amendment protected. At the end of the day, the rights of the U.S. people is what needs to be protected, not the religion of others and protecting their