Abortion is Immoral

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Abortion is Immoral

" If you wish to uphold basic human justice, you must do so for everyone- not just selectively for the people that your side, your culture, your nation designates as OK."

Edward Said

The basic beliefs of Pro-life defendants

Human rights for human beings:

Pro-lifers believe that human beings have right since they are alive. Medical research proves that the fetus is a living organism from the moment of conception (Gargaro). During conception, a sperm with 23 chromosomes joins an egg with 23 chromosomes, forming a 46-chromosome cell with all the genetic code (DNA) for a distinct human being. Without sperms or eggs, it would be impossible for the human population to reproduce. Whatever is human, must be human from the beginning, the only factor that impedes a fetus to grow is nutrition.

The terms embryos and fetus refer to a stage of development, just as infant, toddler and adolescent do. Fetus is a Latin term, which means "young one" or "little one". An individual's stage of development has nothing to do with their worth as human beings. (Pro-life Action)

The baby is not part of the mother's body

Although fetuses are dependant on their mother for nutrition, they are not part of their body, and therefore mothers do not have the right to terminate a life that is not theirs. For example, the blood supply for a baby is different from that of the mother's. Otherwise it would be impossible for the fetuses to have different kinds of blood and genetic code from their mother's.

They carry a different genetic code from their mother that determines their shoe size, fingerprints, hair and eye color, and several other features.

The fetus is only residing on the mother's womb for a few mo...

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...lso change their point of view towards pregnancy, seeing it as something natural and being more acceptable for teenagers and women to be pregnant.

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Works Cited

Heartbeat. E. Lenowski. Vol 3, No 4, December 1980

Left out: A Have for Progressive Pro-Lifers. Roth, Jen. 9 Jan, 2001. 25 Feb 2001. http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~j-roth/leftout/index.html

Pro-woman, Pro-life: Stop Abortion, Choose Life. Gangaro, Carolyn C. Feb 2001. 25 Feb 2001 http://www.gargaro.com/noabort.html.

Symptoms of Post Abortion Syndrome. Pro-life America. Dec. 1997. http://www.prolife.com/

What People Think. March, 1999. Abortion Info Net. 25 Feb. 2001. http://www.abortioninfo.net/facts/index.html

Why Should You Choose to be Pro-life? 1997. Pro-life Action League. 25 Feb. 2001. http://www.prolifeaction.org/

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