Arguments Against Abortion Research Paper

Think of your brother or sister, or your daughter or son. What if they didn’t exist? What if they were aborted? Well in some cases, to many people around the world, they live without a sibling or child because of abortions. Well, my argument paper is on how abortion should be illegal in the United States. If you don’t know what abortion is, abortion is the ending of pregnancy by removing a fetus or embryo before it can survive outside the uterus. For 2010, 2011 and 2012 the total abortions together was 51,923,070. It is important to know about this topic because little innocent babies are getting killed everyday just because there parents don't want them or can't take care of them. Abortion should be illegal because abortion is murder, abortions

reduce the number of adoptable babies, and abortion may lead to future medical problems for the mother.
Abortion shouldn’t be legal because abortion is murder.

One fact is, “The killing of an innocent human being is wrong, even if that human being has yet to be born. Unborn babies are considered human beings by the US government as well.” (ProCon.org Con 1). As a matter of fact, they also state “The federal unborn union of violence states, "to protect unborn children from assault and murder," states that under federal law, anybody intentionally killing or attempting to kill an unborn child should "be punished... for intentionally killing or attempting to kill a human being." (ProCon.org Con 1). Knowing these two facts, will definitely keep you thinking about how child abortion is murder. Another fact is “It should be noted that under a legal definition of murder, legal abortion would not fit the requirements. In other words, under the law of man instituted by civil government, abortion is not unlawful and would not be defined as murder. However, it should also be noted that the death of an unborn child can be legally counted as murder if there is premeditation” (ProCon.org Con 1). With these three facts about how abortion is murder, I believe that abortion is terrible for the women and for the child. For these reasons I have stated, I firmly think that abortion should be illegal in the United

States.
Abortion reduces the number of adoptable babies. One fact is, “Instead of having the option to abort, women should give their unwanted babies to people who cannot conceive. The percentage of infants given up for adoption in the United States declined from 9% of those born before 1973 to 1% of those born between 1996 and 2002.” (ProCon.org Con 7). Another fact that shows how abortion reduces the amount of adoptable babies is, “As a result of the lack of women putting their children up for adoption, the number of US infant adoptions dropped from about 90,000 in 1971 to 18,000 in 2007. Around 2.6 million American women were trying to adopt children as of 2002, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services.” (ProCon.org Con 7). Since a lot of abortions are happening and more people are wanting to adopt because they can’t produce… instead of abortions why not put him/her up for adoption? One other fact is “Abortions range from hundreds to thousands of dollars, depending on your stage of pregnancy. Conversely, not only is adoption free, but you may also receive living expenses from the adoptive family to help you cover pregnancy-related expenses such as rent, food, utilities, transportation and more.” (American Adoptions 1). Therefore with these three facts, I believe that adoptions come before abortions. For all those people out there that can’t produce or can’t afford all of the hospital bills, want a child. Without them we won't find homes for these kids and without these kids we can't help the people who want children. If you don't want your baby, don't abort it, give it to someone who can take care of it and wants to.
Abortion may lead to future medical problems for the mother. The first fact for this is, “A June 2003 study published by the peer-reviewed International Journal of Epidemiology estimated that about 15% of first-trimester miscarriages are attributed to a prior history of induced abortion, and stated that "Induced abortion by vacuum aspiration is associated with an increased risk of first-trimester miscarriage in the subsequent pregnancy." (ProCon.org Con 16). Another fact that goes along with how abortion could harm the mother is, “A 2013 Chinese study published in the peer-reviewed Indian Journal of Cancer found an association between breast cancer and a history of abortions” (ProCon.org Con 16). The last fact that I have found is, “A Feb. 2014 study published in the peer-reviewed Cancer Causes and Control found that abortion "is significantly associated with an increased risk of breast cancer" and that "the risk of breast cancer increases as the number of abortions increases." (ProCon.org Con 16). In Conclusion, to how abortion may lead to future medical problems for the mother, I strongly advise that if you are thinking about having an abortion, think again.