Why Is Abortion Murder

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Abortion should be illegal because it is murder. Almost 700,000 murders have been committed this year through abortions (http://www.numberofabortions.com/). There are numerous reasons that prove abortion is murder. For instance, people may argue that a fetus is only a bundle of cells within the first trimester. However, this can be disproven based on examples of adults today. Should we kill an adult who needs a pacemaker to make their heartbeat the same way fetuses need their mothers’ hearts? Should we kill someone on life support because they cannot function on their own such as a fetus? The answers are clearly no. Therefore, what makes it ok for us to kill these babies. Additionally, life is commonly defined by sentience or potential sentience.

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