Abortion

Thank you Con for your addition to the debate. Good luck. *************My opponent states: "The dictionary definition says: "cause something living to die. " . http://www.bing.com...... Therefore, when you commit abortion you are killing a living human being. "The definition of "kill" has no relevance is this debate because it does not imply that the cause of the death was without justification, or illegal. Therefore when you say "you are killing a living human being. ", you imply that the cause was not murder. For further explanation, I could say: "The criminal was killed for his unlawful actions. ", but that does not mean it was illegal. The same concept can be applied to an abortion. Which brings me to my next point. "But that brings us to the other point of your argument. That the fetus is not yet human. "Here Con wrongfully states that I claimed the fetus is not yet human, which I never said. I had said that before the conclusion of the 1st Trimester, the fetus is not yet alive. Because of this fact, the abortion cannot be considered murder, as I had proved in my previous argument. Refer back to it if needed. "At the first trimester you can hear the baby's' heart rate. The baby's skin has developed. The baby's face is developed with a recognizable chin and ears"Please be specific. I cannot tell whether or not you mean the beginning or conclusion of the 1st Trimester. Either way I'll respond to both. If you were referring to the beginning: Your source (. http://www.pregnancy-weekbyweek.info...) explains what's happening during the 12th week of a pregnancy (which is very near the end of the 1st Trimester). As you explain it, the baby has developed skin (which is false according to your source), as well as facial features and you can easily hear a heart beat. However, you are not proving that the fact that the fetus would be alive before this point, and you have yet to do so. If you were referring to the conclusion: If you were referring to this point in the pregnancy, you would not be supporting your argument in any way for you would be supporting mine. "Your whole argument falls on its face IF I can prove that the fetus is human. "Again, my argument does not depend on whether or not the fetus is human. Instead of telling you, I'll let you figure out what you need to prove to make my argument "fall on its face". Knowing that you completely misinterpreted my argument, I cannot respond in any way to the rest of your rebuttal. Rape. http://www.merriam-webster.com.... I want to touch base with one of the more hot topics of abortion. If you clicked on the link I provided you saw: "unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent" (long I know). Some key word/phrases I'd like to point out: "forcibly", "against the will of a female", and "sexual intercourse". If a woman is raped she would definitely run the risk of an unwanted pregnancy. If she does prove positive in a pregnancy test, do you honestly believe that she shouldn't have the right to abort it? Should she go through all the necessities of caring for a fetus? Should she be held responsible for raising the child? If your answer to any of these questions are yes, I would love to hear why you think that is so. *************Con, please take the time to re-read my argument to get a better understanding of the difference between if the fetus is human or alive.