Abortion is Murder.

I'd like to start the round by thanking my opponent for the debate. Things have gotten pretty interesting! I'll go into this round by rebuilding my case against my opponent, and then end attacking his case.My opponent accepts my definitions.Hello everyone, I'd like to call to your attention that my opponent has accepted all of my definitions in my argument and is, therefore, bound to them. My opponent cannot wait until the last round an claim he does not/did not accept, because he clearly is arguing the case.My opponent lies, and is mistaken about Roe v Wade.Roe V Wade established that no state may deny abortions to their residents, and that regulations can only be made at a state level regaring whether or not they'll allow "Elective" abortions in the 3rd trimester. [2] Meaning, they cannot abolish abortion, but they can decide if they want people to have 3rd term abortions outside of medical health reasons. The list of states that allow 3rd term abortions (without health restrictions) are as followed: Alaska Colorado Hawaii Mississippi New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Oregon Vermont West Virginia The above said, I'd like to concede to my opponent the idea that abortions in the 27th week are almost always because of health reasons (whether it be the child's health or the mother's health.) In fact, Dr. Warren Hern, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. (abortion doctor in Boulder, Colorado) specifically states, "Patients coming in for very late abortion - over 26 menstrual weeks' gestation - are almost always seeking services for termination of a desired pregnancy that has developed serious complications." [1] However, that's a completely different claim than, "Third-trimester abortions (after 27 weeks) are only performed in cases of severely deformed fetuses or when the mother's life is in danger," stated by my opponent, which is simply false. Audience members and judges, I'd like to direct your attention at word choice, "almost always." Whether it be 8/10 or 19/20, there is still a presentation of that one abortion (or more) that would meet the criteria of outrageous, therefore murder 2b is to aptly applied to the minority. I never made the claim that is was a majority, just that the ones that happen are outrageous. My opponent has not debated the issue of them being outrageous, he basically concedes. He bypasses it in order to make the false claim that it doesn't exist. The attack on my opponent's case. The problem with my opponents case is simple, he overlooks the fact that the United States is not the only nation in the world with abortion laws. In fact, his debate doesn't apply to Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela, Angola, Benin, Central African Rep.Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Gabon, Guinea- Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mauretania, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Sudan (r), Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Malta, or Vatican City. Abortion is murder in every single one of these places. [3] Where my case gains strength over his, is that no matter where you go an aborted 27 week old is outrageous.In conclusion. "They are not elective, but mandatory to save the mother's life, and yes this justifies abortion," stated by my opponent in his closing argumenst, is false, a lie. His sentence is absolute. The truth, as stated by Dr. Warren Hern, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. (abortion doctor in Boulder, Colorado) is, "Patients coming in for very late abortion - over 26 menstrual weeks' gestation - are almost always seeking services for termination of a desired pregnancy that has developed serious complications." [1] Though there is emphasis that most of the time the abortion is not elective, it is equally true that women still have elective abortions in their third trimester. I anxiously await my opponent's response. [1] http://www.drhern.com... [2] http://realchoice.blogspot.com... [3] http://www.fastcodesign.com...