Abortion

Allow me to start by saying that you have given absolutely no sources. Thus, all of your arguments are technically illegitimate. I will rebut your arguments nevertheless, but I want to see sources for all arguments so far in the next round. Otherwise, your arguments should not count. 1. Your first argument is based on the law. Since my stance is that the law should be changed, this argument doesn't work. I think that being pregnant does not give you the right to kill your child. Just because the law says otherwise does not mean it's right. 2. If abortion is illegal, people shouldn't be getting illegal abortions. If you do something illegal and die, that's your problem. 3. So? Many religions believe that abortion is murder, and there's no reason they can't. Even many atheists believe this. And who said religion shouldn't be the base of law? This argument doesn't make sense since many things religions are against, such as murder, rape, and theft, are crimes. A lot of the law is based on religion, even if most people think of those laws as natural. Remember back when slavery was legal? Many religions were against it, but today we naturally accept slavery as being wrong. Most importantly, this argument has nothing to do with why abortion should be legal. 4. First of all, the safety of abortion has nothing to do with whether or not killing the fetus is okay. Second, you have no sources. Third, both 1 in 100,000 and 13 in 100,000 are extremely insignificant. The difference is very small; your chances of dying either way are almost zero. Plus, you shouldn't decide on a matter of life and death just because you might be one of those 13 in 100,000 women. Either way, your chances of death aren't likely. 5. Sentenced to... life? What the... Being alive is ALWAYS better than being dead. Even if the child is handicapped, that's no reason to kill it. So what if he has a mental handicap? The child can still enjoy life. Some things might be difficult for them, but it is certainly better than being dead. We make all kinds of machines, features, and special opportunities to make things easier for the handicapped. But according to your logic, we should just put them out of their misery and kill them off. By the way, why do you get to decide whether it's "right" to sentence someone to life? In that case, I say it is not right to have an abortion. I win. 6. How in the world can you link birth to crime and use it as an excuse for abortion? Until you can explain how birth is related to crime, let's move on. 7. If having children is an important lifetime decision that requires responsible consideration, preparation, and planning, why weren't they more responsible? If you don't want a baby, don't have sex. Or at least wear a condom. If abortion was made illegal, they would figure this out, thus making them more responsible parents. With abortion illegal, the percentage of unwanted pregnancies would lower significantly since the parents know they can't get an abortion. Now for my own arguments. For organization, I'm going to number my arguments eight onward. 8. Abortion is murder This is of course the strongest reason why it should be illegal. The definition of murder is "The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice." http://www.thefreedictionary.com... In this case, the human responsible for the killing is both the mother and the doctor, and anyone else involved. The human being killed is the fetus or embryo. For this argument, you must understand that fetuses are counted as humans. It is a stage of human life, just as babies, teenagers, and elderly people are at different stages of human life. It doesn't make sense for them to not count as humans just because they're not out of the uterus yet. 9. There are other options. If you've ever listened to or been in an abortion debate, I'm sure you've heard this argument. There are alternatives to abortion, most notably adoption. Many pro life organizations are willing to help women through pregnancy and give the baby to another couple immediately after birth to prevent abortion. This is a much more humane option since you are not killing the baby, who can then live happily with another family. Please, do not rebut this with your "birth is more dangerous than abortion" argument. Your chances of dying either way are extremely slim, and it is unimportant overall. It is also important to be responsible beforehand. Especially if you're a minor, you should recognize the consequences of having sex, and be responsible about it. 10. What if you were aborted? If you were aborted, you would never have had a chance to exist. How would you feel about your mother deciding to kill you? How is abortion okay when you may very well have been aborted yourself? 11. The mother should not be in control of the baby's life Over in ancient Greece, the father of the family had the power of life and death over his children, no reason required. This is still legal today; the only difference is that it's the mother in control, and the child has to be inside the womb. When pro abortion people speak of this, they talk about "women's rights" and about how women have a right to their body. However, abortion isn't about the mother's body. It's about the child's. The child has a right to his body too. The mother has no right to kill it just because she's connected to it. Her body is one thing; the child's body is another. 12. Late term abortion I'm not going to put this here, but search "late term abortion" on Google Images. Take a look at the procedure diagrams and bloody bodies. I think this alone is more than enough to say that late term abortion is most certainly murder, if not all types of abortion. 13. We seem to have this pattern of disregarding types of humans... Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, America allowed the slavery of Africans. Eventually, after hundreds of years, it was abolished, and black people were considered humans. Later, a man named Alolf convinced many people certain types of humans, such as Jews, should be put out of their misery. Nowadays, most Germans agree that Jews are just as human as they are. Next, America made abortion legal, disregarding the lives of unborn babies, and then euthanasia. Eventually, we should overcome this as well. My point is, abortion is yet another beat of a pattern in which humans disregard a type of human life. After abortion is made illegal again, something else will probably come up. All types of human discrimination have eventually been considered wrong, and the same thing will happen with abortion. That's all I have to say for now. I look forward to my opponent's arguments.