Abortion

First off, it's awesome to be able to debate Bluesteel! He has proven himself time and time again to be a sturdy, well rounded debater. As of the start of this round, it should be mutually understood that this issue is on equal footing of both sides. If by the end of the round, you see no reason to vote for either side; don't vote for either side. I would also ask that any readers/voters would be as tabula rasa as possible, Please vote and make your decisions based on the content of the round; not based on personal opinion of the subject, or personal analysis of the round. So then moving on, I will contend throughout the course of this debate that abortion is morally reprehensible, and the equivalent of murder. While many things cannot, and should not be taken as a given in a debate round; murder is near universally understood to be a bad thing. The warrant for this is inherent, so I won't waste time with it unless my opponent sees it necessary for me to do so. In which case I will prove the warrant in my next speech. Therefore I contend that if I am able to show that abortion (which should be understood as the early termination of a pregnancy) is in fact murder, the vote should go to the Con. = Argument: Abortion is Murder = a. Murder (1)- Again, murder is considered to be universally immoral without a just reason; and even then a majority of the world's civil societies would contend that there is no standard that warrants murder of another person. b. Murder (2)- Murder is the act of of one human being taking the life of another human being. Again, if it can be shown that abortion is murder, then the vote must go to the Con. c. Unique DNA (1)- When a Man's sperm joins with a woman's egg, the product is a completely new form of Human DNA unique to either that of the mother or the Father. Furthermore, although a human fetus starts out as only one cell, that cell is a living human organism. I will further expand upon this argument in points (e.) and (f.) d. Unique DNA (2) Although the Fetus is dependent upon the mother for it's survival until it reaches a certain state of maturity, it is not a part of the Mother's body as it's DNA is not the same as the Mother's DNA. Accordingly a Woman does not have the right to do with the fetus what she wills, as the fetus is not a part of her body. e. Human development (1)- From the moment a woman's egg is fertilized, to the moment the fetus is born, to the moment the infant dies; the person's DNA remains the same. There is no point where their DNA changes, and there is not point where their DNA is developed after conception; instead this unique DNA is created at the point of conception. Knowing this we can safely infer that regardless of development, the child in a woman's womb is in fact a human being. f. Human Development (2)- For a person to attempt justify that abortion is alright so long as the fetus has not yet taken on human form, is the moral equivalent of one claiming that it is permissible to kill an eight year old because their body has not yet fully developed. Or that it is alright to Kill a mentally handicapped person because their brain is not as fully developed as an average person's brain. Regardless of a person's physical or mentally maturity, they are considered a human being so long as they have Human DNA. Meaning that a 1 day old infant is just as much a human being as 100 year old man. And a newly fertilized egg is just as human as myself or my opponent. g. Conclusion: Abortion is Murder- We can thus only logically conclude that the early termination of a pregnancy is murder, as the mother is ending the life of fetus inside her body which has it's own DNA separate from that of the mother. And as I've already established prior, murder is wrong. For all of these reasons I can see no other vote in this debate than for the Con, and I concurrently ask for a Con vote. I now open the floor for my opponent, here's to a fantastic round!