Abortion is wrong

My opponent begins with giving some dictionaries that attempt to disprove my first contention. However, when we look at these dictionaries, we can see that one says it is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy [1], while the other states that it is an operation or other procedure to terminate pregnancy before the fetus is viable[2]. Now unless my opponent can prove that terminating pregnancy doesn't kill the fetus, these definitions are saying the same thing as Merriam Webster's, which states that it is a medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of a fetus [3]. My opponent attempted to say that these definitions prove that abortion is not murder, however they actually mean the same thing, as terminating pregnancy causes the death of a fetus. While the definitions in my opponent's dictionaries may state that abortion isn't murder, abortion is still killing, even if it is legal. Basically my opponent is attempting to state that killing is justified if it is not murder, because murder is illegal, as stated in both of the dictionaries they provided, while abortion is legal in some states. Of course, this does not include abortions that happen where it is illegal, where it would be murder. I will briefly go over where my opponent stated that one of my sources was unreliable, which may be true, as people indeed can make up statistics. However, I will now provide sources that further back up the point of my case where Iv state abortion is the leading cause of death in the U. S. Please note that one of my sources is from 2005, however it is from the CDC, the Center for Disease control and Prevention. meaning it is reliable. To be honest, I am giving my opponent grace here as abortion numbers, while they were bad in 2005, were not as worse as now. It also only refers to black abortions, further lowering the numbers. To be clear the sources I will use to back up the fore mentioned part of my case are sources [4], [5], and [6]. I will admit it was a fault of mine to bring up the hypothetical question regarding historical figures, as it would only bring up arguments involving tons of good and bad historical figures. I think me and my opponent can agree that it would be best for the debate to just throw out that argument, as it would cause unnecessary debating. My opponent also brings up the argument that I have disregarded the emotions and feelings of a woman who has been raped in my first case. However, the only reason I brought up the 1% statistic is because I was arguing that it should not be a major part in today's debate. Of course I regard all peoples feelings, including those women who have been raped. I also believe that my opponent is being very contradictory here, as my opponent is completely disregarding the fetus, who hasn't really been given a chance at life. Finally, my opponent states that the fetus actually has been given a chance to live, which is technically true. However, unless my opponent can show me someone who would like to live in a womb for less than one year and then die, that point is invalid. For these reasons and many more I respectfully ask for a pro ballot in today's debate. Sources: [1] . http://www.oxforddictionaries.com... [2] . http://www.collinsdictionary.com... [3] . http://www.merriam-webster.com... [4]. http://cnsnews.com... [5]. http://home.epix.net... [6]. http://www.freerepublic.com...