Abortion is moraly necessary

==>Rebuttals[--Right to abortion?--]It is a right to control your body, as long as the act does not infringe on other peoples lives. This is why things like murder, for example, are not allowed. Even though its your choice, and your body (thoughts) that you control, the state ought to discourage behavior that infringes other peoples rights. Pro-Abortion advocates usually argue that a preborn fetus does not count as a human being and is part of the woman's body, like an organ. Biology, however, refutes this view. Biology holds that a fetus and the woman are two different entities, and there are many biologic differences between the fetus and the woman. And at conception the child and the mother are not even connected. Even after the child is implanted, he/she is isolated in his/her amniotic sac. It only makes contact, actual connection, with the umbilical cord which feeds the child. But does this connection mean they are one being? Some twins bodies are even more conjoined, like Siamese twins. Although they have the same DNA, are essentially connected and cannot separate, they are considered two different human beings. So they they are one theory is bogus. Another theory is that women have property rights therefore have the right to kill the child through abortion. Though this theory is problematic as well. So as a fetus is an individual, I want you to remember that for me. Now if the fetus was ones property, in this case the mothers, then birth would not change its property status. Many counter that the fetus is in her property. But does being on ones property make you part of the property? Further the fetus, as proven earlier, is an individual. So it cannot be considered part of the property that way. Other people argue it is "her body", and the fetus depends on it for everything. But new borns are dependent on its mother too. It needs her mild, her care, her shelter, and her ind as it cannot think for itself. Her transportation, crawling is inefficient, and essentially everything from the mother. Does this mean mothers should have the right to kill her babies willfully because it relies on her? How about if the fetus is moved to artificial wombs? Does it become a person because it changed its carrier? A fetus is a rational human being at another stage of development. And any way you look at it, there is no rational reason to believe abortion is a human right [1]. [--My case--]Although the resolution reads morals, my opponent has argued legality, therefore I will ague along the same path. [--A fetus is a human--]Any new life begins at conception, and that is a irrefutable fact presented by biology. Planned Parenthood even agrees with this sentiment, planned parenthood noted: "I think we have deluded ourselves into believing that people don't know that abortion is killing. So any pretense that abortion is not killing is a signal of our ambivalence, a signal that we cannot say yes, it kills a fetus."[2]With the nations top abortion providers agreeing that abortion KILLS a fetus, this should be an eyeopener. But a good reader notes killing a fetus is not inherintley bad, unless the fetus qualifies as human life. So this statement proves little, though ends the discussion on if abortion kills something. So the real question: when does life begin? This quote sums it up nicely:"Each of us begins his or her existence at conception with only one cell. This cell is special: All that which we will become later is essentially there; for this cell has the fundamental internal capacity to differentiate itself into the various organs of the human body. Even at conception, we were male or female human beings. Our hearts began to beat by the third week. Just seven weeks after conception, cell differentiation produced an integrated system of tissues and organs: blood, brain, and so on. By the end of the eighth week, all our body systems were present. As we grew in the womb, we responded to pain, cold, taste, light, and sound."[1]The potential for being a human exists. It is already a rational being, but at a different level of development. Saying development is a key factor in someones life is like saying mentally disabled new borns are of less moral worth then normal fully grown human beings. This is simply illogical. I would also like to note most abortions happen in the 8-12th week of pregnancy, 6 weeks AFTER the heart has begun to beat [3].As we can see, abortion should be treated as murder. [--Babies feel pain--]There are many observations that prove this point. As states most abortions happen in 8-11/12 weeks of pregnancy. And it is a fact that all late term abortions a fetus feels pain [4]. The scientific controversy, however, is when doctors claim fetuses feel pan as early as eight weeks (when most abortions occur). Here are the observations which prove fetuses feel pain at eight weeks:1. The structureWhat is needed to feel pain is actually not that much. A functioning hypothalamus... check. A sensory nerve so it can transmit signals to the hypothalamus... check. And motor nerves to get the data from the sensory nerve and shoot it to the hypothalamus... check [5]. Based on the structure it makes sense fetuses could feel pain. 2. The reaction The reaction is the key factor in this. When you poke a baby and it feels pain, it retracts the poked area and opens its mouth to cry. A fetus, when you poke it and it hurts, it retracts its hand and opens its mouth to [silently] cry. *:(* Also when you are in pain the heart rate temporarily increases. This same reaction occurs amongst fetuses [5]. This picture illustrates the point: Source: See footnote 5. 3. Brain receptors You can accuratly measure pain from the neuro receptors. When certian charges are discharged it means the nerve are saying "it HURTS!!". When a fetus is poked by a needle, these charges are emited meaning it is likely fetuses have some concption of pain. 4. How abortion is done Here is how abortion is done. http://www.debate.org...That would be extremely painful, like someone ripping off your leg. This right here, even if a fetus does not feel pain, is disturbing. But the pain part makes it even worse. Basically he is chopped up by scissors and pulled out of the vagina. Also the head is crushed then yanked out. D: :(>:O--> Pro-life :)5. What the science saysMy hero said this:"When the lives of the unborn are snuffed out, they often feel pain, pain that is long and agonizing." -- REAGAN!!!And this caused many people to think he knew nothing about science. But the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology agreed. They stated, "Real time ultrasonography, fetoscopy, study of the fetal EKG (electrocardiogram) and fetal EEG (electroencephalogram) have demonstrated the remarkable responsiveness of the human fetus to pain, touch, and sound. [...] responds to changes in light intensity within the womb, to heat, to cold, and to taste (by altering the chemical nature of the fluid swallowed by the fetus) [...]"[5] *Objection, Pain is phsycological*This objection would mean the fetus would not likely feel pain as it would not be observed. And observations are essential in this argunment. But pain is not just phsycological, there is a large neurologial component to it that gives the person the ability to enter the phsycological actions to the pain [6]. In other words. neurology controls the phsycology. *Objection, Cerebral cortex is needed!!*The cerebral cortex is needed for thinking, not pain. Pain is a reaction that is an instinct controlled by the thalmus and therefore requires no though [5]. CONCLUSION:Pros case = Weak and refutedCons case = Strong and [hpefully] standingVote proout of roomSources:[1] http://tinyurl.com... [2] http://tinyurl.com... [3] http://tinyurl.com... [4] http://tinyurl.com... [5] http://tinyurl.com... [6] Lubeskind, "Psychology & Physiology of Pain," Amer. Review Psychology, 1977