Abortion is Wrong

My opponent has said life begins at birth. According to http://www.nrlc.org..., "The life of a baby begins long before he or she is born. A new individual human being begins at fertilization, when the sperm and ovum meet to form a single cell. If the baby's life is not interrupted, he or she will someday become an adult man or woman". You should have learned that in science class in middle school. So opponenet, we ARE talking about life, thank you. Here are some sources you can look at to prove to you the fetus feels pain: http://www.mccl.org..., http://www.abort73.com..., and http://www.doctorsonfetalpain.com.... When a mother falls and the baby feels her pain, that is an accident. An abortion is the deliberate killing of a fetus to prevent a pregnancy. Here are some examples of techniques of abortion from http://www.all.org.... (WARNING: DISTURBING) - DILATION AND EVACUATION (D&E): The abortionist uses a forceps to grab parts of the baby (arms and legs) and then tears the baby apart. The baby's head must be crushed in order to remove it because the skull bone has hardened by this stage in the baby's growth. SALT POISONING: The abortionist sticks a long needle into the mother"s womb. The needle contains salt which is then injected into the amniotic fluid surrounding the baby. The baby breathes in, swallows the salt and dies from salt poisoning, dehydration, brain hemorrhage and convulsions. Taking nearly an hour to die, the baby"s skin is completely burned, turns red and deteriorates. The baby is in pain the entire time. The mother goes into labor 24 " 48 hours later and delivers a dead baby. DILATION AND CURETTEGE (D&C): In this procedure, the abortionist uses a loop shaped knife to cut the baby into pieces and scrape the uterine wall. The baby"s body parts are then removed and checked to make sure that no pieces were left in the mother"s womb. "Unborn babies 20 weeks development actually feel pain more intensely than adults" says Dr. Ranalli from http://www.mccl.org.... Plus, a fall is a fall. I am sure being torn to pieces and put in a jar is more painful last time I checked. Imagine you scrape your knee. The skin is now sensitive, right? Now imagine someone stabbed and tore it with a sharp stick. On top of that they soak it in salt water. Opponent, that is worse than just a fall. A mother experiences pain too. She experiences extreme cramps and lots of physical pain after an abortion. Opponent you say "the mother is the one having her uterus' tissue being ripped and torn at which causes undesirable pain". I don't know why this would help your argument if you are standing for Abortion is Right. Both the fetus and the mother should not have to go through all that pain just because the condom broke. Now moving on to rape. Rape is a very difficult thing to deal with. It violates the mother, and it ruins her life because now she has to deal with it. HOWEVER, it does not justify the fact you can kill a human being. It was not the fetus/baby's fault it had a rapist father. It's not its fault. Rape does not give you an excuse to rip apart an innocent living being. With financial structure, it is not right to raise a child when you can barely feed and clothe yourself. A child should grow up in a stable home. HOWEVER, it does not justify the fact you can kill a human being. It was not the fetus/baby's fault you can not support yourself. You might ask, "What are my options if I can not just get rid of 'the problem'?". You can give the baby up for adoption. You might also say, like my opponent, "But then this child will know I did not want them and raising them would ruin my life" or "The families won't care for them". Do not be cynical. There are families out there that want a child and will care for them. The thing they want most is the oppurtunity to care for a child because they are unable or they want a new experience. Also opponent, you say it would have been best if the child was aborted. Based on the information you have given me, you are saying ALL CHILDREN WHO HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT THEIR MOTHER DID NOT WANT THEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABORTED. Let that sink in. For all you readers out there, how does it feel to know that some people would rather have you dead instead of letting you have a second chance at life? A knife to the heart. With a mentally insane woman, hell no I would not let that child stay there. Depending on what type of disorder, the child is at risk of being abused or hurt. Once the baby has been born, if she doesn't want it, then give him or her to a family that wants a child, is financially stable, and is healthy. What if she was not diagnosed? You will eventually notice odd things that you haven't noticed before. You will know if that child has been abused or hurt. You will know what the mother is like if she does not take meds. It is up to you to keep a watchful eye out because you never know what happens behind closed doors. Opponent, I am not saying you should raise the child if you have your own issues. What I am saying is you should give him or her a second chance because you never know if they could have done great things. Also, you have NO SOURCES. Next time, when you want to make a ridiculous statement like a fetus is not alive until it is born (then why does it kick???) then provide a source of where you got that from. That is RIDICULOUS. Lexi_the_thinker, maybe you should THINK a bit more about what you are saying. Abortion is wrong, and there is no proof you can provide that makes it right. If you still THINK it is right, then you are saying murder of the innocent is right. "In some cases, murder is perfectly fine". THINKERS THINK, LEXI. What else do you have to say?