Resolved: Abortion should be banned

1. Fetus is a human-----> As I stated it already has these characteristics last round in the later rebuttals -----> At week 5 the spinal, and brain develop. It also is creating the digestion system. [1]-----> Most living things also need to reproduce. A fetus does this at a young age by growth and reproducing cells. [2]-----> Already day 22 the baby has its own blood at may be different from its mothers. [3]-----> Even at 40 days people record brain waves. [4, 5]-----> By 8 weeks EVERY SINGLE SYSTEM IS PRESENT. [4, 6]A fetus has human characteristics of a human, therefore is human, then there is a killing that should be treated as murder. 2. Animals V. Humans----> The difference: DNA. The fetus and the other animals sure have these systems making them alive, but having the human DNA makes it murder of a human. DNA (homo sapien) + organs = characteristics of a human.3. Murder animal and el humanI have proven multiple times, your denial isn't a refutation. They have characteristics and human DNA. 4. Intellect ----> Your Arguments are exactly that. The fetus cant learn, and it is dependent, therefore its not human. I stated last round that dependence or learning ability is not a qualification for human life. 5. Face----> Is it not on characteristic we need? The baby is forming human features, and has other human organs and DNA. A fetus is unique from animals. This point is essentially dropped. 6. CharacteristicsI stated it. They have all of the embryological needs to be a human. Extend. 7. Fetus and the humanI have justified it in many places. Characteristics for life: 1. Living Things are Composed of Cells --> check2. Living Things Have Different levels of cellular organizationLevels of Organization --> See above, check3. Living Things Use Energy --> Mothers energy, brain waves heart beats (see above), check. 4. Living Things Respond To Their Environment --> response to the womb. [7] check5. Living Things Grow --> check6. Living Things Reproduce --> a sexual reproduction of cells, check7. Living Things Adapt To Their Environment --> Check see 4. source for 1-7: http://infohost.nmt.edu...8. dependance I see no reason that just because it is dependent, that it isn't a human. Note in the 7 characteristics needed for life none of them stated dependence as an issue. A fetus is a human being and claiming it is not alive is preposterous. Dependance is not a criteria for life. [8]9. infant v fetusBecause infants, we see them moving. The fetus may die at preliminary stages. [9] (same source) Some even claim its not human until in the uterus [10] But even in that case its a human during abortion. But it is proven a fetus is alive and human before the uterus stage. [10] Zygotes qualify as humans. [11]10. Fetuses are alive^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Up there ^11. fetus = humanI refuted this. It has the human DNA, giving it human characteristics, it develops other organs that give it human life. 12. fetuses are slavesThe argument you imply is a fetus is not a human, and property rights protect the woman to kill the baby. Slaves where property, so and slaves where considered non humans, so therefore using the same logic as a slave promoter. 13. religion This isn't an argument to ban it. It is a moral argument that intertwines with the banning. It is the... pawn of the queen you might say. 14. Clarification SO we agree, but disagree on the terms. A bug isn't human. That is all I need to say. 15. killing ought to be illegalAh yes, but you cite instances that have logical reasons. Killing a fetus because you forgot contraception is well now 1st degree murder, if it where made illegal. Killing because you messed up isn't a reason to kill. Seldom is abortion self defense. 16. Constitution I kept the argument of the declaration. I have made multiple cases that a fetus is a person... wait... you conceded the DNA point! DNA makes it human, fetuses have organs too, therefore a fetus is a person! As a fetus is a human, bortion violates the 14th amendment. [12] I'll skip the summary. 17. Abortion and bast cancer and the beloved side effects! YAY!My opponent sticks with smoking. An abortion no matter what, even if you just do it once, increases the risk. If you smoke in a controllable manner your risk increase is fairly small. You can control the other risk behaviors, but not abortion. 19. PainIt is. "response to its environment". Extend. Also their animals, and they are alive. But they are not humans. Still extend. My opponent claims I dropped arguments?1. It is one aspect needed. 2. It is another aspect needed3. This is not a criteria for life. I actually refuted that later in my arguments. 4. Depends. 5. Killing because you messed up is in fact murder. 6. It is murder as it is not self defense, the DP (as the fetus is innocent), rather on the majority of the cases whoops sorry buddy I am gonna kill you. [13]7. Nope. The counter you have are cigarettes which are controllable. 8. See above. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Conclusion:-----> Abortion is a killing (and is not a justified one usually)-----> Causes risks-----> My opponent has no case only refutations-----> Vote PRO, vote for life and the constitution. Sources:http://www.nlm.nih.gov... [1]http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu... [2]http://www.nrlc.org... [3]http://www.abortionfacts.com...? [4]H. Hamlin, "Life or Death by EEG," JAMA, Oct. 12, 1964, p. 120 [5]Hooker & Davenport, The Prenatal Origin of Behavior, University of Kansas Press, 1952 [6]http://www.psych.qub.ac.uk... [7]http://www.bio.net... [8]Van Den Haag, E: Is there a middle ground? National Review 22 December, 51:29-31, 1989. [9]Kischer, C. W. 2001. Why Hatch is wrong on human life. Human Events, July 16th. [10]William J. Larsen. Human Embryology (3rd edition). New York. Churchill Livingstone. 2001. [11]http://www.nrlc.org... [12]http://www.nrlc.org... [13]