Abortion should be illegal in the United States except when both mother and child might die.

Revive DDO Tournament: Abortion should be illegal in the United States except when both the mother and child's life is endanger.Round One: Presentation of cases. No rebuttals.Rounds Two - Three: RebuttalsRound Four: No new arguments or responses.Side: Pro-----------Definitions: Person: noun:a human being, whether man, woman, or child.:a human being as distinguished from an animal or a thing.(1):human, individual "sometimes used in combination especially by those who prefer to avoid man in compounds applicable to both sexes(2)Person: nounAs defined by the Legal Dictionary::In general usage, a human being; by statute, however, the term can include firms, labor organizations, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in Bankruptcy, or receivers.(3) everyone: pronoun :every person; everybody.(4) 1: http://tinyurl.com...2: http://tinyurl.com...3: http://tinyurl.com...;4: http://tinyurl.com... Premise I: Roe V Wade Conclusion In the conclusion of Roe V Wade, the court determined that if the personhood of a fetus is determined, the case for abortion falls apart. “In support of this, they outline at length and in detail the well known facts of fetal development. If this suggestion of personhood is established, the appellant's case, of course, collapses, for the fetus' right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the Amendment.” -Mr. Justice Blackmun [45] If personhood can be determined, as is stated in the courts decision, the case for Abortion in Roe V Wade collapses. 5: http://tinyurl.com... Premise II: UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights The UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights), signed and ratified by the United States, states the following… Article II Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty. Article II is saying that everyone is entitled the rights labeled in the declaration. Not one person, for any reason, may be refused these rights. The Article is very specific to include the phrase “without distinction of any kind… birth or other status.” If a fetus is determined to be a person, then the fetus may not be refused the rights granted under the UDHR. Article VI Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. According to Article VI, everyone is a person, as is their right to be one. This means all humans, so if a Fetus is human, it must be recognized as a person, and granted all rights, including the following.. Article III Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. If a fetus is a human, and thus a person (as stated by Article VI) then the fetus must be recognized as a Person by the law. This means that the fetus has the rights of all humans, including Right to Life. If the fetus is human, it's legally a person. Con must prove that the Fetus is not Human, because (as stated by Mr. Justice Blackmun) if the Fetus is a person (human), it is guaranteed the Right to Life. 6: http://tinyurl.com... (UN.org) Argument I: Is the Fetus Human? To be human requires only one thing. Human DNA. You do not need to look human, sound human, or think like a human in order to be human. All an organism needs to be human is the DNA of one (7). Of course we call it a Human Fetus, but is it human? The sperm and egg both carry 23 human chromosomes, and when they combine to form a Zygote, that Zygote has 46 human chromosomes (23 pairs)(8). Even though the Zygote is unicellular, the DNA is human. By extension, the Zygote is also human. Obviously we have human DNA, making us human, and we had that exact same DNA as a Zygote, so we were human even as Zygotes. Because the fetus is genetically human, it is a person, as determined by the above definition of Person. This mean the fetus must be recognized as a legal person, as stated by Article VI of the UNUDHR, stating everyone (all persons, which a human fetus must be by definition) has the right to legal personhood. The Declaration is very clear (in Article II) that ALL HUMANS are granted the rights (including personhood and life) without distinction “of any kind”… That includes status of birth, number of cells, level of development, or any other distinction…The Fetus' DNA is also completely unique from it's mother, meaning it is a seperate organism, and is not apart of the mother's body. 7: http://tinyurl.com... (Scientific American) 8: http://tinyurl.com... (Healthline) Argument II: Is a Fetus alive? While a fetus simply has to be human to qualify as a person, it's important to cover bases. The debate rages on regarding if a fetus is alive. The answer can be found in Biology. Biologists have as many as 10 characteristics of life. An organism doesn’t have to account for each characteristic right away. As long as, somewhere in its development, it possesses each characteristic, it’s a living organism. Much like how a baby can’t reproduce. It’s still alive because someday in its development, it can reproduce. For the sake of debate, we'll restrict the area of "someday" to before it's born. The fetus does, throughout its unborn stage, possess the following characteristics: 1- Homeostasis The placenta helps most in Homeostasis by providing the baby with oxygen-rich blood, while hormones and body functions are handled by the fetus’s body (9). The placenta is created by the fetus’s cells, meaning it’s a part of the fetus’s body. Even as a Zygote, the organism must maintain an internal environment. 2- Organization The cell of a Zygote has organized Organelles inside it. Since the early stages of being a Blastocyst, (usually 4-5 days of conception) the fetus is composed of 100+ cells (10). 3- Metabolism The fetus takes in a supply of nutrients through the umbilical cord, placenta, and amniotic sac (11). Where the fetus gets its nutrients is irrelevant. Everyone takes in an external supply, including humans. Few living things produce their own food internally. The fetus does produce a great deal of hormones on its own, including Insulin and Glucagon (12). 4- Growth The fetus starts growing from day one to the time it's born (13). 5- Response A fetus will react to its environment like any other human. A study by K.J. Shaw revealed that a baby will move in reaction to noise. This is sign that a baby shows response to its environment.(14) 6- Adaption Another study later found that, after a while, a fetus would start to remember the noise, and would stop reacting to it.(15) Another study also found that a fetus will adapt to stress (16). 7- Reproduction A baby is part of a species that can fully reproduce. A baby itself cannot reproduce much like a 3 year old child can't. It's not that it can't, it's that it's too young in its development to.8- ExcretionA baby does get rid of waste the normal way... While their waste is a little different than ours, it comes and goes the same way and for the same reason. Although a baby will usually hold in anything that isn't urine until birth, it can, and commonly does defecate inside the womb.(17)9- MovementA baby is known for moving. Within a relatively short period, they are kicking and twisting inside the womb.(18) 10- RespirationA fetus breaths the fluid around it. The lungs do not process the fluids, but the breathing is important to a fetus. The actual respiration (intake of oxygen) comes from the blood through the umbilical cord. The process of respiration is clearly found in the fetus.(19) 9: http://tinyurl.com... (American Pregnancy) 10: http://tinyurl.com... (Euro Stem Cell) 11: http://tinyurl.com... (Livestrong) 12: http://tinyurl.com... (Reproduction Online) 13: http://tinyurl.com... (Baby Center) 14: http://tinyurl.com... (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) 15: http://tinyurl.com... 16: http://tinyurl.com... (labs.mcdb.lsa.umich.edu) 17: http://tinyurl.com... (Fit Pregnancy) 18: http://tinyurl.com... 19: http://tinyurl.com... (Livestrong) Conclusion:Because the Fetus has human DNA, it is very much human. DNA is the determining factor in finding what species someone is. We can also conclude that the Fetus is alive.Using the definitions above, and the arguments, we conclude that...A) Everyone has Personhood and Right to Life.B) Everyone = Every personC) Person = A HumanD) A Fetus is a Human E) A Fetus is a PersonF) A Fetus is apart of EveryoneG) A Fetus has Personhood and Right to Life Since a fetus is genetically a human, it's a person. That means that when the UDHR says that Everyone has each right, this includes a fetus. This is WITHOUT ANY DISTINCTION... That includes it's amount of developement or it's birth status or even if it's alive yet. No distinction of any kind. Claiming the fetus was concieved through rape is merely a distinction, and doesn't even begin to stop it from being a human.Any definition or case the Con may use to determine a fetus is different is pointless, as each difference is merely a distinction, and is completely irrelevant. Com must completely disprove that the fetus is Human. As Mr. Justice blackmun stated, if the Fetus is a person (and we can conclude it is because it's human) then it's protected by the 14th Admendment and abortion should be illegal.It should be stated that the Law must run off facts, not philosphy (in case Con tries to use a philosphical definition of Human.) Objective Biology determines if you're human, not Subjective Philosophy.A) A Person is protected by the 14th Amendment.A) A Human = A PersonB) A Fetus = A HumanC) A Fetus = A PersonD) A Fetus is protected by 14th Amendment.I pass it on to Con.