a pregnant woman shouldnt always have the right to an abortion

Resolved - A pregnant woman should not always the right to abortionC1) Is the fetus a life or personWe first have to arrive at the fact a fetus is a person and not a life. We must examine all the information available to arrive at which one it is. The main argument in the case of abortion is that it could be considered murder, meaning that would be the death of another person. If you are just ending another life, that is entirely justifiable. We kill different types of life every day. Anything from animals, to plant, to ad infintum. A) What qualifies something as a person and not a lifeCommon characteristics most people share are conscious, the ability to feel pain, thought, and response. There are a great number of traits a fetus must exhibit to be considered a person and not just a lifeC2) Argument from self defenseThe fetus by all means is a parasite to the motherParasite - an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment. [1]The removal of nutrients from the body of the mother can constituted as harm because it is depriving the mother of it. Therefore since a baby is reliant on the mother and using her body as a host, this can be construed as harm therefore the mother should have a right to abortion under the laws within the United States and other counties. Justifiable homicide - Killing without criminal intent, just as in self defense [2]We are promised the right to defend ourselves from any top of bodily harm, and a fetus is imposing bodily harm on a mother so she has the right to defend herself from the harm presented. Justifiable homicidal is recognized by the law and is allowed, mainly under the promise of self defense as promised to us by the second amendment [3]C3) Murder/MoralityEven if she gets around the other two contentions she must then show that murdering in general is wrong. The thought and idea of what killing and murder is , is entirely dependent on culture. Most people assume murder is wrong from a morality perspective, it however is not objectively wrong to murder. A good many cultures have and always will embrace death and killing. The romans used gladiators to fight to the death in the coliseum [4], and even in modern time there are still tribes that kill for pleasure and fun[5]. There have always been cruel tribes that kill for pleasure throughout history [5]With murder being permissible to some people and morally wrong to others, that just reinforces the idea that morality itself is just a subjective concept that is defined by culture and perspective. C4) UtilAbortion is a great way to limit the population and promote population control. There are over 7 billion people in the world and it is getting harder and harder to control the amount of people vs the resources. China actually has a one child policy in most respects that limits the amount of children they can have to help balance this out [6]. In a specific society the amount of people have to balance out with the amount of food and resources that are available. If the amount of people in a society increase to much, then there are major issues (some of which china are facing now) that will end up occurringAbortion on balance is great idea for population control. C5) Mothers right to her own bodyWe need to view the mother not just as a host to the fetus but her own individual person. " A pregnancy to a woman is perhaps one of the most determinative aspects of her life. It disrupts her body. It disrupts her education. It disrupts her employment. And it often disrupts her entire family life." [7]This also plays into a womens bodily rights, even after conception if she is not ready to take the changes her body is undergoing she has the right to do with her body as she pleases. This also helps balance out the social impacts and equality. Women need free access to abortion in order to achieve full political, social, and economic equality with men. It is their right to do what they please with their body, and since the fetus is a parasite in their body, they have the right and should have the right to chose an abortion. ConclusionFor my adversary to win this debate, there is a few things she must doShe must show that (a) A fetus is not just a life but a human life so murdering the fetus is wrong(b) Show that murder is wrong(c) Show that a fetus is not imposing harm on the mother (d) Show that a mother does not have the right to make choices regarding to her own body. [1] http://dictionary.reference.com...[2] http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com...[3] http://www.heritage.org...[4] http://penelope.uchicago.edu...[5] http://www.cracked.com...[6] http://www.freedomhouse.org...[7] Roe vs Wade