Abortion

Thank you. Back to the issue at hand. I never said the issue was domestic. I personally live in Spain, so I would be at a disadvantage debating solely the United States. The figure I gave was, though, from the United States. 1.4% of abortions in the USA in 2003 were late-term abortions. You weren't, therefore, correct on that. The figures I gave on teenage pregnancy rates was also of the USA. So, even if our perspectives vary, it didn't influence the debate that much. May I see this alleged paper of yours? I agree that teenage pregnancy rates saw a small increase in 2006, 2007 and 2008, but if my opponent were up-to-date, he would know that they declined in 2009 and 2010. However, I find it shocking that my opponent were to claim that the rates jumped by over 20 per 1000 in two years. I would like to see this paper. Our definitions of unusual seem to differ. I will therefore not hold the 99.9% statement against you. For Round 4, could you provide a definition of what comprises an unusual circumstance as I have in earlier Rounds? Thank you. I agree that a fetus cannot make decisions for itself, but the mother should do what is in her reach to consider the fetus' sentiments. A discussion with the father may help this. There needs to be tighter regulation on abortion. No, the woman's body argument is not logical. I once again stress this. Women are being given a choice when they deny to use contraception and have unprotected sex with their partners. Contraception is cheap and available in any pharmacy and, in some cases, even in supermarkets. As far as education goes, Sex Education is a subject in public schools in the USA, if I am not mistaken. So, they know well the risks of unprotected sex. Why do it, then? Why not take the "after-morning" pill then? The vast majority of women have a choice when they have sex. Only a very small percentage are raped. Again, if they feel that they cannot truly accommodate a baby, they can cite socioeconomic factors and be granted a review on the subject. They would get fair judgement. There is no question of whether back-alley abortions are a huge issue or not. I am saying that if the argument for keeping abortion legal is that people would do it illegally anyway, then why not go ahead and legalise murder and felony? The basis is more or less the same. If proper enforcement is put in place, then there would be no question of back-alley clinics. How can this be used as a basis for keeping abortion legal? On women's rights. Pro-choicers argue that illegalising abortion is a violation of women's rights. Pro-lifers argue that it is a violation of human rights. Therefore, one must be chosen and the other declined. One would have to be chosen over the other. Women's rights and human rights do not necesarily go hand-in-hand. If they did, we wouldn't need all the Acts calling for sexual equality after the declaration of 1947. Women are claimants of rights, as are children and human beings as a whole. Women's rights deal exclusively with women. There you automatically take out 50% of the human race. How, then, do they go hand-in-hand? I am not denying a woman her rights (see above). Before I wrap up my argument for Round 3, I'd like to return to my opponent's attack on me and my sources. By citing Wikipedia I am also citing numerous other, reliable, as my opponent calls them, sources. What I got was information and I posted it for reference for both my audience and my opponent. The blog was used solely and exclusively for the graphs. One belongs to the Guttmarcher Institute and the other was made with data from the National Campaign website. Also, please avert from personal attacks. I will not participate in such discussions anymore. Let the audience make the decision of what makes a reliable and citable source and what doesn't. Thank you. I will not participate in criticism of my opponent's sources as that would go against my principles. Thank you. SOURCES: All mentioned previously and; . http://en.wikipedia.org... . http://en.wikipedia.org... . http://en.wikipedia.org... . http://en.wikipedia.org... . http://en.wikipedia.org... . http://en.wikipedia.org...