Abortion in america

before making my case let me point out:1. you broke the acceptance ruleOK here I go:C1: abortion is a right1973 Roe v. Wade decision holding that women have a right to choose to have an abortion during the first two trimesters of a pregnancy. [1]This trial gave the constitutional right to women to have abortions. Not all women think abortion is cool for themselves, but all women have the right to make this choice. [2]Abortion = a right. C2: A fetus does not have rightsHistorically, a fetus has never (or very rarely) been considered a human being, at least not before "quickening", an old-fashioned term indicating noticeable movement of the fetus. The Catholic Church even allowed abortion until quickening, up until 1869 [3]Fetuses are uniquely different from born human beings in major ways, which casts doubt on the claim that they can be classified as human beings. The most fundamental difference is that a fetus is totally dependent on a woman's body to survive. [3]So being against abortion = against the rights of a living person. The courts have already decreed, person hood begins after birth, not before. C3: Abortion is safer then birth.The guidelines, from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, also say that most women who terminate a pregnancy will not suffer any psychological problems as a result. [4]This refutes your claim, people don't get physiological problems from abortions. Doctors and nurses in Britain are being advised to tell their patients that having an abortion is safer than having the baby [5]yep, my point (lol it is fox news ?!?!)Its first recommendation on "what women need to know" instructs health professionals: "Women should be advised that abortion is generally safer than continuing a pregnancy to term." [5]Of these women, 97% report no complications; 2.5% have minor complications that can be handled at the medical office or abortion facility; and less than 0.5% have more serious complications that require some additional surgical procedure and/or hospitalization. [6]Abortion = safe. Modern abortion procedures are safe. The risk of a woman’s death from abortion is less than one in 100,000. Whereas, the risk of a woman dying from giving birth is 13.3 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies. [8]C4: Illegal abortions are unsafeBetween the 1880s and 1973, abortion was illegal in all or most U.S. states, and many women died or had serious medical problems as a result. Women often made desperate and dangerous attempts to induce their own abortions or resorted to untrained practitioners who performed abortions with primitive instruments or in unsanitary conditions. [6]Around the world, in countries where abortion is illegal, it remains a leading cause of maternal death. An estimated 68,000 women worldwide die each year from unsafe abortions. [6]So abortion is not safe when illegal, people still abort, and more people die from abortions when it is illegal.C5: Abortion still happens when abortion is restricted/illegalYet, while it may seem paradoxical, a country's abortion rate is not closely correlated with whether abortion is legal there. For example, abortion levels are quite high in Latin American countries, where abortion is highly restricted. [7]At the same time, abortion rates are quite low throughout Western Europe, where the procedure is legal and widely available. [7]So in places where it is legal there are low abortion rates. Also:The US abortion rate fell 29% between 1990 and 2005, from 27.4 to 19.4 abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age, before leveling out from 2005-2008. [8]It is legal here, the abortion rate still drops. And:68,000 maternal deaths each year in countries where abortion is not legal. [8]Legal abortion = safe, illegal abortion = unsafe. So banning it would put women in jeopardy. C6: Abortion does not cause breast cancerThey concluded that having an abortion or miscarriage does not increase a woman’s subsequent risk of developing breast cancer. [9]After adjusting for known breast cancer risk factors, the researchers found that induced abortion(s) had no overall effect on the risk of breast cancer. [10]abortion =/= cause for breast cancer=conclusion=abortion is safe a right, does not murder, and does not cause many side effects or mental problems. So it is a right, and is safe, that is why abortion should stay. sources:http://law2.umkc.edu... [1]http://www.positive.org... [2]http://www.abortionaccess.info... [3]http://www.dailymail.co.uk... [4]http://www.foxnews.com... [5]http://www.prochoice.org... [6]http://www.guttmacher.org... [7]http://abortion.procon.org... [8]http://www.cancer.gov... [9]http://www.cancer.org... [10]