Abortion Defiles the Unspoken Rights of an Unborn Baby

You misconstrue what feminism is. You, without citation, provide that it belittles men. This is not the case, as feminism, if anything, provides for the equality of the sexes. This is its definition (1). You affirm my point that the unborn and the newborn have no interests I apologize for my lack of clarity on my definition for a person. There is no universal definition for person. It varies from person to person (2)(3). The point is that these unborns are not functioning to the point of being individuals. They aren't self-aware. They don't even have a conscious. Consciousness doesn't develop until you're into 24 to 28 weeks gestation(4). Previous to this point, the unborn is not aware of itself. Even then, this awareness is not even comparable to the awareness that we possess in the later stages of development. It is limited and lacking what an entirely developed person would possess. It's not always a personal problem. People have sex for pleasure, not necessarily for the result of a child. Contraception isn't always effective(5) In your contention on the differences between a newborn and a fetus, let's be precise. A fetus can be viable outside the womb at about 28 weeks. Seeing as this is the same time as the fetus develops conscioussness, it is justifiable to say that this is also when they become a person. In comparing a newborn to a fetus, they are barely different in terms of their biology. Their quality of life is about the same. The difference is that their rights are different. Or are they? In Roe v. Wade, it was determined by the Supreme Court that in the first trimester or previous to viability, it is ok for a woman to have an abortion(6). This is where the difference comes in. It has to due with the viability of the fetus outside the womb. Often times people are not poor due to their own problems. There are more forces at work then just "personal problems". Considering that previous to 28 weeks, the fetus cannot live outside the womb, is it even alive? It doesn't yet have a functioning body. It should also be pointe out that the child itself, at 28 weeks, cannot be kept alive without the use of technology. Naturally, it would just die. A newborn and a fetus can be considered very close after a point. The fetus at some point is viable outside the womb, and at this point can become a newborn. Child: an unborn or recently born person It should be noted to the audience, the political framing that goes on when people speak of pro-choice and pro-life. My opponent participates in this. "Vote pro," my opponent says, but with little distinction of which pro is being referred to. I'd like the audience to think carefully about this issue. Consider it like this, if women are not allowed to have an abortion, they will be forced to have a child they don't want or can't support. If they have it and don't want it, they may mistreat it. If they can't support it, it will be disadvantaged. If they give it up for adoption, we can't be sure where it will head to. It could go to a terrible home that doesn't give it what it needs. This is why we should allow women to have these basic rights. (1) . http://i.word.com... (2) . http://en.m.wikipedia.org... (3). http://en.m.wikipedia.org... (4) . http://www.scientificamerican.com... (5) . http://www.cdc.gov... (6) . http://en.m.wikipedia.org... (7) . http://i.word.com...