Abortion

"That is not what I am speaking when I say, 'human. " -Your argument is invalid. Cultural definitions of what a person/human is vary so you have to look at a scientific one that is universally accepted and not culturally biased. Also, one of the definitions of a person, (socially/culturally), is having potential to contribute to society. Which a fetus does have the potential because once it is born and grows up it can contribute. Again, I don't even support that because cultural definitions are biased to that area's beliefs. Scientific definitions are fact. (Facts that in the majority of cases you can't argue with, by the way. ) "It doesn't have a personality, emotions, a mind, or a memory. " -This can be argued for the severely disabled but killing them would be murder. With that said, your argument on that point is invalid, because it is a human being therefore it should be illegal. If its mother is a citizen then it is determined even before the birth that it is a U. S. citizen protected nationally by the Constitution and internationally by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. -All humans are equal under the law, and the law shall be enforced upon everyone equally. "I think a woman should have more of a right to her body than the fetus. " -It is not just "her" body, her body does not have 2 heads, 4 arms, and 4 legs. -But the fetus has its right to its own body, which the woman would be interfering with. Again, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that every human being has the right to life, liberty, and security of person. "I mean on a cognitive level. " -With your logic a newborn has not reached that level either so I could shoot it in the face on the hospital bed. (I would be charged with murder in that case so abortion should be the same) -The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes, EVERY, human being on Earth. "She is consenting towards the sex itself. " -She knows that she can get pregnant and have a child therefore she is acknowledging the fact that fertilized eggs will be using her body to grow and develop until birth. -It doesn't matter. She knows the consequences of having sex. She knows that a condom could break or that a pill might fail. -If you don't want a baby then you shouldn't have sex. It truly is a simple concept. It has been known for many years now that the only way to 100% prevent pregnancies is the not have sex. If you are not ready for a child don't do something that could create one. -This also goes for someone lying about a condom. It may not be the woman's fault but sex is always a risk. If I had a one year old child and decided I didn't want it anymore then I couldn't kill it. Yet, it also lacks the ability to make decisions. -Sex is just a shortened word to mean sexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction; the keyword being reproduction. Any true intelligent human can put two and two together to see that sex will produce a baby. Being a irresponsible and/or stupid is not an excuse for killing another human. (That includes protected sex because there is still always a risk and people need to understand that abstinence is the only 100% surefire way; having sex means you understand the risks associated with it. ) *The youtube link you posted* -George Carlin says that we don't have rights. .. this is completely false. Even if it were true, it is now international and national LAW that we have rights. -If we didn't have rights then I could kill anyone I wanted to because that means they wouldn't have the right to life. -How about the right of free speech both you and I are using to debate this? -The above ^ statement is just an extension to show that his argument is not reliable. [Closing Arguments] -Abortion is both morally and legally a violation of a fetus' rights as a human being, (Which it is as it has human DNA. ) -In order to avoid being pregnant women should just abstain from sex. (If they really want pleasure they should just masturbate. ) -A fetus is both literally and scientifically an individual human being and therefore has rights granted in the Constitution as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (As I said above it is also socially a human depending on what definition you use. ) -If you asked failed abortions if they would rather not exist or have their life be the way it was even if they had a crappy childhood they would say that they are happy that they were born. -The fetus is a separate entity with its own DNA and individual rights.