Abortion is a right that should remain

Thanks for the challenge. I'll address your points in turn. 1. The government has every right to control a person if that person shows the inability to make intelligent decisions, as we see with the government confining criminals and ordering mental assistance for people who require it. I'll prove this point more fully later. 2. If sufficient penalties for "back alley abortions" were introduced it would deter them from being performed. As the system stands, the majority of people who do get these dangerous procedures performed cannot afford a licensed medical doctor to do the job in the first place, so either they get an illegally performed abortion or bring a child into the world to be raised in poverty. Its a lose lose situation without a third option, which I plan to introduce in my next point. 3. It may be arguably better to have these babies aborted, but it is obviously arguably better for them not to be aborted in correlation. These children would have a far greater incentive than would an affluent child of finding a way to better themselves. Many of the worlds greatest minds and creative geniuses were born into poverty, such as Vincent Van Gogh and George Washington Carver. These children would offset or even overwhelm the societal negatives created by their peers. Additionally, a better governmental program could be put in place for unwanted children, who could then be taught to be productive adults in such settings as orphanages and foster homes. Many could be adopted if the system were reformed only slightly. 4. Considering that it is rarely a mistake and not necessarily a lifelong trap, this argument has little value. If a girl doesn't use sufficient means to ensure she doesn't get pregnant her choice is already made, and if an accident does happen she can take the morning after pill, which is not widely considered abortion because it prevents implantation of the embryo thereby preventing pregnancy. 5. Again, the "morning after" pill could be used in this instance if the woman wanted to. As the law stands, a woman is not required to support or keep a child in any way that is the product of rape. 6. This argument could be extended to the young child, which also cannot survive without another person to take care of it. Simply because a woman has not yet given birth to the child does not make it any less alive. It grows, it responds to stimuli, it even learns while still in the womb. In short, it displays all the characteristics of life. Therefore, a fetus is alive and should be treated humanely. My primary arguments are shadowed in my rebuttal. 1. With the variety of birth control products on the market, particularly free solutions such as condoms which can be gotten in places like Planned Parenthood, and the "morning after" pill, the choice can be made long before the embryo becomes a fetus. 2. Once implanted, the human child begins to grow. At this point it is in fact alive as I have shown already, and human due to its distinctly human genetic code. 3. Despite the global fear of overpopulation, a greater birth rate to death rate ratio would be a positive influence on the world. With more people, competition would increase, prompting advances in science, arts, medicine, and all worthwhile pursuits, with few negative side affects, effectively providing more general "good" for everyone. (AKA Utility) also, don't use so many contentions. Its tedious. if your arguments can't be more condensed maybe they don't really stand on their own, you know? Just thinking out loud there...