Abortion should be illegal.

I will first provide some counter counter claims, counter claims and then introduce a new point. So, to begin. My opponent states how if it moves it is alive. However, that is an absurd claim because as I mentioned, there are 7 criterias that make something alive. In order to be alive, it has to fit AT LEAST 4. A fetus fits only 2 and therefore is not alive. Next, my opponent supposed that the fetus is not alive. He pointed out how it can become a child and then an adult. That is true. However, before it becomes a child or an adult, it is just a fetus or an embryo. While it is in those two stages, it depends on the woman. If it depends on the women, she has the right to do anything about its PRESENT being and its FUTURE. It may become a someone after the birth is given, but while in the womb, it is just an something that depends on the women. Next, to defend by own points. To refute my point about the black market, my opponent states how if the woman wants to end a life, she can take her risk and go to the black market. They mentioned how we should teach women strictly that life is life. My opponent continued to say that if abortion is illegal, less people would do abortion. That claim however, is illogical and absurd. Looking at these shocking statistics will not make women decide not to get abortion. The demand never decreases. Only the supply does. If we straight out continue having abortion as illegal, then quite simply, women will still want it. No shocking statistic will change the way it works. They will go to the black market and get an abortion. The difference is that if abortion was legal, the operations would be much more safer. Death because of black market abortion does not pass any message to women. That 13% of women knew that the abortions could kill them (especially when done in the black market) and yet, they went ahead and did it. Illegal abortion did not stop the Texas women from doing abortion either. My opponent points out how the black market will not be eradicated since it mostly relies on drugs. With legal abortion, the black market for abortion will be eradicated. This point was never about eradicating the market. It was how no more unsafe abortions would be done. Onto the next counter repudiation. They responded to my second contention by saying that there is something called adoption. There is. What about the mothers who do abortion because of health risks? The actual carrying and giving birth may be dangerous to people with certain conditions that I will list below:[1] Examples of some of the conditions that can complicate a pregnancy include:•Cancer•Heart disease•Diabetes•Autoimmune disorders•HIV•AIDS•Certain other sexually transmitted diseasesWomen who have any of these may experience problems wile giving birth should never be forced to do it. They most definitely have the right to abortion. Now, to proceed. women who get abortion probably know about adoption. There however is a reason that they did not give the children for adoption instead of abortion. And the government must respect those choices and reasons. Afterall, they are supported by the right to choice and right to body. They also mentioned how I used the wrong words on the gender equality point. However, I am most definitely sure that I used the correct words. Men cant get pregnant. And if a woman does not want to have pregnancy, she has the total right to do so. My opponent also states that "I guess you could say that, but to protect the life or possibility of a life just so you can feel better isn't a good thing. We limit some rights to protect everyone, we limit freedom of speech to stop people from threatening. "And I will absolutely say that abortion should be allowed. My opponent have completely obfuscated his own statement by saying that to PROTECT a life to feel better is NOT a good thing. That is concession since he/she is completely disagreeing with his own premise. The opponent probably meant to say that to take the life to feel better is not a good thing. The women (many of them) do not feel better because of abortion. They feel depressed, sorrowfull etc. . However, they do it for a reason. The reasons can include health circumstances. About the women who just don't want to give birth, they have the complete right to do so for their own good. In addition, that whole claim about how taking away possible life for comfort is immoral is completely subjective. In fact, it is cruel to not give women any choice on that matter. Since that possible life depends on the women and without her it would never be there in the first place, every single woman has the right to abortion. My contentions were:1. The Black Market2. Abortion and Human Rights3. Concerning the teenagersContention #4- A word about the mother. The risk of death associated with childbirth is about 10 times as high as that associated with abortion. That would mean that abortion is definitely safer than giving birth and pregnancy. [3] 99% of all pregnancy related deaths occur in countries that have no option to an abortion. The correlation is evident between the lack of abortion and the maternal mortality. By the end of 2015, 303,000 mothers would have died due to the lack of abortion availability. [1]. http://pregnancy.lovetoknow.com...[2] . http://web.mit.edu...[3] . http://www.who.int...