Abortion is a moral for women under the age of twenty one.

Since Pro hasn't replied to my comment (in the comments section), I assume he has conceded to my request. Therefore, the debate will work like how I proposed: Round 2: Pro's and Con's opening arguments; I cannot rebut Pro's opening in this round. Round 3: Pro and Con rebut each other's opening arguments. Round 4: We rebut each other's R3 arguments, and conclude. I cannot rebut Pro's final argument in Round 4. So remember, my following arguments are not related to Pro's opening. Don't criticize me because I didn't cover most of Pro's points. My opening: Since you put "a" before "moral" in the resolution, it appears that you are talking about the noun. The complete definitions of the noun "moral" are: 1. The lesson or principle contained in or taught by a fable, a story, or an event. 2. A concisely expressed precept or general truth; a maxim. 3. morals: Rules or habits of conduct, especially of sexual conduct, with reference to standards of right and wrong: a person of loose morals; a decline in the public morals. http://www.thefreedictionary.com... These definitions don't make sense in your resolution. If it's what you meant, you're saying that abortion sets a good example for people under 21, which of course isn't necessarily true. Thus, I will have to assume that you meant "moral," not "a moral." The definitions for the adjective are: 1. Of or concerned with the judgment of the goodness or badness of human action and character: moral scrutiny; a moral quandary. 2. Teaching or exhibiting goodness or correctness of character and behavior: a moral lesson. 3. Conforming to standards of what is right or just in behavior; virtuous: a moral life. 4. Arising from conscience or the sense of right and wrong: a moral obligation. 5. Having psychological rather than physical or tangible effects: a moral victory; moral support. 6. Based on strong likelihood or firm conviction, rather than on the actual evidence: a moral certainty. So basically, the definition of moral is "the right thing to do - not wrong." Obviously, humans have a hard time agreeing on what's right and wrong, so it's impossible to argue for a fact that abortion under 21 is moral. Moral does not mean "practical" or "logical." In this situation, morality has to do with human life, and whether or not abortion is murder. If abortion is in fact murder, then it doesn't matter what your age is. Abortion is murder no matter what, whether you're over or under 21. Unborn babies counting as humans has nothing to do with the mother's age. And if abortion was moral, then it should be legal no matter what your age is. For people that agree with the resolution, I'm guessing your viewpoint is something like "But life would be so difficult for a pregnant 14 year old." or "The baby would be in such a horrible situation, he/she would be better off dead." First of all, that doesn't change whether or not abortion is moral. Second, that's not necessarily true. Many organizations that are against abortion are happy to help in any way they can to either give the child to a family immediately after birth, or give you everything you need to help raise the child (if you want). So not only does this viewpoint not correspond to the resolution, but it's not a significant issue. Allow me to give an analogy about slaves. I find it interesting that once America got rid of racism, a new issue came up that like slavery, made a type of human inferior to other humans: abortion. So, let's say that for some reason, enslaving black people is still legal. Slavery is a controversial subject, split evenly in half. Some say that slavery should be completely abolished. Others say that without slaves, they wouldn't be able to continue in life. Many say that individuals should be allowed to "choose" whether or not they can own slaves. And some people, including Pro, say that slavery should be only be legal if the owner is above 21. Otherwise, slavery is immoral and you can't own one. I think most can agree that the only legitimate argument here is that slavery should be completely abolished. It doesn't make sense for Negroes to count as humans if the owner is under 21, but that Negroes don't count if the owner is above 21. If something is human, then it's human, regardless of someone else's age.