Abortion

Ah. The rebuttal. My favorite part. "Abortion is murder which is against what God said in one of the 10 commandments." Well. That is fascinating, I don't think that there is a god to say that. No god means that the 10 commandments are false! Seriously, just because you say that your god said something does not/should not mean that people with different gods or people like myself who believe that there is no god should have to listen, would that not be unfair? Now, this debate is not about the existence of god so I will stop ranting. "Abortion can also give the mother who is aborting her child medical problems." You know what can also cause medical problems? Childbirth. "A woman's risk of dying from having an abortion is 0.6 in 100,000, while the risk of dying from giving birth is around 14 times higher (8.8 in 100,000)" Also, you said that having an abortion may cause cancer and other problems, but that is not true. Breast cancer is a malignant tumor in the breast. Breast Cancer is linked mostly to hormones and DNA mutations. "Breast cancer risk is increased for a short time after a full-term pregnancy (that is, a pregnancy that results in the birth of a living child). Induced abortion is not linked to an increase in breast cancer risk." It is also been proven that mental health problems and infertility are not linked to abortion. " Also, it is probably really embarrassing going to school with a baby in your belly" Exactly! How does that demote abortions? At that age how people think of you is quite important. With online social networks these things will stick and a girl with a teenage pregnancy will be forever none as a slut, a whore and some other nasty words. Abortions especially early abortions will help out with these problems. As I proved earlier abortion does not fall under the definition of murder. Why? Well, first of all, a fetus is not a human, and abortions are legal in many countries which means that they are lawful. "Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old citizen of India, originally from Belgaum, in the Indian State of Karnataka, and who was working in Ireland as a dentist, died at University Hospital Galway. She was suffering from a miscarriage when she was some 17 weeks pregnant on 21 October. She repeatedly asked for an abortion but it was claimed by the media that she was told that, because Ireland was a "Catholic country," she could not have one while the foetal heartbeat was still present, the baby would not have been viable (survived) outside the womb with 17 weeks of pregnancy. The foetal remains were removed three days later on 24 October. Savita Halappanavar suffered septicemia and organ failure and died a few days later on 28 October 2012" "If women become pregnant, they should accept the responsibility that comes with having a child." That is a very absolute statement. So what you are saying is that even if a woman is brutally raped and becomes pregnant she should be forced to not have an abortion? While I agree that if a woman chooses to be pregnant she should have to accept a teenager or a drunk woman should not have to accept. Why? Like stated before a teenager's first priority should be school and a baby would be distraction that could destroy her future and when people are drunk they do more stupid things then they would sober. Also, I found a study that fetuses do not feel pain most of the time. "According to a 2010 review by Britain's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, "most neuroscientists believe that the cortex is necessary for pain perception." The cortex does not become functional until at least the 26th week of a fetus' development, long after most abortions are performed. This finding was endorsed in 2012 by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists." Well then. I think I am done here. Thank you for debating me. Vote Pro!!! SOURCES: http://www.cancer.org... http://www.cancer.org... http://abortion.procon.org... Once more, thank you. DDD