Abortion Should Be Illegal

RefutationsMedical Necessity" if my opponent could I'd appreciate it if she could list some 'extreme cases.' Essentially extreme cases are referring to cases where the mother and child both could die. Illegal is banning abortion all together and making it a criminal offense. So cases that could endanger the life of the mother such as ecotopic pregnancies and cases where both the mother and child could die, abortion should be legal. (A) Allowing both the mother and the child to do is both immoral, and just blatantly stupid. If you can save the life of one knowing that they would both die otherwise, there is a perfectly moral reason to have an abortion(B) If it comes down to a choice, the mothers has the right to self defense and defending her own body. Self Defense" ' Furthermore, I agree that all Americans have the right to self-defense, but if my opponent is stating that having a child is an act of aggression, then I can't agree with her at all "This point is conceded. He acknowledges our right to self defense but states that having a child is an act of aggression. The issue is not having the child, but comes in to play when the child can threaten the life of the mother. At that point per our right to self defense she has the right to terminate the pregnancy to save her own life. Mothers can die " Yes, fetuses and mothers can die in the process of childbirth "He acknowledged and conceded this statement along with conceded we as citizens have the right to defend our bodyHe has all but conceded this debate to me. When you acknowledge that a mother can die and her body is at risk of death due to a fetus, and then admit that we have the right to defend our body. He has negated his own resolution. More effective ways than banning abortionBanning abortion is a monumental cost. Women have and always will have abortions regardless of whether it is banned or not. " Of the approximately 42 million abortions that do occur worldwide, almost half are performed by unskilled individuals, in environments that do not meet minimum medical standards or both. Virtually all of these unsafe abortions take place in the developing world, where the unmet need for contraception remains high and very restrictive abortion laws often are the norm. " [1]This even occurred in the US prior to Roe vs Wade. Assuming that abortion is murder, as my adversary has stated the act of committing abortion illegally could result in up to 15 to life, and or the death penalty if treated as such. The cost to put someone in jail for 15 years equates to around 500,000 per individual and in addition to this. We can also see that if women want an abortion they are going to do it whether it is legal or not. This cost would be monumental and destructive all at once. There are alternative means to banning abortion such as promoting sex ed and pushing contraceptives. " A long-term study in St. Louis that offers women the free birth control of their choice has revealed that, amongst other positive effects, the program lowered the abortion rate for the participants. In fact, the results were dramatic. There were 4.4 to 7.5 abortions per 1,000 women in the program, compared to a national average of almost 20 abortions per 1,000 women nationally" [2]Murder" So what needs to be understood here is that abortion is the termination of a life and I don't see how that can be a legal institution if people who commit homicide on an older human can be thrown in prison. Abortion should be illegal in the United States because of this. "My adversary is claiming abortion is murder here , but misinterprets the definition of murder. Murder in this instance would be defined by killing an innocent person. The baby is not innocent at this point, he is inflicting harm upon the mother. We are afforded the right to defend ourselves up unto death, if we are at risk of dying or are in peril. This is self defense and not murder in this case. ConclusionWhen my adversary conceded that we have the right to self defense, and that a fetus can kill a mother and harm her he pretty much lost this debate. I have shown how and why we have the right to terminate a fetus under these circumstances and how it can be morally acceptable. [1] http://www.guttmacher.org...[2] http://rhrealitycheck.org...