Abortion Should Be Illegal

My adversaries response was relativity short, so I am going to keep mine pretty simple too. By the resolution and first round we can clearly see what we are debating" Abortion should be illegal"Illegal is defined as Illegal - not allowed by the law [1]So what I must do to win is show a scenario in where an abortion should legal. Is there is a circumstance that could warrant an abortion, that would mean abortion should remain legal. This is not a debate about whether abortion should be legal in (x) or not legal in (y). This is referring to the fact that abortion is murder. Premise 1 : Right to self defenseWe under US law are permitted the right to defined ourselves from bodily harm, especially in cases that could result in death. Justifiable homicide - "killing without evil or criminal intent, for which there can be no blame, such as self-defense to protect oneself or to protect another, or the shooting by a law enforcement officer in fulfilling his/her duties. This is not to be confused with a crime of passion or claim of diminished capacity which refer to defenses aimed at reducing the penalty or degree of crime"There are also stand your ground laws, that give you the right to kill a person in self defenseThis is even in certain state statues such as Florida" A person is presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another when using defensive force that is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm to another" [3]Even the founding fathers thought self defense was an unalienable right. [4]You even see this in the Constitution"Every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of HIMSELF or the state" [5]So we can clearly see that self defense is justified by the law, even if you take another persons life. Premise 2 : There are Cases where the fetus and mother could die or the fetus could kill the motherAt this point the Fetus is inflicting bodily harm on the mother and threatening her life. We see this in ectopic pregnancies. Ectiopic Pregnancy - An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that occurs outside the womb (uterus). It is life-threatening to the mother.[6]"In most pregnancies, the fertilized egg travels through the fallopian tube to the womb (uterus). Anything that blocks or slows the movement of this egg through these tubes can lead to ectopic pregnancy"[6]In addition to this fatal pregnancies occur all the time in the US. This is true in both the US and World wide. 15 percent of pregnancies result in fatal complications. [7]. Granted it is a low number but it even occurs in the US, per 100,000 births an estimated 21 deaths occur in the United States[8]. " According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2010, 3,999,386 infants were born in the United States, 3% less than in 2009. The number of births fell for nearly all races and Hispanic origin groups. The birth rate in 2010 was 13.0 per 1,000 people " [9]According to the studies provided every 100,000 births result in 21 deaths. There are an estimated 3,999,386 births that occurred in 2010 according to the CDC. Let's round that up to 4,000,000 flat4,000,000 / 100,000 = 4040 * 21 = 840 maternal deaths on a yearly basis in the United StatesWe can in fact acknowledge deaths happen in pregnancy. Granted I did round up, but even without rounding up it would be over 800. Conclusion[a] We have the right to self defense, and can defend ourselves from death and certain harm. This is promised by the constitution[b] There are pregnancies that can result in fatalities. Around 800 yearly in the US[c] If abortion were illegal, practicing abortion would be a criminal offense. [d] This would deny the mother the right to kill the fetus in extreme cases, and violate her right to self defense[e] Abortion should be legal in the United States. [1] http://www.merriam-webster.com...[2] http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com...[3] http://www.leg.state.fl.us...[4] For example, Elbridge Gerry asserted that "Self-defense is a primary law of nature, which no subsequent law of society can abolish. (Emphasis added.) [Gerry, "Observations on the New Constitution, and on Federal and State Conventions," Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States, ed. Paul Ford, p. 4.] [5] http://www2.law.ucla.edu...[6] http://www.nlm.nih.gov...[7]http://www.savethemothers.org...[8] https://www.cia.gov...[9] http://www.nichd.nih.gov...