Abortion on demand should be illegal

Review of my position: Abortion on demand should be illegal. Several things happen upon conception, One of which is the evidence of new life: New DNA is formed that is different from father and mother. Now, When one person kills another, What is that called? The answer is: Murder. Allowing wholesale murder does not raise the standard of our society. "On Demand" suggests that it should be available for any reason, The basest being "because I felt like it. " But we tell our children no to candy bars and hitting and running in roads known for traffic, And they cry because they felt like it, But we knew the consequences. We ourselves choose to go to work, Even though we would largely rather stay in bed. Feelings don't matter so much when it's a moral decision and it has serious consequences. Hitting people is wrong. Running in traffic is dangerous. Having sex and getting pregnant naturally has consequences as well. We tell our children no because we want them to think of the consequences. You want men to buck up in society? Tell them they're responsible for their sexual acts. You want women to be taken seriously? Tell them that they are responsible for their sexual acts. On demand abortion reduces responsibility. Until now I went with your assertion that "a fetus is a part of the woman's body. " It is certainly true that the baby is attached to the mother and needs her physically for 9 months. In that sense, The child is very much a part of the woman, So I granted it. But my true feelings lie with the above stance, That killing the child off is murder. Either way, Unless the mother is in danger of dying, I don't think that any surgeon ought to be an on-demand murderer, Much like a surgeon ought not be required to be an on-demand amputator. There has to be something seriously wrong with the limb to amputate, There has to be something seriously wrong with mother and child to pull the child out before he/she can live without the mother. Rebuttal of the second round: I have already addressed as much about the legal processes as I felt was necessary. In the case of self abortion, I have said and I will say it again, That it is closest akin to suicide in our courtrooms. Questions must be asked then: Did she have proper support for continuation of her own life? (Was there a threat on her: food, Clothing, Shelter, Etc. That caused her to want to abort? ) Does she need mental help? Was it intentional to fulfill a purpose? This investigation would be because there is a shared responsibility in the matter of pregnancy. That is because most pregnant women can't completely care for themselves, Although some pregnant women do work most days, And some do better than others. These women that do better are the exception rather than the rule. Therefore, While some may argue that abortion is a way out, I will now demonstrate that it is the most sick and lazy way out, And that your argument prior to this one is vain: "Unwanted pregnancies" is a blanket statement for killing off people because you simply don't want them. By that same logic we could say we don't want a lot of things in our society: One of the greatest things in our society that we don't want here in America is poor people. So let's talk about what we can do with "Unwanted Poor People" (it's similar enough, Eats your pocketbook, Is an eyesore, Might be related to you) Unwanted Poor People in our world often suffer hunger, Sickness and/or cold before dying. Therefore we should kill them so they don't suffer all their lives. There are thousands of different reasons why unwanted poor people exist. They vary from health reasons to financial reasons to emotional and psychological reasons. I would never presume to be able myself to make this decision for every county and tax payer. But leaving unwanted poor people alive would be ruining their chances at dropping that dead weight, You would be making the decision for all those tax payers. How can you do that? Of course, If there is a poor person you want to support, Well that is perfectly fine too. You should decide. You should have that choice. see Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" for a much better worded "proposal. " You won't be disappointed. As for me, I want a better America that loves her people and is founded on the idea that all people are equally valuable. Men and women, Adults, Children, Elderly, Unborn babies, Pregnant women and all categories of people which infamously divide us into factions that in the end have no bearing on our personhood. Even the impractical and uncomfortable should give way to the dream of irreproachable morality.