Beginners' Tournament: Abortion should be banned, even in cases of rape.

Observations Con has conceded the humanity of the fetus, which basically hands the debate over to me. I'll explain why here. The Con rebuttal to the humanity of a fetus is "Pro begins with an interesting point. Pro states that the fetus is a human. This "human" is barely conscious of its own existence but, more importantly, is nothing but a parasite to its host (the mother) and frankly is a parasite even after birth unless she gives him/her up for adoption. Would we apply the same morality we would an earthworm to a tapeworm? Would we apply the same morality we would to a soldier of our nation to one of the enemy nation in a war? There are many contextual aspects to the morality of killing a human being that Pro fails to address. " Basically Con is saying that killing a human being is sometimes justified, something I'll agree with as I am a death penalty advocate. But he claims that since the fetus is a parasite , it does not deserve to live. The fetus is NOT parasitical. dictionary. com has the scientific definition of parasite as "An organism that lives on or in a different kind of organism (the host) from which it gets some or all of its nourishment. ". The medical definition is "An organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host. " The fetus does contribute something, however, and cannot be called a parasite because it is the same species as the mother. . http://io9.com... The fetus donates cells to help out the mother. This is not parasitical. . http://www.whattoexpect.com... Hormones given out during pregnancy, because the fetus, make you have really good sex. That's important. The fetus isn't parasitical because it is the same species and it provides benefits. The relation between the mother and fetus is important and symbiotic. Fetuses aren't foreign invaders; they originate from the mother and father from a natural process to keep the human race alive. That's not parasitical. Typical choicer fallacies. Con says that "Everything Pro has proves that the fetus is of the species human. That is all that it proves. " That is enough to win the debate. . http://www.un.org... "Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. " "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. " Based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the most fundamental piece of world law today, we know that life is an inalienable right. Con has conceded that the fetus is human but brings up excuses justifying killing it. Excuse: Banning it won't completely stop it. Coat hanger abortions are dangerous. . http://www.texasrighttolife.com... "According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics, the legalization of abortion was not responsible for reducing abortion-related deaths. The discovery of antibiotics in the 1940's actually reduced all deaths by providing effective treatment for infections. The National Center for Heath Statistics reveals that before 1941, there were over 1,400 abortion-related deaths. Yet, after Penicillin became available to control infections, the number of deaths was reduced in the 1950's to approximately 250 per year. By 1966, with abortion still illegal in all states, the number of deaths had dropped steadily to 120. New and better antibiotics, better surgery and the establishment of intensive care units in hospitals all led to such a decrease, even in the face of a rising population. Between 1967 and 1970 sixteen states legalized abortion. In most it was limited, only for rape, incest, severe fetal handicaps or deformities, and when the pregnancy jeopardized the life of the mother (all of which constitute only 5% of the abortion cases today). There were two notable exceptions - California in 1967 and New York in 1970 legalized abortion on demand. Legalizing abortion should have eliminated some deaths related to illegal abortions, but that is not the case. In the years from 1963-1969, there were an average of approximately 55 deaths per year due to illegal abortions. In 1970, after this initial wave of laws legalizing abortions, there were 109. Deaths from illegal abortions actually increased. By the year before the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision allowing legal abortion on demand in all fifty states, the death rate for illegal abortions had fallen to 24 in 1972 (with 25 additional deaths as a result of legal abortions). In 1973, there should have been a sharp drop in abortion-related deaths with abortion legal in all fifty states and "back-alley abortions" eliminated with their alleged total of maternal deaths. Yet abortion-related deaths increased again with 25 deaths resulting from legal abortion in 1973, 26 in 1974 and 29 in 1975. " . http://www.abort73.com... "The Centers for Disease Control, which has tracked U. S. abortion data since 1969, reports that "[after the] nationwide legalization of abortion in 1973, the total number, rate, and ratio of reported abortions increased rapidly, reaching their highest levels in the 1980s. "11 In 1970, there were 193,491 legal abortions. In 1973, the first year in which abortion was legal in all 50 states, there were 615,831. By 1981, that number had more than doubled. " Keeping abortion legal makes more people do abortions, as the majority of people did not do abortions until the legalization of it. The misconception of unsafe coat hangers is completely false. EVEN IF illegal abortions are more dangerous, the role of law is to reduce more deaths and to protect the victims, in this case the fetus. By Con logic, we should legalize murder because it makes it safer for people to kill without worrying about being shot by police. Excuse: Life saving abortions blabla. . https://books.google.com... "While he was United States Surgeon General, Dr. C. Everett Koop stated publicly that in his thirty-eight years as a pediatric surgeon, he was never aware of a single situation in which a preborn child"s life had to be taken in order to save the life of the mother. He said the use of this argument to justify abortion in general was a "smoke screen. " Due to significant medical advances, the danger of pregnancy to the mother has declined considerably since 1967. Yet even at that time Dr. Alan Guttmacher of Planned Parenthood acknowledged, "Today it is possible for almost any patient to be brought through pregnancy alive, unless she suffers from a fatal illness such as cancer or leukemia, and, if so, abortion would be unlikely to prolong, much less save, life. " Dr. Landrum Shettles says that less than 1 percent of all abortions are performed to save the mother"s life. Con may bring up ectopic pregnancies, in which the fetus develops outside the uterus. However, in this case, surgery is not abortion as abortion is "expulsion from the uterus of the products of conception before the fetus is viable (. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com...). The fetus is not inside the uterus. In all other cases, the patient can be brought theough pregnancy alive unless they have fatal diseases. "Quoting famous people proves nothing. " It proves a lot. For example, airmax once said "Water is wet". That proves a lot. Airmax also said ""I actually support . .. the Spanish inquisition, the murder of natives and so much more. ". .. but that's not the point. Quotes are cool, and so is ice. My Case The fetus is a human. We agree on this. The fetus is also alive, as it shows growth (. http://www.babycenter.com...) movement, response, and metabolism, along more. All alive humans have certain inalienable rights, including life and bodily autonomy. Violating these results in lack of FLO, and treads on an individuals rights.