Abortion is immoral and the destruction of life.

I am extremely angry with people like yourself. You are a man and act as if you know what it is to be a woman. You discuss life while being uninvolved in the creation for more than a good night of sex. As a male myself, I would never be ignorant nor arrogant enough to pose as one who knows what it is to be a woman yet you act as if you do.I agree that abortion is the destruction of life but I disagree that it is immoral.DefinitionsAbortion[1]: The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks.Immoral[2]: Not conforming to accepted standards of morality.Morality[3]: Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour.Good[4]: To be desired or approved of.Bad[5]: Not such as to be hoped for or desired; unpleasant or unwelcome.Behaviour[6]: The way in which an animal or person behaves in response to a particular situation or stimulus.C=Contention and A= argument so I prefer to use C.C#1: A fetus is not a "person" so can't have rights protecting it from abortion: Is terminating a fetus, which can neither feel emotions nor be conscious of its own "existence," really be considered equivalent to killing a "person?" Some define personhood (qualifying for rights) through a set of criteria. A being need not exhibit every criterion to qualify as a person, but failure to exhibit most is proposed as disqualification. One list includes consciousness (at least the capacity to feel pain), reasoning, self motivation, the ability to communicate on many possible topics, and self-awareness. Lists like this are intended to help someone be able to objectively distinguish between a biological human and a person. An embryo is not a person because it satisfies only one criterion, namely consciousness (and this only after it becomes susceptible to pain). Other sets of criteria conclude that an embryo lacks personhood (and a right to life) because it lacks self-consciousness, rationality, and autonomy. These lists diverge over precisely which features confer a right to life, but tend to propose that they are developed psychological features not found in embryos.C#2: The fetus causes physical pain; the woman has a right to self-defense. The fetus causes sickness, discomfort, and and extreme pain to a woman during her pregnancy and labor. It is, therefore, justifiable for a woman to pursue an abortion in self-defense.C#3: There is no inviolable "right to life" in abortion and other cases. It is clear that the notion of "the right to life" can sometimes be violated for certain ends. This is the case in sending soldiers to war. So as in abortion, it can be justified to kill a fetus under certain circumstances.C#4: No woman "wants" an abortion; it is only the least bad alternative: Women do not "want" abortions. They find themselves in a position in which abortion is the less bad between bad alternatives. This argument is important in explaining that abortion is not about a malicious desire to "kill babies" or even to express their right to choose; it is about allowing women to make the best choice that they can.C#5: Abortion must be justified in cases of impregnation by rape: Woman, and in some cases girls, who have been raped should not have to suffer the additional torment of being pregnant with the product of that ordeal. To force a woman to produce a living, constant reminder of that act is unfair on both mother and child.C#6: If women (not men) are solely burdened by pregnancy, they must have a choice. Men are dominant in their ability to impregnate a woman, but carry no responsibilities afterward. If woman carry the entire burden of pregnancy, they must have a choice.C#7: It is odd to defend the dignity of a fetus over a child-rearer: There is a peculiar double standard being applied by opponents of abortion. The dignity of the fetus is glorified, while the dignity of the child-rearer is seemingly ignored and even trampled. This is particularly concerning when more men appear to support abortion than woman; it appears that men are more willing to trample the child-bearer (a woman) than the child.C#8: Abortion is just when birth control fails (involuntary impregnation): If a woman does not voluntarily choose to seek a pregnancy, it is impossible for a fetus to have any claim over the woman's body. Only when the woman participates voluntarily in creating a life, does she open the door to any responsibilities to the fetus or to any rights that the fetus may have over the mother. If a pregnancy is a result of an accident (the failure of birth control), it cannot be called voluntary. Therefore, the fetus cannot be said to have any rights over the mother's body, and abortion can be said to be justified.C#9: Abortion is justified when the fetus is certain to suffer and die from a disability: Finally, due to advances in medical technology it is possible to determine during pregnancy whether the child will be disabled. In cases of severe disability, in which the child would have a very short, very painful and tragic life, it is surely the right course of action to allow the parents to choose a termination. This avoids both the suffering of the parents and of the child.C#10: Poor women are disproportionately deprived choice when abortion is illegal.Poor woman are most susceptible to circumstances in which abortion is necessary. If abortion is illegal, therefore, this socio-economic group will be disproportionately affected.C#11: Abortion might forestall the potential birth of another Hitler. This is a counter-argument to the notion that abortion could have wiped out some of the greatest social contributors in history; it also could have wiped out some of the worst individuals in history.C#12: If a fetus was defined as a "person", the legal shifts would be too dramatic: No abortions would be permitted for any reason, including rape or incest. Each miscarriage would have to be investigated. The legal consequences of such an amendment would be massive.Sources:[1] http://oxforddictionaries.com...[2] http://oxforddictionaries.com...[3] http://oxforddictionaries.com...[4] http://oxforddictionaries.com...[5] http://oxforddictionaries.com...[6] http://oxforddictionaries.com...