Abortion is wrong.

My opponent uses images of dead fetuses to demonstrate the horrors of abortion. I will not deny the fact that these are true. However, he focuses so much on the actual abortion rather than what happens after the abortion. It appears that my opponent concentrates on the subject of pain in his last argument. However, there will be much less pain in an abortion. Pain of the ChildMost mothers that have abortions usually have abortions for one of two reasons. The first reason is that it interferes with her education and career goals. The second, and more common reason, is because she usually can’t afford the baby. As a result, the child may grow up in poverty. If this occurs, he/she will have to suffer this type of pain. Another alternative is that the child is put up for adoption. However, nearly 25% of children don’t get adopted! That’s an extremely high percentage. According to Adoptioninstitute. org, “Even with the recent increases in adoptions from foster care, the number of children waiting for adoption on September 30, 1999 was more than two-and-a-half times the number of children adopted during that year. ” Those children that get put up for adoption will have to experience a different type of pain: the pain of not feeling loved. But unlike the pains that my opponent describes, this type of pain can last for an entire lifetime! We don’t want to burden children with this strong, emotional pain. My opponent also describes the physical pain that a child goes through. However, despite the fact that he says that the baby begins to feel pain at around week 20, the child’s nervous system still isn’t fully developed. It doesn’t feel as much pain as it would if its nervous system was completely developed. My opponent describes these horrible things, and yes, it is clear that the baby experiences pain. However, it is not to the extent that we feel pain today. And chances are, the emotional pain that the baby will feel after it is born will be much greater than the physical pain it would have felt if it was aborted. Aborting the child may be less painful for it in the long run. Pain of the MotherLike I said above, the woman usually has to experience the hardships of poverty because she cannot afford the baby. Many women choose abortion simply because it is cheaper. For example, childbirth can cost up to $2000 for prenatal care alone if they don’t have health insurance. (Many Americans don’t due to poverty. ) In addition, the woman will also have to pay for maternity clothing, and if she chooses to keep the baby, may also feel the urge to spend money on other accessories. There are also many other expenses. Meanwhile, abortions can cost between $300 and $800. That is a big difference in cash, especially if you’re close to poverty and every penny matters. If the woman has more money due to the fact that she had an abortion, her life may be much better than if she decided to have the child. Pain of the DiseasedRemarkably, human fetuses can be used as stem cells. Stem cells are thought to be able to cure up to 70 major diseases because you can replace an infected cell with a stem cell, and the stem cell will multiply until the body is healed. The two types of stem cells are adult stem cells (multipotent) and embryonic stem cells (pluripotent). The difference is, adult stem cells can only create cells of the specific type of cell it is, while embryonic stem cells can create cells of ANY kind except eggs and sperm. (One can easily see how doctors would rather have the embryonic cells for the same reason that blood distributors would rather have Type O blood. ) In fact, according to a 2005 study, stem cells have been proven to be able to cure cancer. Stem cell research can take away the pain of those suffering from cancer and other diseases. Many think about the pain of the embryo without considering the pain of those having to be tortured from the pain of cancer every single day. If we allow abortion and put stem cell research actively into practice, we can put this form of pain to an end. Pain of the CommunityAs I said before, if the mother chooses to keep the child, both she and the child are most likely go into poverty. According to Jacksonfreepress. org, those in poverty are most usually criminals. In other words, these unwanted children that are being considered to be aborted are most likely going to be a burden to society. The general community will probably go through less pain if the child is aborted. Conclusion1. Abortion could cause less pain to society because it will likely reduce the amount of crime.2. Abortion could cure those who have to suffer from cancer every day.3. Abortion could provide the woman with a cheaper alternative to childbirth and help those who are only a few steps away from poverty.4. Despite the fact that abortion causes the child pain, its underdeveloped nervous system causes it less pain than we would feel if we had to undergo the processes of abortion. It may also save the child’s emotional pain in the long run because it may grow up in poverty or get the feeling it isn’t loved. And, in my opinion, emotional pain is the worst kind of pain of them all. Sources. http://www.jacksonfreepress.com...http://abortion.procon.org...http://www.adoptioninstitute.org...http://www.webmd.com...http://www.plannedparenthood.org...http://www.americansforcures.org...http://phys.org...