Abortion for socio-economic reasons

The right of the mother to control her own body is the primary concern and not the rights of the fetus which are not strictly relevant. The right’s of a woman with respect to pregnancy. In the Roe VS Wade case, “ the Court chose to decide the case on constitutional rather than medical or philosophical grounds.” It based the decision on the rights of the mother entirely during the first and second trimester. [1] This completely negates Con’s arguments which focus on the level of development of an embryo or fetus with respect to medical knowledge negating (1. 1, 2, & 2.). That we are discussing the rights of the woman and not the rights of another made Con’s tongue biting example and the level of dependency (1. 3, 4,) irrelevant. The court did conclude that since there is no medical viable life before the third term a fetus before that stage is not entitled to the rights of a citizen under the 14th amendment. There is no reason to grant a fetus/embryo the status of human before this point since it cannot exist on it’s own. With respect to the constitution and the pro choice position in general Con misses the point. Con is asking for special rights for Embryos/Fetuses. A woman’s rights are exactly the same as those in similar situations. A man or woman cannot be forced to use their body to save the life of another and a child is no exeption. I could refer to organ transplant, for instance a kidney or a piece of the liver, but a hypothetical is more informative. If a parent decided to connect their blood flow to a child’s in order to filter their blood, assuming this were possible and that it were keeping the child alive, this would be their decision. At the same time it would be their decision to disconnect this connection and it would be both illegal and immoral to prevent this disconnect even if it meant the death of the child. This is because we respect the right of the individual to use their body as they see fit. They would not be obligated to continue to filter their child’s blood regardless of their motivation for stopping, whether it be economic or otherwise. In fact it would be illegal for the same reason the Roe vs Wade decision ended as it did. This is directly analogous to an abortion in which the goal is to terminate the pregnancy or clip the cord of dependency between a mother and a fetus. It simply allows a woman to no longer support a fetus whose end is a side effect and not the goal of an abortion. Anti-choice advocates are asking for special rights, not granted to citizens, for the fetus when they demand that a woman continue to support a pregnancy against her wishes. In response to Con’s objections: Most abortions are first trimester procedures. At this stage the fetus is completely dependant on the mother and cannot survive on its own. While it has a resemblance of a 2 ½ inch alien it does not have brain activity that is anywhere near that of a human being [3]. The aspects of the human brain that make us uniquely human and more advanced than other animals [4] does not begin to form until the third trimester. Most abortions are performed in the first trimester [5] when there is nothing that would qualify as human other than the precursors of some physical human features. This is a very safe and cautious way to avoid any question of loss of life and ensure all babies are brought into functional homes prepared to raise functional healthy children. In vitro fertilization and the day after pill or first month abortions. In vitro fertilization frequently fertilize multiple eggs and the precedent is set that these can be discarded and are not considered human. The day after pill is a form of abortion along with first month abortions are just an alternate version of this common procedure that is completely legal in many areas including virtually all industrialized including the U.S., Canada, China, Uk, Japan Italy, Spain etc etc [6]. It’s estimated that 66% of pregnancies end in miscarriages so this is a natural process [7]. It is not at all uncommon to have an early miscarriage or have an embryo fail to attach to the uterine wall. This again is similar to the day after pill which is a form of abortion that simulates this common natural occurrence. First trimester Fetuses are completely dependant on their mother. This is why abortions in this time must necessarily end in the termination of the fetus and I only say this to emphasize that this is not the goal. From Roe VS Wade "the word 'person,' as used in the Fourteenth Amendment [of the US Constitution], does not include the unborn." This is highlighted by the birth date as the start of our personhood that guarantees our citizenship and the rights afforded us. [1] https://tinyurl.com... [2] https://tinyurl.com... [3] https://tinyurl.com... [4] https://tinyurl.com... [5] https://tinyurl.com... [6] https://tinyurl.com... [7] https://tinyurl.com...