Abortion should be legalized

We thank our opponents for their arguments. We will rebut their case. BoP is shared.1. The Fetus is not alive This is rebutted by our first argument, fetus is a human being. Our argument states that fetus is a human being. Also, if a fetus is not a human being, what is it? That is why it is a human being. Pro says the seven parts 1. Movement: The fetus can move 2. Respiration: Cannot, however they can breathe. This is a different way from we do, but they can. [8] [9] 3. Sense: Cannot 4. Growth: Babies grow the most in mom’s belly, when it is a fetus. [9] 5. Reproduction: This is not needed because some people, or children cannot do this. 6. Excretion: This is rare but possible. 7. Nutrition: Fetus gets nutrients from mom. [10] 1 is no need, 4 of them the fetus can do, 2 they cannot, so fetus is a human being.Also a fetus develops in the mom's body! [9]"Week One: At about the sixth day, the growing child attaches to the wall of the mother’s uterus. The uterus’ nutrient-rich lining welcomes the tiny tenant and soon the child is sending out the “all systems go” chemical signal that can be detected on a home pregnancy test.""Weeks 3 & 4: The baby’s heart is beating! The heart begins to beat as early as 18 days after conception and is beating strongly by 21 days. The baby’s development is rapid during this time. Between three and four weeks, the baby’s head and spinal column become easily distinguishable, and arm buds appear. Legs will begin to appear just days later. The umbilical cord forms, transporting to the child oxygen and nutrients absorbed from the mother’s blood by the placenta."So on..."Weeks 10 & 11: s://www.ortl.org......; border="0" alt="" align="right" data-mce-src="https://www.ortl.org......; data-mce-style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; vertical-align: middle; color: #414141; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px; white-space: normal;">The baby’s little feet are perfectly shaped. The baby also has eyelids, fingernails and fingerprints. The baby can even grasp an object placed in the hand! The kidneys are beginning to form urine and the baby begins to mimic breathing. All the baby’s body systems are in place and active. The baby has a skeletal structure, nerves and circulation. From this point on, there is only growth in the size and maturation of the organs already present."So on..."Weeks 39 & 40: Her lungs are maturing and surfactant production is increasing and fully prepared to take on the outside world! 15% of your child's body is fat. Since she hasn't learned to shiver yet, these fat stores will help regulate his temperature. "Now we know that a fetus develops like a human being! 2. Illegal Abortions Our opponent’s present us with a statistic stating that a large percentage of illegal and unsafe abortions occur in the grand scheme of pregnancy related deaths. Our opponents assume that this will be the case however they can only make this assumption based on limited evidence. They don’t know for certain that illegal abortions will occur and by assuming that this will happen because of failing to legalize abortions is not necessarily the case. The range of points that could influence this is huge! These illegal abortions could be occurring because of the wealth of the country being low or because healthcare is limited in these areas. These assumptions are limited and have little impact as such. 3. Underage Teenagers Asserting that your 20s are the most important period of your life is subjective. Furthermore, the statistic showing that 18-19 have a high pregnancy rate may be true however these teenagers are old enough to take responsibility for their actions and they are old enough to have sex [11]. When they are 18-19 they should be careful about their actions. This rebuttal also covers costs. If they cannot afford to have a child then they shouldn’t be consenting to sex. The solution is simply to raise awareness of the consequences - not to legalize abortion (ie. murder). 4. Gender Equality We agree that pregnancies are very important however this is why the fetus shouldn’t be aborted. It isn’t gender equality to allow women to murder and men to not. That just shifts gender equality so that men are unequal. Women shouldn’t be allowed to murder since it violates libertarian belief (as our opponent’s agree on), and therefore it is unfair to say that one gender is allowed to murder (to a certain extent) and others are not. The women does have a choice but they have a choice at a much earlier stage. There choice arises when they have sex. They have the option to say yes or no. When they say yes, they risk the consequences that follow. That is the women’s choice and since the man also has the choice to say yes or no, this means that both genders gain an equal choice. 5. Mother’s Life There are risks with everything. There is a risk that right now my laptop may overheat and explode (as unlikely as this is). There is a risk that an aeroplane might crash into my house. When you consent to doing something you need to let yourself know of the consequences (as we said above), under the heading of consequences comes risks and that includes deaths. If death is a consequence then it is a consequence that they need to be aware of. 6. Conclusion We have responded to all of our opponents points. Vote Con! Sources [8] http://www.askdrsears.com...[9] https://www.ortl.org...[10] http://www.livestrong.com...[11] https://www.google.co.uk...