Abortion is morally wrong.

Thank you Con. It is an interesting point, howeveryour argument is not valid in any way, shape, or form. Rebuttal: According to your argument: "It is wrong to kill a human being, therefore it is wrong to kill a fetus." Aha! That is where you are wrong sir. This is a blatantly false fact and it should not ever be taken this way. You seem to be under the impression that abortion is murder. However, that is incorrect according to the definition of murder: murï¿½der/ˈmərdər/ Noun: The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another. You are incorrect because, in order for it to be murder, the victim must be "a human being," something that a fetus is not. In fact, a vast majority of abortion doctors, biologists, and scientists agree that the fetus is not actually a human until it's self sustainability (the period in which it can live without its mother). Before that point, it is nothing more than a parasite, absorbing it's parent's nutrients for it's own well being. For that matter, any abortions before the 20th week of pregnancy (the prerequisite to the self sustainability period) are more or less the removal of a seed that will eventually GROW into a human. Therefore, saying abortion is murder is like saying destorying a seed is the equivalent of cutting down a tree, which is obviously not the case. For that matter, anyone who considers abortion to be murder because the fetus will eventually become a human MUST agree that anytime a woman has her period she is killing a baby, because she is loosing her egg. Again, that is just not the case. ARGUEMENT Point 1) Some 250 years ago, our Fore Fathers came upon this land with dreams of Liberty, and Freedom from government oppression. Those ideals have remained a staple of American culture all of these years. Unfortunately, people like my opponent are stepping into the spotlight with different notions. They are attempting to seize these ideas of "Liberty" and "Freedom" and utterly destroy them, claiming women, during THEIR time of pregnancy, CANNOT refuse to give up the seed that is inside of THEM, or else these women aren't moral! Let me ask you, Pro Lifers, how can you call yourselves moral when you are telling women what they can and can't do with their bodies during their time of pregnancy! It's Fascism, if you ask me, or a significant majority of Americans. We need to go back to what made this country the great nation that it was, and we can only do that through allowing people the freedom to choose. Point 2) Tell me Con: what if a woman is raped? According to the United States Department of Justice, that is something that happens over 190,000 times a year. Do you think that all of these women should have to go through the most painful natural process in life? And after 10 hours of this gut-wrenching pain, they should receive a baby they don't even want? No! No sensible person agrees with this. It is not fair, and in situations like rape, when birth control is not an option, abortion is the only option! It is a fast, moral, relatively cheap method to prevent yourself from having to carry, and it is nothing more than that. Thank you, and more arguments will be posted next round.