Considering the Rights of the Unborn

Considering the Rights of the Unborn

  • Submitted By: etanwerd
  • Date Submitted: 11/11/2008 9:47 AM
  • Category: Philosophy
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Abortion is the intentional termination of a life, whether the prenatal human life is one week old or one month old. Many people believe that it is immoral for women to have an abortion because the rights of the unborn child are not taken into consideration. Pro-life advocates argue that every human being has a fundamental right to life. But is it wrong for people to decide what one woman can or cannot do with her body? This question of whose rights count the most makes it difficult to decide what is right or wrong. Is it wrong for people to consider the rights of an unborn child, or is it wrong to allow a woman to decide what she should do with her body?  Life hits us with all kinds of unexpected things and sometimes we are better equipped for what happens to us than at other times.  If a woman is presented with the challenge of pregnancy, there may be legitimate reasons that justify when a woman can and should have an abortion.
A good percentage of women who consider abortions are omit in school working towards getting a degree. Sometimes after a pregnancy and childbirth, many women have to give up their dreams on finishing school and end up dropping out because they do not have the time for it, which means that she has to give up a big part of her future. (Isn’t “throwing away” an exaggeration?  Maybe she only has to postpone her plans.) a future for a baby is a tough decision, and a woman should not be looked down on because she valued her future plans more than she valued giving birth to a baby.  and decided to have an abortion.
In some situations, the woman may be too young or too old to raise a child. Being mature is a big part of being a mom. Without maturity, the skills of motherhood cannot be mastered. Maturity comes with age and experience, and omit neither one can be forced. Being pregnant and too old or too young pregnant, in both cases, can cause serious health problems to both the mother and the baby. The baby could be born with many...

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