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Outline:Abortion

I. Introduction
A. Background
Abortionshouldbeillegalbecause,1)thebiblesaysthatitiscurl2)becauseitsstillmurderand
3)itsacurlwayforababytodieandnotbeingabletoliveitslife.
Thefreedomfromreligion
foundationworkstopromotetheseparationofchurchandstateandtoeducatethepublicabout
nontheisticbeliefs.(knapp45)
Thebibleordersthedeathpenaltyformurderofahumanbeing,
butnotfortheexpulsionofafetus.
(knapp45)
theyfailtoinvestigatethebibledefintionoflife
(breath)oritsdeafeningsilanceonabortion
(knapp47)
Accordingtothebible,lifebeginsat
brithwhenababydrawsitsfirstbreath.Mostscholarsandtranslatorsagreethattheinjunction
againstkillingforbadeonlythemurderof(alreadyborn)hebrews
(knapp46)
.Farfrom
demonstratingaprolifeattitude,thebibledecimatesinnocentbabiesandpregnantwomanin
passageaftergorypassage
(knapp47)
.Lamentations2:20shallthewomeneattheirfruit,and
childern
(knapp46).
Gynecologytextbooksconservativlycitea15%miscarriagerate,withon
medicalstudefindingaspontaneousabortionrateofalmost90%inveryearlypergnancy
(knapp
47)
Thebibleinneitherantiabortionnotprolife,butdoesprovideabiblicalbasisforthereal
motivationbehindtheantiabortionreligiouscrusade
(knapp48)
.Worldwatchinsitutestatistics
showthe50%ofabortionworldwideareillegal,andtheatleast20,000womandieeveryyear
andthousandsmorearehurtandmained.
(knapp48)

II. Bodyofresearchpaper

Womenseekabortionserivecsinanotherstateforavarietyofreason.
Theabortionlicensehurtswomen.Somecontendthatthelicenseisnecessarytoensuresocial
andeconomicgainsforwomen.Theyalsopayalotofmoneytohaveanabortion.Abortionkills
1.5millioninnocenthumanbeinginAmericaeveryyear.Thereisnolongeranyserious
scientificdisputethattheunbornchildisahumancreaturewhodieviolentlyintheactof
abortion.Surveyresearchtellsusthattheamericanpeopledonotwantalegalregimeofabortion
ondemandforanyreasonatanytimeduringapregnancy.Eversinceabortionwaslegalizedby
thesupremecourtin1973initslandmarkdecisionabortionopponentshavetriedtorestrictto
procedureoroverturntheruling.Thevastmajorityofyoungwomenwhovisitahealthcare
facilityforanabortionareaccompaniedbysomeoneaparentorarelative.Fewmedical
studentsarebeingtrainedinabortiontechniques,despitethefactthatabortionisthemost
commonobstetricssurgicalprocedure.Onequarterofwomenhavingabortionstravelmore
thanfiftymilesfromhometohaveanabortion.Thereslittleevidencethatwomenwhowants
abortionstodaycannotgetthem.InupstateNewYork,notevenadoctorschillingmurderhas
stoppedtheflowofpatients.Thepopulationwillincreasinglybedeceivedintoaccepting
abortifacientsaaversionofeffectivebirthcontrol.Atleastsincethelate1980spoorand


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minoritywomendonotappeartohavelessaccess.Forciblyincisingthecraniumwithascissors
andthensuctioningoutthebrainiscertainlyexcruciatinglypainfulsince1977therehavebeenat
least1,712actsofviolenceagainstabortionclinics.Abortionisnotsimplyamatterofprivate
choice.RathertheabortionlicensecutstotheheartofAmericasclaimtobeingalawgoverned
democracyinwhichequalitybeforethelawisafundamentalprincipleofjustice.

A. ThesisSupport#2
Recentdataindicatean83%survivalrateat24weeksandan89%survivalrateat25weeks.The
effectsofhavinganabortioncanlastupto18months.Extraordinarymedicalconsensushas
emergedthatintactD&Xisneithernecessarynorthesafestmethodforlatetermabortion.43
percentofamericanwomenwillhaveatleastoneabortionbythetimetheyturn45yearsold.In
1995nonwhitesaccountedforalargershareofallabortionsStatesreported1.21million
abortionstotheCentersforDiseasecontrolandpreventionin1995.In1978fewerthan2,500
abortionswerecoveredbyfederalMedicaidfunds.Between1973and1977thefederalgov.paid
foraboutonethirdofallabortions.By1922Medicaidpaidforonly267abortions.In1995only
13percentofabortionswerepaidwithpublicfunds.Thestatesareconstitutionallypermittedto
restricttheabortionrightsofaminor.Arestrictiononaccesstoabortionisunconstitutionalifit
imposesasubstantialobstacletowomensabilitytoterminatetheirpregnancies.Theabortion
ratehasdroppedby19percent.Plannedparenthoodencouragesyoungteenstobringtheir
parentswiththemforsupportandsothattheywillhavesomeonetodrivethemhomeafterthe
procedure.Antiabortionactivistinsistthatabortionbeforbiddenincasesofrapeorincest.

B. ThesisSupport#3
Itwouldbescientificallyinconsistenttoassertthatachildbornat
24weeks
afterfertilizationisa
humanwhileoneinthewombat
32weeks
isnot.
.(endoftheamericandream)
.I
twaslegalinthe

UnitedStatesfromthetimetheearliestsettlersarrived.AtthetimetheConstitutionwas
adopted,abortionsbeforequickeningwereopenlyadvertisedandcommonly
performed..(endoftheamericandream).Herehavebeenmorethan
53millionabortions
performedintheUnitedStatessinceRoev.Wadewasdecidedbackin
1973..(endoftheamericandream).Approximately3,000Americanslosttheirlivesasaresultof
thedestructionoftheWorldTradeCentertowers
on9/11
.Everysingleday,morethan3,000
Americanbabiesarekilledbyabortion..(endoftheamericandream).Oneveryshockingstudy
foundthat
86percent
ofallabortionsaredoneforthesakeof
convenience..(endoftheamericandream).AccordingtotheGuttmacherInstitute,theaverage
costofafirsttrimesterabortionatthetenweekmark
is
$451
..(endoftheamericandream).PlannedParenthoodreceivedmorethan
487milliondollars
fromthefederalgovernmentduring2010..(endoftheamericandream).PlannedParenthood
specificallytargetsthepoor.Astaggering
72percent
ofPlannedParenthoodscustomers
haveincomesthatareeitherequaltoorbeneath150percentofthefederalpovertylevel.
.(endoftheamericandream)
.
Thereare
30PlannedParenthoodexecutives
thatmakemorethan


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$200,000ayear.Afewofthemmakemorethan$300,000a
year..(endoftheamericandream).Ina1922bookentitledWoman,Morality,andBirthControl,
PlannedParenthoodFounderMargaretSanger.(endoftheamericandream).Accordingto
PastorClenardChildress,
approximately52percent
ofallAfricanAmericanpregnanciesnow
endinabortion..(endoftheamericandream).ADepartmentofHomelandSecurityreportthat
wasreleasedinJanuary2012saysthatifyouareantiabortion,youarea
potentialterrorist
.
Unfortunately,therehavealsobeen
othergovernmentreports
thathavealsoidentified
antiabortionprotestersaspotentialthreats..(endoftheamericandream).Someabortionclinics
havebeencaughtsellingabortedbabyparts
tomedical
researchers
..(endoftheamericandream).AwhilebackonePhiladelphiaabortionistwas
chargedwithkillingsevenbabiesthatwerebornalive,
butwitnessesclaim
thatheactually
slaughteredhundredsofliving,breathingnewbornchildrenbyseveringtheirspinalcordsor
slittingtheirnecks..(endoftheamericandream).Whenyoutotalupallformsofabortion,
includingthosecausedbytheabortiondrugRU486,thegrandtotalcomesto
morethana
millionabortions
performedintheUnitedStateseverysingleyear.(endoftheamericandream)

C. Counterargument

Afetusisahumanbeing,humanbeingshavetherighttolife,soabortionismurder.Im
probablynotgoingtoconvinceyouthatafetusisntalife,asthatsbasicallythemost
intractablepartofthiswholedebate,soIllbebrief:Afetuscantsurviveonitsown.Itisfully
dependentonitsmothersbody,unlikebornhumanbeingsEvenifafetuswasalive,theright
tolifedoesntimplyarighttousesomebodyelsesbody.Arighttolifeis,attheendofthe
day,arighttonothavesomebodyelseswillimposeduponyourbody.Therighttolifealso
doesntimplyarighttolivebythreateningsomebodyelseslife.Bearingchildrenisalwaysa
threatthelifeofthemother

Therighttolifealsodoesntimplyarighttolivebythreateningsomebodyelseslife.Bearing
childrenisalwaysathreatthelifeofthemotherThisimpliesthattheonlyreasonawoman
wouldwanttogetanabortionistoavoidraisingachild,andthatisntthecase.Dependingon
thecircumstances,themereactof
havingachildinahospital
cancostbetween$3,000and
$37,000intheUnitedStates.Evenbeforebirth,therearecoststopregnancy.Inadditionto
thewholecarryinganotherhumanbeingaroundinyourstomachforninemonthsthing,many
women,particularlyteens,are
shunnedandshamed
fortheirpregnancies.

III. Conclusion
thefactsivefoundinmynotesareallaboutbeingagainstabortionandshowswhyit
shouldbeillegal.Thebiblesaysthatitsnotabigdealbecausethefetushasnottookits
firstbreath.
womenseekabortionserivecsinanotherstateforavarietyofreason.isay
thatifyoucannottakecareofababywhenitsbornthendontopenurlegstohavea
baby.
A. TieThesistopicstogether
Sumupeachsupportingtopic


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