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Danielle Barnes
Ms. Sanchez
English IV
13 April 2015
Facts About Abortion
The freedom from religion foundation works to promote the separation of church and
state and to educate the public about non theistic beliefs (Knapp 45). The bible orders the death
penalty for murder of a human being, but not for the expulsion of a fetus (Knapp 45). They fail to
investigate the bible definition of life (breath ) or its deafening silence on abortion (Knapp 47).
According to the bible, life begins at birth- when a baby draws its first breath. Most scholars and
translators agree that the injunction against killing forbade only the murder of ( already born)
hebrews(knapp 46). Far from demonstrating a pro-lifeattitude, the bible decimates innocent
babies and pregnant woman in passage after gory passage (knapp 47). Lamentations 2:20 shall
the women eat their fruit, and children (knapp 46). Gynecology textbooks conservatively cite a
15% miscarriage rate, with on medical stude finding a spontaneous abortion rate of almost 90%
in very early pregnancy (knapp 47). The bible in neither anti abortion not pro-life, but does
provide a biblical basis for the real motivation behind the anti abortion religious crusade(knapp
48).Worldwatch institute statistics show the 50% of abortion worldwide are illegal, and the at
least 20,000 women die every year- and thousands more are hurt and pained (knapp 48).
Abortion should be illegal because , the bible says that it is cruel because its still murder and its
a cruel way for a baby to die and not being able to live its life. In the book abortion I found facts
on abortion and what the bible says about the fetus.

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Women seek abortion services in another state for a variety of reason.

The abortion license hurts women. Some contend that the license is necessary to ensure social
and economic gains for women. They also pay a lot of money to have an abortion. Abortion kills
1.5 million innocent human being in America every year.(knapp56) There is no longer any
serious scientific dispute that the unborn child is a human creature who die violently in the act of
abortion (knapp56). Survey research tells us that the american people do not want a legal regime
of abortion on demand for any reason at any time during a pregnancy (knapp56). Ever since
abortion was legalized by the supreme court in 1973 in its landmark decision abortion opponents
have tried to restrict to procedure or overturn the ruling (knapp56).The vast majority of young
women who visit a health care facility for an abortion are accompanied by someone- a parent or
a relative (knapp57). Few medical students are being trained in abortion techniques, despite the
fact that abortion is the most common obstetrics surgical procedure (knapp57). One quarter of
women having abortions travel more than fifty miles from home to have an abortion (knapp57).
Theres little evidence that women who wants abortions today can not get them (knapp57). In
upstate New York, not even a doctors chilling murder has stopped the flow of patients
(knapp57). The population will increasingly be deceived into accepting abortifacients a a version
of effective birth control (knapp58). At least since the late 1980s poor and minority women do
not appear to have less access (knapp58). Forcibly incising the cranium with a scissors and then
suctioning out the brain is certainly excruciatingly painful since 1977 there have been at least
1,712 acts of violence against abortion clinics (knapp58). Abortion is not simply a matter of
private choice. Rather the abortion license cuts to the heart of Americas claim to being a law-

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governed democracy in which equality before the law is a fundamental principle of justice
(knapp58).

Recent data indicate an 83% survival rate at 24 weeks and an 89% survival rate at 25 weeks
(knapp58). The effects of having an abortion can last up to 18 months (knapp58). Extraordinary
medical consensus has emerged that intact D&X is neither necessary nor the safest method for
late-term abortion (knapp58). 43 percent of american women will have at least one abortion by
the time they turn 45 years old (knapp58). In 1995 nonwhites accounted for a larger share of all
abortionsStates reported 1.21 million abortions to the Centers for Disease control and prevention
in 1995 (knapp58). In 1978 fewer than 2,500 abortions were covered by federal Medicaid
funds.Between 1973 and 1977 the federal gov. paid for about one-third of all abortions
(knapp59). By 1922 Medicaid paid for only 267 abortions (knapp59). In 1995 only 13 percent of
abortions were paid with public funds (knapp59). The states are constitutionally permitted to
restrict the abortion rights of a minor (knapp59). A restriction on access to abortion is
unconstitutional if it imposes a substantial obstacle to womens ability to terminate their
pregnancies (knapp59). The abortion rate has dropped by 19 percent. Planned parenthood
encourages young teens to bring their parents with them for support and so that they will have
someone to drive them home after the procedure (knapp59). Anti abortion activist insist that
abortion be forbidden in cases of rape or incest (knapp59).
It would be scientifically inconsistent to assert that a child born at 24 weeks after
fertilization is a human while one in the womb at 32 weeks is not (endoftheamericandream). It
was legal in the United States from the time the earliest settlers arrived. At the time the

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Constitution was adopted, abortions before quickening were openly advertised and commonly
performed (endoftheamericandream). Here have been more than 53 million abortions performed
in the United States since Roe v. Wade was decided back in 1973 (endoftheamericandream).
Approximately 3,000 Americans lost their lives as a result of the destruction of the World Trade
Center towers on 9/11. Every single day, more than 3,000 American babies are killed by
abortion (endoftheamericandream). One very shocking study found that 86 percent of all
abortions are done for the sake of convenience (endoftheamericandream). According to the
Guttmacher Institute, the average cost of a first trimester abortion at the ten week mark is $451
(endoftheamericandream). Planned Parenthood received more than 487 million dollars from the
federal government during 2010 (endoftheamericandream). Planned Parenthood specifically
targets the poor. A staggering 72 percent of Planned Parenthoods customers have incomes
that are either equal to or beneath 150 percent of the federal poverty level
(endoftheamericandream). There are 30 Planned Parenthood executives that make more than
$200,000 a year. A few of them make more than $300,000 a year (endoftheamericandream). In a
1922 book entitled Woman, Morality, and Birth Control, Planned Parenthood Founder
Margaret Sanger (endoftheamericandream). According to Pastor Clenard Childress,
approximately 52 percent of all African-American pregnancies now end in abortion
(endoftheamericandream). A Department of Homeland Security report that was released in
January 2012 says that if you are anti-abortion, you are a potential terrorist. Unfortunately,
there have also been other government reports that have also identified anti-abortion protesters
as potential threats. Some abortion clinics have been caught selling aborted baby parts to medical
researchers. A while back one Philadelphia abortionist was charged with killing seven babies that

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were born alive, but witnesses claim that he actually slaughtered hundreds of living, breathing
newborn children by severing their spinal cords or slitting their
necks. (endoftheamericandream). When you total up all forms of abortion, including those
caused by the abortion drug RU 486, the grand total comes to more than a million abortions
performed in the United States every single year (endoftheamericandream).
A fetus is a human being, human beings have the right to life, so abortion is murder.
Im probably not going to convince you that a fetus isnt a life, as thats basically the most
intractable part of this whole debate, so Ill be brief: A fetus cant survive on its own. It is fully
dependent on its mothers body, unlike born human beings even if a fetus was alive, the right to
life doesnt imply a right to use somebody elses body. A right to life is, at the end of the day,
a right to not have somebody elses will imposed upon your body. The right to life also doesnt
imply a right to live by threatening somebody elses life. Bearing children is always a threat the
life of the mother .
The right to life also doesnt imply a right to live by threatening somebody elses
life. Bearing children is always a threat the life of the mother This implies that the only reason a
woman would want to get an abortion is to avoid raising a child, and that isnt the case.
Depending on the circumstances, the mere act of having a child in a hospital can cost between
$3,000 and $37,000 in the United States. Even before birth, there are costs to pregnancy. In
addition to the whole carrying another human being around in your stomach for nine months
thing, many women, particularly teens, are shunned and shamed for their pregnancies.
The facts Ive found in my notes are all about being against abortion and shows why it
should be illegal. The bible says that its not a big deal because the fetus has not took its first

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breath. women seek abortion services in another state for a variety of reason if you can not take
care of a baby when its born then dont open your legs to have a baby. A baby is not a doll you
can just throw away when you messed it up or get tired of hearing it cry. A fetus is so important
to take care of and should have time to grow and live a life as a human in the world.
The deal is as politically remarkable as it is substantive: A long-term plan to finance
health care for older Americans, pay doctors who accept Medicare and extend popular health
care programs for children and the poor. It was cobbled together by none other than House
Speaker John A. Boehner and Representative Nancy Pelosi, the leader of House Democrats, who
rarely agree on anything, with the apparent blessing of a majority of their respective members.
Then along came a surprising impediment: Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the minority leader,
along with other Senate Democrats, objected to abortion restrictions in the bill and limits to an
extension of a health insurance program for children. They have begun to undermine what was
poised to be a sweeping bipartisan solution to several policy problems that have long vexed
Congress.