The embryo is a person from the moment of conception. According to Shuttles, “Scientists identify the first moment of human life as that instant when a sperm cell unites with an ovum or egg cell” (18). Most pro-choice supporters do not believe the fetus is a person until the first or second trimester. Pro-choice people do not think abortion is murder because they consider the aborted fetus a mass or cells or tissue (Shuttles 20). Abortion Is the taking of innocent human life, which Is wrong under virtually any circumstances.
An unborn baby Is more than potential life. An unborn baby Is meaningful human life that should not be considered expendable. After conception, no event occurs In the development of the fetus that indicates a change in the fetus from not being human to becoming one (Foster 33). Human life begins with conception. A middle-aged person, a teenager, and an unborn baby are all in stages of human life. Killing the unborn baby is no more Justifiable than killing the two other people.
Abortion is a practice that should be prohibited by law because it basically amounts to murder. Another reason why I don’t support abortion is because It can harm the mother as well. You are highly risking the mother’s life and affecting her. Not only does It have n effect on the USA but, It affects other countries as well Like Spain. According to psychiatrist and member of the Right to Life Committee, Carmen Gomez-Alvin states that: “Sixty five percent of women who abort suffer symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome after undergoing the procedure. Many women are regretting that choice around the world making it a controversial issue. Abortion can also result into not being able to get pregnant in the future, many sickness’ and even death. Abortion affects both victims in dangerous and physical ways. A last reason of why abortion is wrong (out of many) is that it is considered brutal murder. In 1 982, Ronald Reagan stated: “Simple morality dictates that unless and until someone can prove the unborn human is not alive, we must give it the benefit of the doubt and assume it is (alive).
And, thus, it should be entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ” (Unknown. Abortion. 17 Cot. 2008. 6 DCE. 2012. Http:// www. Standstill’s. Net). You are taking a life and killing a human being. The baby Is alive and not Just some ‘group of cells’ abortion doctors call them. You are painfully putting a child to death. It Is wrong to think someone has the power to end a life so harmfully.