Abortion

Specific Goal: To persuade the audience to be pro-abortion.

Intro: I will start by telling the audience to imagine that they are a woman who was raped, or who was carrying a child that you knew wouldn't live to see his first birthday. Or perhaps the contraceptive you were using didn't work. In any case, you know that you are not prepared or willing to support a child. Now imagine that there are laws that aren't protecting you, but do protect your fertilized egg. Being pro-choice supports the rights of women and to let her make a decision about abortion, instead of having someone make the decision for her.

Thesis: To look at the benefits of giving every woman the right to choose whether or not to have an abortion.

Body:

1) Being pro-choice allows a pregnant woman options under extenuating circumstances.
a. If a woman, or a teenage girl is raped, she will have the right to terminate a pregnancy that was forced upon her.
b. If a doctor can determine that the unborn child wil...