Abortion

Abortion


Abortion is morally wrong unless the mother is in any real danger. This is the process of taking a baby’s life. Even though it is not fully developed, it is a living thing. So in a sense, it is murder. But, even though abortion is wrong, the mother should have the right to get rid of the baby if it was in the case of rape, incest, or the mother or fetus is in danger of their lives. Otherwise she should take full responsibility for her actions.
Even though the baby is not fully developed, it is a living thing. It is alive. “Life begins at conception” (McElroy, 2002). The DNA is that of a human. Left to grow, it will become a full human being. Anti-abortionists often say: “an acorn is an oak tree in the early stages of development.” Just like the fetus is a human in early stages of development.” But even though the fetus is human, it does not have full human rights, including the right to choose to be aborted or not during the time of...