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Abortion

Abortion
The moral discussion of abortion centers on the issue of whether or not abortion is an act of murder. Abortion will always deal with what it is to create and sustain life; it will always be a moral issue. Whether we like it or not, our moral thinking about abortion is perception (Gordon 169-170). Abortion is a controversial issue with people. Some oppose and some are for it. If a woman chooses to get an abortion, it is her decision because it is her own body and no one should have to tell her what is right or what is wrong. A woman should have the right to do what she feels is right for her.
The president of the United States is now trying to change the abortion laws made from the ruling Roe v. Wade on January 22, 1973. Since that ruling, the abortion rate has rose sharply. According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, which is considered by anti-abortion and abortion rights groups to be the most accurate source. It peaked at 29.3 per 1,000 women between the ages 15 an...

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