Legal Murder: It Could Have Been You!
A mother kills her baby because she does not want it, yet she is not charged with murder. Is this right? Believe it or not, this has happened more than twenty million times in the past twenty years (Endicott, lecture notes). Because of abortion, these deaths take place legally. Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus (Merriam-Webster Online). The morality of abortion is one of the most argued issues in today’s society. The definition of personhood and when human life begins is pivotal in determining whether or not abortion is morally permissible. While few contest that human beings have the right to life, some reject the premise that the unborn are human beings. There is much debate over where to draw the line between a human and non-human. Persons have the right to life; because life begins at conception the unborn are human beings and,......
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