ARGUMENT 1 - It's not a human being/person - - it's just a blob of tissue
a fetus is just a part of the woman's body
it's not a baby
an egg and a sperm are also human life - - the fetus is only a potential
human being
it's not a person, it has no meaningful life
do not impose your religion on me
a fetus is not a person until quickening
life begins at birth
no one can really know that life begins before birth
ARGUMENT 2 - A woman has the right to control her own body
even if the unborn is a human being we can't force a woman to carry a pregnancy
to term
against her will
everyone has the right to choose
every woman should have the right to control her own body, a.k.a. "reproductive
freedom"
it's a private decision between a woman and her doctor - - the government
should stay out of our bedrooms!
a unmarried girl shouldn't have to be embarrassed by having to carry her
pregnancy to term or have the pain of placing her baby for adoption
women won't ever have equal rights if abortion isn't an option
some women have no other choice
I'm personally opposed but . . .
ARGUMENT 3 - Every child a wanted child and other social arguments
it's unfair to bring an unwanted child into this world
unwantedness leads to child abuse
the poor need to limit their children or they will be forever on welfare
the majority of Americans are pro-choice
overpopulation and quality of life
ARGUMENT 4 - Back-alley abortions
tens of thousands will resort to back-alley abortions and women will die
abortion is safer than childbirth
abortion is easy and painless
abortion may be the best answer for the woman at this time in her life
ARGUMENT 5 - The hard cases
what if the woman's life is threatened
what if the baby has a deformity
what if the woman was raped or was the victim of incest