Why Abortion Is Wrong

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How would you feel if someone had the final say in whether or not you could live or die? Imagine not having any say in whether or not you are allowed to have a life. Now you can imagine how a baby feels since they do not have a choice in their mother’s womb. If a woman decides to abort her baby, the baby cannot do anything about their life being forcibly taken away from them. Their whole future is demolished in a single instant before it even begins. This is why I believe abortion is wrong no matter the reasoning behind why you’re doing it.
The first reason as to why abortion is wrong is because there are many other safer solutions. It is stated that “In the USA, there are approximately two million infertile couples waiting to adopt,
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Once you are pregnant, life has already started. The opposing side believes that in the first few weeks of pregnancy, there is no human life, this is no correct. The baby begins life in the first week.
Another reason people support abortion rights is for certain extenuating circumstances. Examples of these would be rape, teen pregnancy, or a sickness the mother may have. I think that with these reasons, I could see how it would almost be okay to abort the baby. The pro-choice believe this due to the fact of not harming the baby from your sickness, but another option is adoption. This way the baby will still have the chance to have a life. For teen pregnancies, there are some religious beliefs as to where you shouldn’t have premarital sex. If you do not want a child, you should not have sex at a young age because it’s not always safe. Also, abortions can result into a risk of getting ill, physical damage, stopping you from having a child again and/or even death. Not only will the baby die, but the mother has the possibility of dying as well. One last reason for the side that agrees with abortion is that they believe outlawing it, would be discrimination. Women with a lower income can lead them to into participating in an illegal abortion or a ‘black-market’ abortion. Getting an abortion illegally can cause much more harm to the mother and baby than giving birth. I believe that it is not worth risking the lives