It is legal in the United States to abort a baby up until the day of birth. An abortion is the ending of pregnancy before birth which results in the death of an embryo or a fetus. Many people consider abortion as murder, while some believe that a woman should have the right to choose. Of all the legal and moral issues, people continuously fight for or against abortion. In the article “When Is an Abortion Not an Abortion?”, Radhika Rao explores the conflicts related to abortion and selective reduction. She explains why the termination of fetal life has, in some cases, been treated differently depending on the timing and reasoning behind the termination. Religious groups respond to this procedure as though it is no different from traditional abortion procedures. Many patients undergo this procedure because their life may be at risk with twins or they are not financially stable. Rao examines…show more content… Rao states that religious groups consider MFPR the same as abortion. This idea makes sense because, generally, religious people are opposed to aborting a baby. However, Rao does not provide enough evidence to support her idea. She assumes that people will understand the idea with no evidence. This attitude leaves the audience left to question the argument based on the little information given. Why do religious groups consider it abortion? What facts prove it? The Bible states, “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined… But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot…”. If Rao provided evidence like this in her article the readers would have a better understanding of why religious groups are against MFPR. While her idea is great, her lack of evidence is
