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Jason Hanna
English 101-42
Collaborative Exploration Paper
April 29, 2008
Abortion
What is abortion? Why is it so controversial? What has everyone either choosing a definite side or staying out of it altogether? When does life really start? What is Roe vs. Wade? In this essay I will explain the topic of abortion and answer all of these questions. In the end the reader must draw a conclusion from the evidence before them.
According to dictionary.com abortion is the “Induced termination of pregnancy, involving destruction of the embryo or fetus.” This issue has taken up by lobbyists in Washington, to the radical teenager in junior high. The issue seems to sway back and forth especially over time. The worst case scenario ends in violence or bloodshed, even escalating to the point of murder. Pro-choice believes that the woman has a right to choose between whether they have a child or not. Pro-choice believes that the whole issue of abortion is morally wrong and that life can’t be decided to terminate.
Roe vs. Wade is the landmark court decision that deemed abortion legal in the whole United States. In findlaw.com it says it began as Norma L. McCorvey also known as Jane Row sued the state of Texas for the right of abortion. Henry Wade represented the state of Texas in this landmark case. Roe sued on the right of the ninth amendment; the right to privacy. Wade argued on the fourteenth amendment but the Supreme Court ruled it void because they said it didn’t protect the unborn. Although Wade won the district court, the court didn’t give an injunction to the case went on. Due to arguments it wasn’t long before the case appeared on the Supreme Court.
The end result is the 7-2 decision against the state of Texas. The ruling said that life began after the second trimester. Meaning that the mother could abort the baby until it reaches twenty four weeks old then it will be too late to abort it because it can...