Should Abortion Be Illegal?

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What if your parents decided not to give you a shot at life, and you were to never to become who you are today? Trying to find reasons why people believe abortion is impartial keeps getting harder and harder. People in huge numbers consider it evil, as it kills an unborn child for no reason. For such a controversial topic, it might be hard to comprehend that 43 million abortions worldwide are preformed yearly. While some believe abortion is a right of a woman, I believe abortion is negatively affecting our society today. Abortion should be illegal for the reasons that it is murder, it causes psychological issues to develop, and creates severe and fatal medical complications for women. Abortion should be illegal for the reason that it is murder because it is seen as punishing an innocent child. Why should aborting a child not be seen as murder and instead be encouraged and justly for women? Jail time is given for rapists and their whole life being a menace to society. However, for the crimes of a mother aborting their child it is seen as the correct way of handling an unexpected pregnancy. An unborn child does not need to die for the actions displayed by another person. Probably the most leading argument for abortion is brought up in rape. The Book “Defending Life: A Moral and Legal Case against Abortion Choice” Author Francis J. Beckwith writes, “A woman who becomes pregnant due to an act of either rape or incest is the victim of a horribly violent and morally reprehensible crime, a pregnancy caused by rape or incest is the result of a grave injustice and that the victim should not be obliged to carry the fetus to viability.” While yes, it is possible, and sadly does happen, honestly, does it happen often enough that killing a child should be legalized for everyone? One out of every six American Women have been or will be victims

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