Why Abortion Should Be Illegal

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Persuasive Speech Abortion: the easiest way to fix one’s mistakes. Abortion: the practice of ending a pregnancy by intentionally causing the death of the human fetus. I do not see how that cannot be considered as murder. When another person purposefully takes a life, it is murder. There are many other options for women that are not ready to be mothers. Having your baby aborted is not the answer; it is just the easiest way to deal with your problem. When women are asked, they have three typical responses they give for justifying their reason for an abortion. Some say that having a baby would interfere with work, school, or other responsibilities. Others say they cannot afford a child, and then some say that they do not want to be a single parent or are having problems with their husband or partner. However, there are valid solutions for all of those excuses. If a mother is considering having an abortion, she can put her baby up for adoption instead. With the precautions taken for placing children, the child will be put in a home where it can grow up in a healthy and loving environment. The child will be able to live a good life and become a successful member of society. This child will now have a chance at life. Something you take away when you make the selfish decision to get rid of your “inconvenience.” Consider this situation. A young woman gets pregnant with her boyfriend, both are too young and immature to raise a child, so she decides to get an abortion. This decision is made out of haste due to her youth and immaturity. She decides that the solution to the problem is an abortion. It’s quick, and not many will know. Like many girls of her age, this is viewed as the solution to premature pregnancies. But I wonder: if she were ten years older, would her decision be different? Has her life experiences equipped her to make a decision that will follow her
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