Issue Analysis: Abortion

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Issue Analysis Abortion
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The Two Sides

• Pro-Life
• Older People
• Conservatives (Republicans)
• Religious Groups

• Pro-Choice
• Younger People
• Liberals (Democrats)
• Less Religious People

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Arguments in Favor

• It is a womans right to choose what happens to
  her body.
• This often is under the assumption that a human
  life DOES NOT begin at conception.

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Arguments in Favor

• Abortion can be a medical necessity.
• This involves the discussions that include
  medical complications due to pregnancy. That the
  life of the mother, the child or both could be
  put in jeopardy by the pregnancy. A medical
  situation that could be changed by the
  termination of the pregnancy.

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Arguments in Favor

• Right to Privacy
• Many supporters believe the government does not
  have the authority to infringe on the right of
  individual women to exercise this option.

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Arguments Against

• Abortion is murder.
• This belief is based in the belief that human
  life begins at conception. That a fetus is a
  baby as soon as the egg is fertilized.

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Arguments Against

• Abortion is against God.
• Many opponents of abortion view the medical
  procedure as messing with Gods plan. God
  chose to make someone pregnant, God is the only
  one who can decide to terminate it.

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Arguments Against

• Adoption is a better option than abortion.
• Many opponents of abortion believe that there is
  already an option other than abortion for
  unwanted pregnancies.

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Key Question

• When does human life begin?
• Conception?
• Birth?
• Somewhere in between?

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Things Complicating the Debate

• Partial Birth Abortions
• Late Term Abortions
• Death Penalty and Abortion Inconsistency
• Birth Control History and Complications
• Adoption and Abortion debate