Abortion: Why It Should Not Be Allowed Essay

Open, View, and/or
Download this Document

Total Length: 1017 words ( 3 double-spaced pages)

Total Sources: 5

Page 1 of 3

Abortion Should not be Allowed

Abortion: Why it Should Not be Allowed

Abortion and whether the same ought to be allowed or not is an issue that has stimulated heated debate between proponents and supporters of abortion. While proponents of abortion have often presented seemingly reasonable arguments on why abortion should be permitted, these arguments have often times been countered by equally strong arguments against abortion by those opposing it. This text revisits the debate and with compelling reasons, argues why abortion should not be allowed.

To begin with, it is important to note that aborting an unborn child (regardless of its stage of development in the womb) is akin to murder. According to Schwarzwalder, the senior VP of the Family Research Council, there are those who have argued that whatever is formed in the woman's womb when a human ovum is penetrated by a sperm is just but a "blob of tissue." Nothing could be further from the truth. In the words of Schwarzwalder, "at the moment when a human sperm penetrates a human ovum, or egg, generally in the upper portion of the Fallopian Tube, a new entity comes into existence." Terminating this new entity at any point thereafter is akin to murder. This is particularly the case given that this new entity, which is referred to as a zygote, has "human DNA and other human molecules" as some of its key components (Schwarzwalder). It is for this reason that Schwarzwalder concludes that this particular new entity is undeniably human. Next, it should also be noted that there are numerous other viable alternatives to abortion even in those instances where the unborn child is "unwanted.

Stuck Writing Your "Abortion: Why It Should Not Be Allowed" Essay?

View All Our Example Abortion: Why It Should Not Be Allowed Essay

Have A Custom Example Essay Written

" One such alternative is adoption. Already, there are thousands of childless couples in the U.S. who would be only too happy to adopt a child they can bring up and take care of. Some of the reasons that have been cited for procuring abortions include, but they are not limited to, incest and rape (Schwarz 162). As Schwartz further points out, some abortions are procured after mistaken predictions that the unborn child is likely to be born with a disability (159). Given that there is always a chance that such predictions could be wrong, abortion could result in the death of an otherwise healthy child. Even if it is proven beyond any reasonable doubt that the unborn child will be born with a deformity, is such a discovery enough reason to kill an unborn child? In the words of Schwartz (159), "most people, including those who hold the pro-life-with-exceptions view, would strongly oppose killing a born child, even if he were deformed." Why, then, should it be different with an unborn child? In my view, instead of denying an unborn child the right to life for the reasons cited above, the most appropriate choice for any reasonable individual would be to carry the pregnancy to its full term, bear the child, and then offer the child for adoption to a barren couple.

Third, it has already been proven that….....

Show More ⇣

     Open the full completed essay and source list


OR

     Order a one-of-a-kind custom essay on this topic


sample essay writing service

Cite This Resource:

Latest APA Format (6th edition)

Copy Reference
"Abortion Why It Should Not Be Allowed" (2014, April 21) Retrieved April 20, 2024, from
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/abortion-allowed-188373

Latest MLA Format (8th edition)

Copy Reference
"Abortion Why It Should Not Be Allowed" 21 April 2014. Web.20 April. 2024. <
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/abortion-allowed-188373>

Latest Chicago Format (16th edition)

Copy Reference
"Abortion Why It Should Not Be Allowed", 21 April 2014, Accessed.20 April. 2024,
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/abortion-allowed-188373
   

Open, View, and/or
Download this Document
order custom essay example