Many have pondered upon the meaning of abortion.

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8th May 2003                                                                             

             A MATTER OF PRINCIPLES

Many have pondered upon the meaning of abortion. The argument being
that every child born should be wanted, and others who believe that every
child conceived should be born. This has been a controversial topic for years.

Many people want to be able to decide the destiny of others. Everyone in the Western countries especially the United States is covered under the United States constitution, and under the 14th Amendment. Women have been given the choice of abortion. Even though these people have been given the right, the case is not closed. Pro-life activists carry a strong argument, and continue to push their beliefs. They feel so strongly about these beliefs that violence has broken out in some known instances. Pro-choice activists, on the other hand, also carry very strong points. They believe that the child inside the woman is her property and its life doesn't start until birth.

In 1973, the United States Supreme Court decided that as long as the baby is in the womb, he or she would be the property of the mother, and since then many countries followed and made the same decision. Because of this decision almost a third of babies conceived in America is killed by abortion, over one and a half million babies a year. Many countries have followed the American decision on the abortion issue and some of these include Canada, England, and France. Other countries still believe abortion should be illegal; they include Germany, Ireland, and New Zealand. Although many believe that abortion are a women's choice, but I personally belief that abortion should be banned because of its immorality and life begins at conception.

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Pro-choice activists believe that abortion is the choice of women whether or not she wants to receive one. They want women to be given "personal liberty", so they can have abortion at any time, the right to choose to have an abortion is so personal and essential to women's lives. Pro- choice activist are arguing that a man can withdraw from a relationship as soon as he finds out about a pregnancy. There is no question of him involving it after that, he has made his choice. It is only fair to say that women should be given the same ...

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