Roe V. Wade Pros And Cons

On January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court legalized abortion in the historic court case of Roe v. Wade. Since then, abortion has been a hot topic in our nation. The Supreme Court justices in 1973 made the wrong decision in the Roe v. Wade case. When it comes to abortion, humans are destroying lives and trying to play God. However, there is no problem with altering the course of life for the good as long as it does not end another’s life. Abortion violates the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution as well as Biblical views of life. The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution was ratified in 1868, a few years after the civil war. Its purpose was to further explain and expound upon the rights and protection of the …show more content…
In the United States, a large percentage of pregnancies that end in abortion are caused complete carelessness of the would be parents. The parents choose to gamble and not use any form of contraception causing an unwanted pregnancy. “For women who demand complete control of their body, control should include preventing the risk of unwanted pregnancy through the responsible use of contraception or, if that is not possible, through abstinence” (Lowen). If a woman has control over her body, she also has control to avoid a pregnancy. She should be held responsible for her actions, if she becomes pregnant, and be forced to have her baby because it has just as much of a right to live as she does. However, pro-abortionists also argue that it is perfectly fine to abort a baby because it is not a human being until birth. “Since life begins at conception, abortion is akin to murder as it is the act of taking human life. Abortion is in direct defiance of the commonly accepted idea of the sanctity of human life” (Lowen). The life of a baby begins in the womb, not when it is born. Abortion is murder; it robs a living person of their …show more content…
The Supreme Court case decision of Roe v. Wade set the stage for many heated debates in our country to this day. Disagreements on this topic will continue for many years to come due to the large number of people supporting both sides. Abortion has cost the lives of millions of unborn babies in the United States alone. Every day the death toll of this terrible practice grows, and the lives of the innocent are lost forever. Abortion breaks a citizen’s guaranteed right to life and protection of that life. It strikes a nerve with many religious groups, contradicting God’s book and His intentions for His creation. The points that pro-abortionists commonly bring up are easily shot down or can only be supported by someone’s opinion rather than factual evidence. Abortion can be summarized as a practice of murder in the name of medicine and should be illegalized in this nation and other nations

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