If abortion isnt wrong then nothing is wrong.The U.

S abortion rate is among the highest of

developed countries ( Knapp 23).While reaching studies shows that there are 1.1 million U.S
abortion each year( Knapp 45).Abortion has more negatives then positive things that happen
during the abortion process.About 300,000 teen has have abortions each year(Knapp25). and
miscarriage specifically contradicts the claim that the bible is antiabortion which leads to the
bible orders the death penalty for murder of a human being,but not for the expulsion of a fetus.
(Knapp27) desperate for a biblical basis for their belief , some anti abortionists cite
obscure .many antiabortionists quote the sixth commandment thou shalt not kill as evidence that
the bible is anti abortion mass killings were rountinely ordered,committed or approved by the
god of the bible .(Knapp46)Most scholars and translators agree that the injunction against killing
forbade only the murder of 9already born) hebrews. Spontaneous abortions occur far more often
than medical abortions.(Knapp34) The teachings and contradictions of the bible show that
antiabortionists do not have a scriptural basefor their claim that heir deity is pro life.
Abortion regulations and restructions are not rooted in ancient theory or common law .
(Knapp26)Abortion as the prosecution even genocide of the unborn fits the social pattern of
other persecutions and genocides.(Knapp35) The pressures brought to bear by abortion advocates
are framed in much the same way as the case other dominant
Pro-life members work diligently to promote the perception that the unborn,regardless of its
stage of development , is worthy of personhood (Knapp, Lynette 16)
Pro- life supporters adamantly believe that life begins at the moment of conception and that
abortion is nothing short of murder. (Knapp, Lynette 15)

They contend that abortions are not safe, and point to statistics that indicate that one in 500
abortion patients will either die or be maimed.(Knapp, Lynette 17)
Research on embryos and fetuses and would otherwise be thrown away dignifies life by
perhaps helping to save others. ( Knapp, Lynette 144 ) The goal is to keep separate the decision
to abort and the decision to allow the fetal tissue to be used. ( Knapp, Lynette 148) Pressing
challenges such as poverty, homelessness, and addiction are viewed as problems to be defined
and solved. ( Piehl, Norah 9)
One of the most hotly debated aspects of the abortion debate is whether minors who want an
abortion should need to notify a parent prior to the procedure. ( Piehl, Norah 12)
Most recently, 52.7 percent of California voters, during a 2005 special election, answered No
to the question, Should the California Constitution be amended to require notification of the
parent or legal guardian of an un-emancipated, pregnant minor at least 48 hours before
performing an abortion on the minor? (Piehl, Norah 15)
From Roe v. Wade in 1973 through 2011, nearly 53 million legal abortions were performed in
the United States an average of about 1.4 million abortions per year. [84] At 2008 abortion
rates, three in ten US women will have an abortion before age 45. ( Abortion ProCon.org. 1)
A woman's risk of dying from having an abortion is 0.6 in 100,000, while the risk of dying from
giving birth is around 14 times higher .The mortality rate of a colonoscopy is more than 40 times
greater than that of an abortion.Abortion techniques were developed as early as 1550 BC, when
the Egyptian medical text Ebers Papyrus suggested that the vaginal insertion of plant fiber
covered with honey and crushed dates could induce an abortion.

Abortion has helped to erode the moral foundations of the American civic
community. (Knapp, Lynette 65)
Abortion not only sets mother against child; its logic pits wives against husbands and parents
against children. ( Knapp, Lynette 67)
Abortion contributes to the marginalization of fatherhood in America.( Knapp, Lynette 66)
The unborn child in America today enjoys less legal protection than an endangered species of
bird in a national forest. (Knapp, Lynette 68)
One-quarter of women having abortions travel more than fifty miles from home to obtain their
abortions. (Knapp, Lynette 81) Since 1977 there have been at least 1,712 acts of violence
against abortion clinics. ( Knapp, Lynette 106 )
Abortion is murder. The killing of an innocent human being is wrong, even if that human being
has yet to be born. Unborn babies are considered human beings by the US governmentLife
begins at conception, so unborn babies are human beings with a right to life.Upon fertilization, a
human individual is created with a unique genetic identity that remains unchanged throughout
his or her life.( Abortion ProCon.org 2) Fetuses feel pain during the abortion procedure.
Maureen Condic, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy and Adjunct
Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine, explains that the
"most primitive response to pain, the spinal reflex," is developed by eight weeks gestation, and
adds that "There is universal agreement that pain is detected by the fetus in the first trimester.
According to Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand, MBBS, DPhil, Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology and
Neurobiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, "If the fetus is beyond 20
weeks of gestation, I would assume that there will be pain caused to the fetus. ( ProCon.org 2)

Abortion is the killing of a human being, which defies the word of God. The Bible does not
draw a distinction between fetuses and babies: the Greek word brephos is used in the Bible to
refer to both an unborn child and an infant. (Knapp12)
The decision in Roe v. Wade was wrong and should be overturned. US Supreme Court Justice
Antonin Scalia stated that the right to privacy defended in Roe v. Wade is "utterly idiotic" and
should not be considered binding precedent: "There is no right to privacy [in the US
Constitution]. (Mcculloch )Abortions cause psychological damage. A 2008 peer-reviewed study
published in the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health found that "Young adult women who
undergo... abortion may be at increased risk for subsequent depression.(Knapp 12 )
Abortions reduce the number of adoptable babies. Instead of having the option to abort, women
should give their unwanted babies to people who cannot conceive. The percentage of infants
given up for adoption in the United States declined from 9% of those born before 1973 to 1% of
those born between 1996 and 2002.(ProCon.org 2)Selective abortion based on genetic
abnormalities is overt discrimination. Physical limitations don't make those with disabilities less
than human. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 provides civil rights protection to
people born with disabilities so they can lead fulfilling lives.