What is abortion?
Stages of Development
- Zygote-A single celled human being in the womb
- Embryo-After the first cell division until the eighth week of development
- Fetus-After the eighth week of life up until birth
By definition, abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.
Statistics
Thesis Statement
Abortion
- There are approximately 1.1 million abortions in the U.S annually.
- Nearly 1/4 of all pregnancies end in an abortion
- Approximately 3,315 abortions per day
- 50% of all women who seek abortions have previously had one
- 3 out of every 10 women in the U.S. have had an abortion by the time they are 45
Should abortion be outlawed in the United States?
By: Nicholas Talarico, Jared Beltz, and Greg Weir
Roe v. Wade
Pro-Choice Argument
Pro-Choice Continued
Alternatives
Milestones for Development
How Did it Begin?
- Puts women at risk who actually need an abortion
- It is their body, so they should have final say in the decision.
- Baby might not receive adequate parenting
- Baby may have a deadly disease
- Some girls are not mentally/physically ready
- Rape
- Incest
- Having a child can be dangerous
- Teenagers who have a baby are more likely to drop out of school to take care of the baby
- Counseling
- Adoption
- Foster Homes
- Seeing if family can help
- Raising the child yourself
18-24 days: Heart starts to beat (e)
8 weeks: Ability to feel pain (f)
9 weeks: Essential organs form (f)
22-24 weeks: Viability (f)
- Roe v. Wade Decision- In 1973 stated that by the 14th amendment which protects our rights to life, liberty and property, also applied to women having an abortion up until the fetus is considered "Viable" .
Video
Christian Stance on Abortions
Conclusion
Poll:
If you are 100% Pro-Life, go to the 10.
If you are 100% Pro-Choice, go to the 1.
If you are in the middle, go somewhere in between 1-10, depending on how much you lean in favor of one side.
- It is against our beliefs
- It is seen as murder, breaking one of The Ten Commandments
- It is a mortal sin, which damages our relationship with God.
Pro-Life Continued
Doe v. Bolton
3. Future medical complications (fact)
4. Not theologically endorsed
5. Everyone has potential
Doe v. Bolton- Law in the past required that a woman receive the approval of multiple doctors and physicians to receive an abortion. The court ruled that abortion for the "health of a mother" could not be denied.
Pro-Life Argument
Reasons For Choosing Life
1. Parental mistake =/= death of a child
2. #Families > #children (fact)