Is it Wrong to Abort a Pregnancy?

             Always? Sometimes? Never? In the upcoming 2004 presidential election there are many heated issues being discussed but none are nearly as important as abortion. President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry have two very different stances on the controversial topic of abortion. Because of the history of abortion in the United States, along with Bush's conservative views, Kerry's liberal views, and the addition of new supreme court judges, abortion will definitely be a topic debated in the upcoming election. Although there is some common ground, Bush considers abortion to be murder, while Kerry considers abortion a right. Both Bush and Kerry are of catholic religion. Some often question why Kerry supports the view of pro-choice since he is of catholic religion and abortion is considered wrong in catholic faith. The Bush and Kerry abortion views bring us to the division of church and state.
             In December of 1972, supreme court case Roe vs. Wade challenged the criminal abortion laws of Texas. Texas laws forbade abortion except in cases where a woman's life was in danger. The court decided in favor of Roe. They felt a woman's right to abortion falls within the right to privacy protected by the fourteenth amendment. This decision gave women the right to abortion during their entire pregnancy and defined different levels of state interest for regulating abortion.
             Pro life supporters believe strongly that abortion is morally wrong and killing the unborn should be considered a crime. They believe that a baby should be considered a person from the moment it is conceived not the moment it exits the womb. Should it be
             considered murder to kill an infant the day after it was born but not the day before? Anti-abortionists argue " when do we go from non-person status to person status?" The fetus heart begins to beat 21-24 days after conception. Brain waves start six weeks after conception. Seventy- eight...

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