abortion

             Abortion is a serious topic that has been debated over for much time. Some people look to an abortion as a way out of a mistake, while others are in desperate need for the procedure. What exactly is an abortion? An abortion is any spontaneous expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it is sufficiently developed to. The real question that needs to be answered when looking at abortion cases is when can a fetus actually be classified as a living being and is it morally right to "kill unborn fetuses?"
             Even though life is a term that we are all familiar with but the actual start of life, is an area that is extremely hard to define. What exactly is life? There really isn't a definite answer to this. According to the Webster's dictionary, life is "the cellular biochemical activity or processes of an organism, characterized by the ingestion of nutrients, the storage of and use of energy, the excretion of waste, growth and reproduction." But this doesn't really explain what life is and when it starts.
             The start of life is a whole argument evoked by pro-life movement. When can a fetus actually be classified as an alive being? Most people in the pro-life camp believe that this happens at conception. That is, a just-fertilized egg is a
             full human being and should be protected as such. Some people argue that the life starts with gestation, and others argue that life is begun when a brain is formed or when the fetus becomes viable, (i.e. able to live outside the womb). Still others suggest that life begins with the start of consciousness. Husserl claims to be able to "trace the genesis of the life-world in consciousness" (Rosch, 224). Scientists have found hints of consciousness in 7-month-old fetuses and measured brain-wave patterns like those during dreaming at 8 months gestation. Still some believe that the fetus becomes a human being only after it has been delivered and is breathing on its own. These suggestions can be co...

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