Abortion

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             There are two views on abortions. The pro-lifer's believe that an abortion at any time is wrong. The pro-choice's think that a woman should have the choice to abort the fetus before it becomes conscious. I am a strong believer in pro-life. I feel that an abortion of any kind is murder and should be treated as such. Just because the fetus is not born yet does not mean that it does not have just as many rights as a full grown human would have. In the Scott, Foresman Advanced Dictionary, Thorndike and Barnhart define abortion as "the removal of a developing embryo or fetus from the uterus to terminate a pregnancy before the birth, resulting in death of the fetus." Since 1973, when abortion was legalized, 1.6 million abortions per year have been induced. That is over 30 million total in only 29 years. Hitler is said to have killed 6 million Jews. If he was so bad, we are 5 times worse. Along with demoralizing people, abortion also goes against the Constitution of The United States.
             The 14th amendment to the constitution states that "no state shall make or enforce any law which shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privilege of immunities of citizens of the United States; Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law; nor to deny any person within it's jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." When we kill a fetus, we are failing to give that child the chance to life, liberty, and property. Therefore we are not abiding the constitution, the most important document in our country. The constitution along with God are the two things this country is based on.
             When God created man, he created us in his image. When we take the life of an unborn fetus, we are killing his image. By killing God's image, we are sending out a message that it is alright to abuse and kill the children of our country. Since abortion was l...

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