Abortion is culturally and ethically a controversial issue. Many questions still remain unanswered. Is abortion the same thing as murdering the child or is abortion not murder because the fetus is not really a human? Is abortion more an issue involving a women's ability to control her body or an issue involving the life of fetus? There are two aspects of this issue. The people against abortion consider it as a murder of an unborn child, for them it is taking away the right to life from a defenseless creature. But on the other hand the supporters of abortion demand that it is the question of the freedom of a woman. She has the right to decide whether or not to continue the pregnancy. Hence the controversy is between feminism and the right to live. But the question here is can any of one of it be given an absolute freedom over another.
             The anti-abortionists argue that fetus should be given the right to life. They believe that the right to life is the most important right of every human being. Hence the fetus cannot be deprived of that right. According to them the fetus has metabolic activities hence it should be considered living and should be given the basic rights of human being. As mentioned in the section I of the fourteenth amendment "nor shall any State deprive any person of life". They view abortion as an equivalent to infanticide.
             On the other hand, feminist argue that if abortion is banned it would be a serious attack on woman's freedom. She will be deprived of her basic rights of freedom as mentioned under the First Amendment in the Constitution under the right to choose. They argue that fetus is not living and to protect the right of a creature that has not come to existence she cannot be deprived of her right to have control over her body. As Ellen Willis says "I do consider the life of a fertilized egg less precious than the well-being of women with feelings, self-
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