Abortion+Fact+Sheet

In the ‘70s, the governemnt tried to sterilize women that either had too many babies, or people they saw unfit to have babies (ie poor, women of color) this is unacceptable. Can turn-abortaion as choice not force Now there is pressure to abort disabled babies. (washington post, 2005) a human pre-embryo, embryo and fetus are all persons entitled to fundamental human rights, including the most basic right**:** to be allowed to live (religioustolerance.org) denial of abortion access, denial of woman’s basic human right Human Life: //"any living cell or collection of living cells that contains DNA from the species homo sapiens //." Hair folicles, breast cancer cells, etc… not just babies The morality, ethical argument; can do with religions. Life and souls and conception and growth Killing a pregnant women stand in court as killing two people: woman and fetus. Scott Petterson case Abortion causes the woman (and man) emotional /pyscological trama. Physical, too, for women: detrimental to health? Having a baby detrimental to health? What if mother isn’t ready. What about rape/incest cases? Nov. 5, 2003, Bush signs Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. Once baby is even seen slightly outside of mother, abortion cannot occur many federal courts have determined it unconstitutional supreme court has yet to take it up  Most women getting abortions are struggling to take care of the kids they already have (sfcronicle, 2008) during debates, Obama points this out, saying its courts responcibility for fair and just treatment  adoption/foster systems Poor families should have safe choices Women’s Rights: allowed to have an abortion if it is done before her embryo or fetus attains personhood. (religioustolerance.org) personal liberty rights, private medical decision embryos rights to live Gov. shouldn’t ban abortion rights because it doesn’t fully take care of a mother with limited resources welfare Violent bombing of clinics- who kills in the name of life? Contradiction Stem-cell research has proven helpful in the fight to save lives Some Pro-lifers don’t want sex ed in schools. Leads to higher teen sex activity OR pro sex ed to prevent unwanted pregnancy Roe v Wade! Jan. 22, 1973 If abortion is made illegal, women will go elsewhere to find help, and it probably won’t be nearly as safe as US
 * __ABORTION__** February 5, 2009
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