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1. Sincelifebeginsatconception,abortionisakintomurderasitistheactoftakinghuman
life.Abortionisindirectdefianceofthecommonlyacceptedideaofthesanctityofhuman
life

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2. Nocivilizedsocietypermitsonehumanto
intentionallyharmortakethelifeofanother
humanwithoutpunishment,andabortionis
nodifferent.
3. Adoptionisaviablealternativetoabortion
andaccomplishesthesameresult.Andwith
1.5millionAmericanfamilieswantingto
adoptachild,thereisnosuchthingasan
unwantedchild.
4. Anabortioncanresultinmedical
complicationslaterinlifetheriskofectopic
pregnanciesdoubles,andthechanceofa
miscarriageandpelvicinflammatorydisease
alsoincreases.
5. Intheinstanceofrapeandincest,proper
medicalcarecanensurethatawomanwill
notgetpregnant.Abortionpunishesthe
unbornchildwhocommittednocrime
instead,itistheperpetratorwhoshouldbe
punished.

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6. Abortionshouldnotbeusedasanotherformofcontraception.
7. Forwomenwhodemandcompletecontroloftheirbody,controlshouldincludepreventing
theriskofunwantedpregnancythroughtheresponsibleuseofcontraceptionor,ifthatis
notpossible,throughabstinence.
8. ManyAmericanswhopaytaxesareopposedtoabortion,thereforeit'smorallywrongto

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9. Thosewhochooseabortionsareoften
minorsoryoungwomenwithinsufficientlife
experiencetounderstandfullywhattheyare
doing.Manyhavelifelongregretsafterwards.
10. Abortionfrequentlycausesintense
psychologicalpainandstress.

ProChoice10ArgumentsFor
Abortion

1. Nearlyallabortionstakeplaceinthefirst
trimester,whenafetuscannotexist
independentofthemother.Asitisattached
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2. Theconceptofpersonhoodisdifferentfromtheconceptofhumanlife.Humanlifeoccurs
atconception,butfertilizedeggsusedforinvitrofertilizationarealsohumanlivesand
thosenotimplantedareroutinelythrownaway.Isthismurder,andifnot,thenhowis
abortionmurder?

3. Adoptionisnotanalternativetoabortion,becauseitremainsthewoman'schoicewhether
ornottogiveherchildupforadoption.Statisticsshowthatveryfewwomenwhogivebirth
choosetogiveuptheirbabieslessthan3%ofwhiteunmarriedwomenandlessthan2%
ofblackunmarriedwomen.
4. Abortionisasafemedicalprocedure.Thevastmajorityofwomen88%whohavean
abortiondosointheirfirsttrimester.Medicalabortionshavelessthan0.5%riskofserious
complicationsanddonotaffectawoman'shealthorfutureabilitytobecomepregnantor
givebirth.
5. Inthecaseofrapeorincest,forcingawomanmadepregnantbythisviolentactwould
causefurtherpsychologicalharmtothevictim.Oftenawomanistooafraidtospeakupor
isunawaresheispregnant,thusthemorningafterpillisineffectiveinthesesituations.
6. Abortionisnotusedasaformofcontraception.Pregnancycanoccurevenwith
responsiblecontraceptiveuse.Only8%ofwomenwhohaveabortionsdonotuseany
formofbirthcontrol,andthatisduemoretoindividualcarelessnessthantotheavailability
ofabortion.
7. Theabilityofawomantohavecontrolofherbodyiscriticaltocivilrights.Takeawayher
reproductivechoiceandyoustepontoaslipperyslope.Ifthegovernmentcanforcea
womantocontinueapregnancy,whataboutforcingawomantousecontraceptionor
undergosterilization?
8. Taxpayerdollarsareusedtoenablepoorwomentoaccessthesamemedicalservicesas
richwomen,andabortionisoneoftheseservices.Fundingabortionisnodifferentfrom
fundingawarintheMideast.Forthosewhoareopposed,theplacetoexpressoutrageis
inthevotingbooth.
9. Teenagerswhobecomemothershavegrimprospectsforthefuture.Theyaremuchmore
likelytoleaveofschoolreceiveinadequateprenatalcarerelyonpublicassistanceto
raiseachilddevelophealthproblemsorendupdivorced.
10. Likeanyotherdifficultsituation,abortioncreatesstress.YettheAmericanPsychological
Associationfoundthatstresswasgreatestpriortoanabortion,andthattherewasno
evidenceofpostabortionsyndrome.
Sources:
TheMinnesotaFamilyCouncil
Alcorn,Randy.ProLife:AnswerstoProChoiceArguments.MultnomahBooks1994.
Messerli,Joe."ShouldAbortionBeBanned(ExceptinSpecialCircumstancesLikeSavingtheMother'sLife)?"
BalancedPolitics17March2007.
"LegalAbortion:ArgumentsPro&Con."WestchesterCoalitionforLegalAbortion
"Placingchildren."Adoption.com
NationalAbortionFederation

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