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Abortion is one of the most controversial and talked about topics of our time.

It is discussed in
classrooms, work places and even on the Internet. Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy
after, accompanied by, resulting in or closely followed by the death of an embryo or fetus. This
definition includes accidental abortion such as, miscarriage and stillbirths. But this is not what is being
debated. People want to know if abortion is ethical, if the fetus can feel pain, and when it is more
human than non-human. These questions are very difficult to answer and may never be answered in our
lifetime. But one thing we as humans do know is that we have opinions, ranging from completely anti
abortion (pro-life) to completely for abortion (pro-choice), and anywhere in the wide spectrum in
between. Abortion is a movement that was erected almost 40 years ago. This movement has been very
controversial over the years; the main reason being that it is something that there is virtually no in
between. You either are, or you are not. Both movements, (pro-life and pro-choice) have been one of
the most controversial movements in a political presents. The opposition feels that pro-choice does not
mean Pro-abortion, it is the right in choosing whether to reproduce, adopt, or abort. It is every human
being's right to make there own decisions, and so it is a woman's right to make the choices that affect
her life as she see's morally right. It is a woman's right to choose what she does with her body and it
should not be altered or influenced by anyone else. As you can see, there are two sides of this
movement that are constantly looking for contradictions in what other believes.

There are many different viewpoints on abortion in the United States of America. Where most
Americans do not feel that abortion is necessarily 'good,' they do believe it is a 'right.' Others have
similar opinions. They embrace contradictory opinions and consider abortion a form of murder and yet
still feel it should be legal for the truly desperate. However, most Americans think abortions are morally
troubling. A recent study by George Hunt shows that neither age nor gender appears to have any effect
on people’s current views on abortions. - (Wolf p54)

Movement

Now that we know so much ...

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... that way is not suitable for them, they need to make that decision to create a movement to ultimately
achieve their discourse. Through researching movements, furthermore, the pro-life movement, I have to
revert to an original statement I already made and that is, movements in today's society are essential.

Bibliography

Books Used

Clark, Thomas. "Thou Shalt Not Play God" The Humanist July-August 1995: p3

Hunt, George W.. "Of Many Things" America 31 January 1998: p2

Lavelle, Marianne. "When Abortion Comes Late In Pregnancy, Though Rare, Most

Lefevere, Patricia. "Ex-abortion Providers; Conversation Tales" National Catholic

Reporter 16 March 22 2000: p6

Merril, Ted. "Abortion; Extreme Views Ignore Reality" Medical Economics 15 July 1996: p33 McMillan,
Jeff. "Focusing On a Woman's Right To Self Defense" The Chronicle of Higher
Education. 6 December 1998: pA12

"No Easy Quick Fix Solutions To Abortion Issues" National Catholic Reporter 8

November 1996: p20

Thomas, Judy. "Pro-life Turns Deadly" Newsweek May 13 2000: p64

Wallace, Bruce. "When One Fetus Lives and One Dies" Maclean's

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