Abortion Pro Life vs. Pro Choice By: Zoe’ Lemon & Kathleen Morgan

Pro-Life Pro-Life is supporting the expectant mother to keep her unborn baby Pro- Life supporters believe that from the point of fertilization the baby is a human

Pro-Life Reasons against There are other options such as adoption or leaving you’re baby at a safe place like a hospital, fire station, and police station. Legal abortions can be dangerous An abortion can also result in a perforated uterus requiring an emergency hysterectomy. Studies of long-term complications frequently report complication rates between 25-40%

Pro-Life Reasons against The bible declares that pregnancy is sanctified We are made by God; "For you created my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb....Your eyes say my unformed body." Psalm 139:13-16 "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves...defend the rights of the poor and needy." Proverbs 31:8-9

Unborn Babies are Humans Has a heartbeat at 18 and 25 days. Electrical brainwaves activity at 43 days At 8 weeks, the baby will wake and sleep, make a fist, suck his thumb, and get hiccups. At the end of 9 weeks, the baby has finger prints. At 11-12 weeks, the baby is sensitive to heat, touch, light and noise. All body systems are working. He weighs about 28g and is 6-7.5 cm long.

Baby at 8 weeks

Legal abortions are unsafe Getting a legal abortion can have serious effects later on in life such as … Ectopic pregnancies Pelvic Inflammatory Disease subsequent infertility and miscarriages future premature births small-for-dates babies placenta praevia

Pro Life Current event In recent in West Philly a doctor is being charged for murder, he was arrested and charged with eight counts of murder He killed 7 babies with scissors His office was found in horrible unbearable conditions His clinic had no trained nurses or medical staff other than Gosnell, a family physician not certified in obstetrics or gynecology,

…cont At least two women died from the procedures, while scores more suffered perforated bowels, cervixes and uteruses Under Pennsylvania law, abortions are illegal after 24 weeks of pregnancy The process was “He "induced labor, forced the live birth of viable babies in the sixth, seventh, eighth month of pregnancy and then killed those babies by cutting into the back of the neck with scissors and severing their spinal cord,“” http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=7906881

Pro choice Pro choice means that the women have the right to choice weather the to have an abortion or not. Women should have control of their bodies and have the freedom to continue or terminate a pregnancy. Most abortions take place in the first trimester when the fetus cannot live independently of the mother.

Positive Reasoning for Abortion Teen pregnancy About 30% of pregnant teens have an abortion Having legal abortions lowers the risk of pregnant women having unsafe, and unauthorized abortions. Not being able to support the child financially. rape or incest Forcing a women to have a child that she conceived through an unfortunate act will only add to her mental stress.

States and Abortion states have different laws on when a women can get an abortion Most states allow women to get an abortion in the first trimester (12 weeks ) and for the women to wait 24 hours after a informational appointment. Few abortions are done after 16 weeks of pregnancy, but some women have to delay the abortion because of trouble with paying for, finding, or traveling to an abortion specialist.

… cont April 13, 2010, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman sighed into law a bill that banned abortions later then 20 weeks into a pregnancy January 20, 2011 Florida Governor Charlie Crist vetoed a state bill requiring a woman to have and hear a description of an ultrasound of the fetus before having an abortion. Representative Joseph Pitts (Pennsylvania) introduced a bill, the “protect life act” the bill granted hospitals and other health centers the right to refuse abortion services Representative Christopher Smith (New Jersey ) introduced a bill, the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act”. Which would expand existing laws prohibiting the use of federal funds for abortions. “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” meant that private companies would no longer be provided with employee health care insurance that covered abortion services

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Discussion Questions Do you think we should allow the government to dictate what a women can and cannot do with her body? Are you Pro Choice or Pro Life? What do you think the consequences would be if abortion became illegal?