Side 1:
Where do we draw the line of determining when a human becomes a person with rights? Can we all agree that all persons have rights, a right to life? If that is the case, then it would be unethical and considered murder to end an innocent persons life, considering they have a right to life. Thus, a fetus is a person from the moment of conception, a fetus is a fetal human, a infant is an infantile human, a child is a childish human, in all phases of life you are a human with rights. Thus, having an abortion would mean taking away a persons right to life. Though, many argue that a fetus is not a person, so how does one determine that? Do we decide a human deserves rights when the fetus starts showing human -like features? When they start contributing to society? Where do we draw the line of when a human is considered a person?
Side 2:
A fetus is not a human until a certain amount of time after being conceived. But if we were to play into the argument that a fetus is a person, then are we saying that one persons rights have any higher power over another persons rights? Does the right to live have power over ones right to their own body? There are a ridiculous amount of cases where women and young girls are forced into sexual intercourse with no consent that result in pregnancy. It would be unacceptable to ask this woman, nonetheless force this woman to bear this child for 9 months and go through labor. Now, there are cases where a woman consents to sexual intercourse, but does consenting to sexual intercourse mean that you are consenting to a fetus entering your body? Let me give you this analogy: Say that COVID is way more contagious and has deadlier effects but has a cure, we are told that if we go out of our homes we risk the chance of getting sick. After a while of isolation, you decide that you want to go out for fresh air, you wear a mask, social distance, stay outdoors and you still get COVID! You did not invite this sickness into your body, you did everything possible to prevent it, it would be unjust to be taken away the right of the cure just because you chose to go outside. Where do we draw this line?
REMINDER: There are hundreds of grey areas for this argument on both sides, these are supposed to get you thinking. How many more sides and grey areas can you find?
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