Abortion is generally immoral
I believe that abortions are justified if the mother's life is in immediate danger and both mother and child cannot be saved (this is more a case of triage than abortion). I will argue that all other abortions are unjustified and immoral.
Round 1 will be fo...
Abortion is Prima Facie Morally Wrong
I'm going to offer a brief outline of the pro-life position that I defend, and I will engage in further argumentation in the subsequent rounds. The fundamental issue regarding the abortion debate is not women's rights or other factors which concern personal autonomy, but over the status of the unborn child. Variants of the personal choice argument presuppose that the unborn child is not a human person, for if the unborn child is indeed a human person, then no amount of freedom justifies its e...
Abortion
Before I start, I urge anyone who is taking the time to read this to always make it a point to research, research and research any topic you hear in school, or on the news, or read in a magazine or newspaper that you are even the slightest bit interested in. There are points taught in public schools that cover only one side of any given subject. Rarely is the entire spectrum of a given subject covered completely. The topic of abortion hit me after a recent debate on a current story out of Ca...
A real debate on abortion
I will be taking the position that abortion is wrong, unethical, immoral, etc. My opponent will explain why abortion should be allowed. Definition of abortion - killing a fetus - aborting a pregnancy To show the gravity of the situation, here are some statistics: "In 2008, 1.21 million abortions were performed, down from 1.31 million in 2000. However, between 2005 and 2008, the long-term decline in abortions stalled. From 1973 through 2008, nearly 50 million legal abortions occurred"...
Abortion is acceptable in the circumstances of rape.
I believe that abortion is acceptable in the circumstances of rape. No other time is it acceptable. First round is acceptance and clarification. Rounds 2-3 is the argument. you have 72 hours to respond to each argument. Argument max is 8,000 characters. I thank my opponent in advance for accepting my challenge....
We Can Be Reasonably Confident that Abortion Entails the Killing of a Human Being
Last week Rasputin challenged me to this debate but I was too busy, so he graciously invited me to challenge him back when the business died down a little.
Abortion
Definitions: Abortion is defined as the removing and/or expelling of a fetus/embryo. 1. This debate will be done Lincoln-Douglas Style. Round 1: Definitions/Rules Affirmative Constructive/Negative Constructive for Round 2. Round 3: Cross-Examination. Round 4: Affirmative Rebuttal 1/Negative Rebuttal 1. Round 5: Affirmative Rebuttal 2 and Conclusion/Negative Rebuttal 2 and Conclusion....
Abortion is prima facie morally wrong.
Abortion is not morally reprehensible and should not be illegal, given the actual qualities that a human fetus possesses. Simply put, all people's realization of the world is actualized at the level of their brain. If any entity - human and non-human alike - is sufficiently young in their cognitive development, they will be incapable of experiencing the world at various levels. As a result, a fetus certainly does not have the same capacity to experience the world the way in which a fully-grown a...
Resolved: Abortion should be banned
1st round acceptance. 8000 characters No semantics with the resolution....
Abortion
I, as Con, will be arguing against abortion. Round 1 is for acceptance only....