Abortion in the US

I accept the debate. :)

C1: A fetus is a human

First:

1. Living things are highly organized. [1]

2. All living things have an ability to acquire materials and energy. [1]

3. All living things have an ability to respond to their environment. [1]

4. All living things have an ability to reproduce. [1]

5. All living things have an ability to adapt. [1]

According to this definition, life begins when sperm and the egg combine and form an oocyte.

"According to this elementary definition of life, life begins at fertilization, when a sperm unites with an oocyte. From this moment, the being is highly organized, has the ability to acquire materials and energy, has the ability to respond to his or her environment, has the ability to adapt, and has the ability to reproduce (the cells divide, then divide again, etc., and barring pathology and pending reproductive maturity has the potential to reproduce other members of the species). Non-living things do not do these things. " [1]

A fetus is undoubtedly a Human. Further more the fetus has the same human DNA that you and I share. [1, 2, 3] Also Modern Biology proves that life is present in the womb at the moment of conception. [4]

A fetus is a human being, and therefore killing it isn't murder, as that is the wrong word, but rather a killing of life.

C2: Abortion Causes Breast Cancer

In Finland the number of abortions is correlated with an increase in breast cancer. More abortions = more breast cancer. [5] 30 studies have concluded an abortion is leads to a higher chance of breast cancer [6] An abortion increases the rick of breast cancer by 50%. [6] 8 medical associations have accepted the act that abortion leads to breast cancer. [7]

C3: The economy

Abortion actually means less consumers. Population is a good thing:


source: http://en.wikipedia.org... (graph)

Note China has the most economic growth, and on top of that has the largest populaiton.

Population growth is linked ot urbanization, and urban countries tend to be wealthier. [8] Fewer babbies = fewer consumers. [9] Without consumers no goods are bought, less consumers = less goods are bought, less goods bought = slower economic growth. Also as abortion loers population, it shrinks the lbor force. [9] One Study shows for every American that aborted they cost the economy $1 5000 000. [10] The reason is they are less workers, as I stated above, and less consumers. That means less money is being pumped into the economy. 40 million hav been aborted. [9] This means less taxes the goverment gets! [11] Those kids when they grew up could be making money, helping the economy, and paying taxes, helping the economy. 202 billion dollars have been lost (tax wise) because of abortion. [11] There is no economic benifit to abortion. [12]

Conclusion:

Abortion is a killing, hurts women as it causes breast cancer, and is not good for the economy, actually hurts it. VOTE CON!







sources:

http://prolifephysicians.org... [1]
http://carm.org... [2]
http://www.harmfulduringpregnancy.com... [3]
http://www.prolife.com... [4]
Lime 5, by Mark Crutcher, 1996, Life Dynamics Inc. Denton, Texas. p223-238 [5]
http://www.newswithviews.com... [6]
http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com... [7]
http://blogs.worldbank.org... [8]
http://www.nrlc.org... [9]
Fight for Life - a pro-life handbook for Southern Africa, by Miriam Cain. 1995 Africa Christian Action, Cape Town, p27 [10]
http://www.lifenews.com... [11]
http://nelson-acquilano.suite101.com... [12]