Should states have the right ban abortion? |
States have a right to ban abortion since abortion is effectively murder.
When a foetus is created the genetic material of two parents forms together to make a unique being.
Now if we go one step futher and look at a foetus biologically we see that we are taught to look at things biologically in a hollistic perspective. So for example we are taught to see both a cacoon and a butterfly as the same species or being. Therefore if we look at a foetus biologically it is a human, the only difference is the stage of development.
Since it is a human it has the undenied right to life.
While the foetus is a temporary body part of the mother it is not permanent nor is it needed like praticularly every other body part like the lungs or heart.
Although the foetus is still being supported, when we look at this in a legal perspective we see that people on life support still have the right to life.
Therefore gentically, biologically, and legally the foetus is a human being with a right to life. Which means that states deserve the right to ban abortion since the foetus is in actual fact a human.Posted by: peteMurder is not right, under any circumstances, and abortion is murder.
It really comes down to consequence, really. Should women have the right to shirk their responsibilities of motherhood? Sometimes, it's just time for people to have to grow up. If they weren't ready to be a responsible parent, then maybe they should have kept their legs closed. Sometimes, you have to learn a lesson the hard way.
Posted by: DullBenitoStates should ban abortion!
When a women misses her period she says I am pregnant and going to have a baby. No one should have the right to abort an unborn child because it is not convenient. I am not talking about an issue when a mother's life is in danger. The states should do the right thing and protect those that cannot protect themselves.
Posted by: AnonymousAbortion is Murder
People go to jail and even get the death penalty for killing another individual. Well, when a women gets an abortion, it is the act of killing an individual. Which is murder. Abortion should not be legal, if you don't want a baby then use condoms and get on birth control.
Posted by: AnonymousStates once had this right.
Initially the Federal government was only established to unite the differing state governments enacting the Constitution as the law of the land. Since the Constitution is vague, the bill of rights was placed to protect the rights of the individuals and the state governments. To deal with only the most important issues, the federal government left the states to figure out what public laws people should follow. To bypass dealing with Congress and the state, this right to ban abortion was stripped from states by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court was really only there to balance and check the other branches of the federal government and instead interfered with state laws which only Congress can legally do. While it is fine that the outcome was protecting individual rights, the states' rights were trampled upon as well as public debate and opinion to conform to a few individuals' perspective on abortion rights that may later change.
Posted by: AnonymousAbsolutely!
The entire reason we even have The United States (key word united) is because the states were able to govern themselves. The Federal Government is nothing but an overseer. The states have the right to ban abortion, gay marriage, marijuana, welfare, veteran disability, special education; anything they want. But here's the catch. Only if the PEOPLE of that state want it to be so. So yes, someone from New York cannot tell Texas what laws it can make and vice versa. States regulate their own laws.
Posted by: Tes95Yes they should be allowed to ban abortion.
Every life needs to be protected. If the woman's life is in danger, then there would be susceptible cases but aborting a baby who others would willingly take on is selfish. There is no such think as an unwanted child. Woman do not have the right to take the life of anyone.
Posted by: AnonymousI support a state's right to ban abortions because abortions are nothing more than a vaguely legal form of murder.
Currently in the U.S. legal system if an individual murders a pregnant woman they can be charged with two counts of murder, one for the mother and one for the fetus. If you can be charged with murder for the death of an unborn child than abortions should also count as murder. Therefore, states should be allowed to ban abortion as they so wish. It is preposterous to think that the federal government can call killing and unborn child murder when it allows legal abortions. The federal government should have no impact on what a state chooses to do regarding abortion as it is murder and they should have the right to criminalize the practice.
Posted by: VampireShuAbortion is really a states issue, they have every right to ban it or keep it legal.
Something a lot of Americans don't know is the states have a lot of rights guaranteed by the constitution. Legislating abortion is one of them, one the federal government has no right to be meddling in. Different states having different rights is one thing that makes America great. If you don't like the laws of one state, you can move to the other.
Posted by: RayEarAbortion should absolutely be banned in all states, because killing a baby inside the womb is the same as killing a baby outside the womb.
Abortion should never even be an option for expectant mothers. Those unborn children don't have a voice of their own, and it's unfair to end their lives like this. The gift of life is a miracle in itself, and should be cherished. And in the case of rape victims, although they may not have "wanted" a baby, this is where adoption NEEDS to be an option.
Posted by: ChasityJAll you people who say the Supreme Court has spoken
are being really, really dense. That's like saying "Oh, well, Plessy v Ferguson has been settled, the Supreme Court can never make a decision that's morally unacceptable, so that's that and there must be no more discussion on the topic." The question is "Should" states have the right to ban abortion, and I definitely believe they should, because I believe abortion is just as bad as infanticide.
Posted by: AlwaysMoreThanYouIt's a democratic right to choose what should be banned and what should be allowed.
This is nothing more then dictatorial centralization. This is not just about religion. It's what some people consider to be ethical. Buddhist Burma bans abortion out of ethics rather than religion. I understand women feel they can't cope in stressful times but they are vulnerable to make the wrong decision so it's better the state chooses for them. They will thank the state when they bring up a beautiful child.
Posted by: AnonymousIs the conservative perspective any less important than that of ONE part of The United States?
If one or two more conservative based states with lower income and pull in the national government choose to outlaw it according to the beliefs of its people. Why should it matter to the Supreme Court? No one idea dominates the ENTIRE population of the US. If one people should choose to do so, it would make sense to let them voice their opinion over some of the larger states
Posted by: Skylark_FunderbergMURDER
In order for something to be a law in every state, it needs to be written into the Constitution. In the Constitution, there is an amendment that says that all things that aren't mentioned in the Constitution are for the states to decide. This is where you may have heard the term "state's rights." States are free to create their own laws as long as there isn't a law contradicting it in the Constitution. The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land. And that, is why there is a law regarding abortion written into the Constitution.
Posted by: AnonymousAbortion is MURDER
Even if it is an unborn child it is still a living thing and it deserves the right to life. How would you feel if you were unborn and your life ended so shortly because of you being aborted and thats how the unborn child feels. I think it should be illegal even in cases of incest or rape because the unborn child deserves the right to life no mater what.
Posted by: AnonymousThe Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution clearly allows the states to do this.
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution clearly states that "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people". Since there is no clause in the Constitution, I believe that the power to allow or disallow abortion falls directly onto the states.
Posted by: BryanPeterson
The Supreme Court has already determined that abortion is a federally sanctioned right by the Constitution.
States should not be allowed to ban abortions, as the right has already been determined to be provided by the US Constitution by the Supreme Court. There is no need to revisit the issue as the pressure to forbid its practice primarily comes from religious groups. Our constitution protects its citizens from any one church doctrine dictating law.
Posted by: P3nrIinN.E.V.E.R.
im sorry, is the government pregnant with an unwanted child? didnt think so. no one can tell a woman weather to have her baby or not. its her choice, no one elses. get it straight people!!!! people on the yes side saying "its murder" get over yourself. if america is the land of the free, why take away womens righht to choose weather to keep her baby or not?
Posted by: AnonymousI do not believe that it is the government's place to decide what a woman can and cannot do with her own body.
I do not believe that it is the government's place to decide what a woman can and cannot do with her own body. Personally, I would not get an abortion except in an extreme case but I reserve my right to decide that point for myself. I do not want my state, or country to make that decision for me by limiting my access to health care.
Posted by: NatBIabNo way!
America is the land of the FREE; or at least it's supposed to be. Nobody has ANY right to tell a woman what to do to her body. She shouldn't be FORCED to have a baby, especially if she really doesn't want it and took necessary precautions to avoid it! You then wonder why people abandon their kids, are shitty parents or are on welfare. You're only HELPING that habit by banning abortions people!
Posted by: AnnaLoo91Abortion should not be banned on a federal level, nor on a state level
The government, whether on a federal level or on a state level, should not have the right to ban abortion. Abortion, while it should be addressed in terms of when it can be done, should be the right of each individual woman. The choice should be that of the individual, and not that of state or government.
Posted by: TedieDelightIt's in the Constitution
The separation of church and state guarantees us that others religion based opinions cannot be pushed on us. If someone could tell me that fetuses can feel pain, have the mental capacity that humans have, and that a fetuses right to life is important enough that a woman should lose her rights as a human being with control over her own body, then I'd agree. But I've never, ever, met someone who could tell me that the reason they believe abortion should be illegal is because of some other reason than what their church states. You may say that people have a right not to have the legalization of abortion pushed on them, that THAT violates the separation of church and state, but that simply makes no sense. There is a difference between making something legal and giving you the right to choose, and making something illegal and giving someone no right to choose. If you disagree with it, don't do it, but a majority of Americans agree that it is a woman's right.
If men could have children, this would simply be a case of a person's right to choose, but because this is women, certain people in government, mostly men, believe that they have the right to choose for us.
If you couple this with the recent problems with contraception, pay equality, and the disagreement over continuing federal funding assistant women who work with child care, it is obvious that the people in control of (obviously) the Republican party are attempting to send women back to a time when men ruled, and women took care of children, did the laundry, and cooked.
I am not that kind of woman, and I refuse to be forced into that role simply because they can't differentiate my wants from that of their poor wives.Posted by: AnonymousStates shouldn't interfere with a woman's body.
This debate will go on forever, or at least until unplanned pregnancies exist. It's a very personal decision and the debate is a matter of opinion. In the US we have basic human rights and they shouldn't be messed with.
Posted by: Ramon GriffithI believe that the states should not have the right to ban abortion.
I think that this kind of decision for law should be taken on a higher level. It is not only matter of religious beliefs but also of social benefit. Sometimes abortion could be better both for the mother to be and the unborn baby. For instance, when there is some kind of illness which can be predicted before the baby is born or if the mother is too young to take care for her child. So I believe that such an important decision whether to band abortion or not should be taken by the government or by the people themselves, running a referendum, for instance.
Posted by: XmcRioIt's murdering babies
Imagine you’re poor and pregnant. You’re unemployed, and struggling to pay rent. Maybe you’re a single mom and already have three kids to take care of and you can’t afford a fourth. Maybe you’re still in high school and don’t know where to turn for help. Maybe abortion is the right answer. Do you want to kill a human being? The government should hold the duty to choose whether women should have the right to abort their baby or not. The women might not be able to take care of the child, but there are other options. Don’t be that person that kills another person.
Do you know how many babies are killed per year? How about per-day? Per-minute? Per-second? 234 abortions per 1,000 live births (according to the center for disease control) 1.2 million per year, 3,288 per day, 137 per hour, 9 every 4 minutes, and 1 every 26 seconds (http://www.All.Org/nav/index/heading/) . That’s a lot. Women every day, every min, get an abortion. Do you know how many women get abortions? White women = 36,399,198 blacks = 8,897,793, Hispanic or Latino = 11,845,024, other = 5,303,843 (According to 2010 U.S. Census). This is getting out of control. Too many people are choosing to kill their baby. The minute the baby has a heart beat on the 25th day (6 weeks) the baby is officially a human being.
Abortion is murder. Even if it is an unborn child it is a living thing and it deserves the right to life. How would you feel if you were unborn and your life ended so shortly because of you being aborted and that’s how the unborn child feels? If you can’t afford it or your young and just don’t know what to do, choosing adoption as an alternative to abortion would give the baby its rights to live (http://www.Debate.Org/opinions/should-states-have-the-right-ban-abortion ).
Abortion can also cause the women to have medical and or emotional issues. Abortion increases the likely hood that women will develop breast cancer. Since 2006, eight medical organizers, include the breast cancer prevention institute, the Catholic Medical Association, and the National Physicians Center for Family Resources, have recognized the connection between abortion and breast cancer. This can also cause the women to become depressed and guilty. Depression can be caused by the feeling that she killed her baby and she can fall in to the depression state. Knowing that the women had aborted her baby can cause her with guilt.
Abortion might sound like a good idea and the right chooses at the time but one you know some of the things that can happen and doing some research you start to understand that aborting you baby might not be the best choice. The government should hold the right to whether a woman should abort her baby or not.Posted by: AnonymousNo, states should not have the right to ban abortions, because that decision should lie with the female.
Ultimately, I think it is up to the female as to whether she wants to abort or continue with the pregnancy. In some cases, a pregnancy could result from a sexual attack, and in those cases, the female might not be willing to continue with the pregnancy. Sometimes, the life of the mother is in jeopardy, so whom do you save? That decision should be left to the mother.
Posted by: StripperMorThis was settled in Roe v. Wade in 1973.
It is a federal law that is in place and this trumps state law. If you ban abortions from state to state, women will just travel to the states it is legal in. What is the point? Besides, federal law says it is illegal to ban abortions in individual states.
Posted by: MelodicNathanial69I researched this topic and Interviewed both pro-life and pro-choice supporters
I believe that it is a woman's choice to decide when she believes life begins. I believe when a fetus is viable it then has obtained personhood. Depending on the person you will hear different arguments saying "Well a fetus is a person from the moment of conception" or "A fetus isn't a person until it is viable" neither is right or wrong. The states have no right to decide that for everyone within its jurisdiction. So, yeah I'm pro-choice but that doesn't mean I don't understand the pro-life side.
Posted by: g.s52State rights should never supersede Constitutionally granted rights.
State rights should never supersede those granted by the Constitution. Abortion is at heart an issue of choice in terms of one's own body - not an issue of murder. So individual states should not have the right to establish their own laws regulating or forbidding a medical procedure of any kind, including the controversial practice of abortion.
Posted by: Th4FireStates should not have the right to ban abortion as that could jeopardize the life & safety of women.
The States should not have the right to ban abortion. This could possibly violate the separation of church and State, as the reasoning of those wishing to ban abortion is often religious in nature. There are too many cases where a woman may be in danger of losing her life if she goes through with a pregnancy, due to various health complications. Of course, there is also a more gray area of those who became pregnant through rape or assault & may have emotional trauma by going through the pregnancy, etc. In either case, women may go to desperate measures when abortion is illegal -- using dangerous methods that may take their lives in the process. This could also cause a rise in criminal activity by opportunists using the law to perform 'back alley' abortions, which would become a tax on the criminal justice system.
Posted by: MitP4rtyIt's Our Choice, Not The Government's.
In this country we have this so called freedom. When the choice is taken away from the people, the freedom is then taken away from them. It is personally the woman's choice if she wants to keep or abort the unborn child, not the Government's. The Government is not carrying the child, the mother is.
What is the woman's body doing when she has a miscarriage? The body is aborting the child because of many reason known, or even unknown. This doesn't explain much, but why take away a woman's freedom of making a choice and living with the consequences whether it be keeping the child, giving it up for adoption, or possibly aborting it?
Freedom of choice, we hold this country on this so called freedom and we shouldn't take the freedom of choosing from the person who has to make it.Posted by: AnonymousAbortion is a human right, banning it would be the same as banning the right to have sex.
Abortion is a human right that no bible thumping maniacs should impose on. A woman should not have to travel across a country, or even across a border to access this service. It is her body, and she can do with it whatever she pleases. Mistakes happen, and if you think going through an abortion isn't punishment enough for that mistake, you need to do some research.
Posted by: 4uncLifeAbortion should be left up to women.
The federal government should remain true to it's legalization of abortion since the 1973 case of roe versus wade. Justice harry Blackmun was absolutely right when he said it would be unconstitutional for anyone to parade on the right's of women and their decision to abort an unborn baby. There are multiple cases where abortion is the better choice to be made. One being an incident where a female has been raped and does not wish to carry the child of an unfortunate situation. In this case women can take the pill or go through early medical procedures that will remove the fetus or embryo from the womb of the woman before it has reached a stage of potential self-sufficient life form which can be possible between the twenty-second and twenty-fourth week of pregnancy. In addition to this, there are instances where the impregnated tissue which is supposed to turn into a fetus can become swollen and infected leading to a disease harmful to the woman known as a molar pregnancy. Many might say this situation is different because it did not actually become a baby, but those who insist life begins as soon as the sperm is planted into a woman's egg would then have no explanation behind the molar pregnancy. In this incident the mother would have to have the tissue removed in order to survive. A second disease that causes maternal deaths is the obstetric fistula disease where and egg contains sperm but withholds no dna. This is also harmful to the carrier and also needs the same procedures as the previously stated disease. Another incident where a woman may want an abortion is in the case that the doctor has gained knowledge that the birth of the child will result in defects, disorders, and any other harmful cases to the mother or child. In a common incident, and the final one I will mention, many women are subject to face the tragic incident where the survival of both her and her child is not possible, and that she is to choose between her own life and the life of her child. This topic is a very sensitive one that should not be so harshly criticized, especially for those of you who have no knowledge of the matter. It is not up to the state to ban abortion because by banning abortion they are choosing the life of the baby over the mother, they are choosing to allow women to suffer through life-threatening diseases that lead to death, they are choosing to tell women who are victims of rape that they are to keep the child regardless of the opportunity to remove the unborn baby before it has even reached a point of self-sustaining life on it's own. Women have the right by the constitution to abort their baby if they feel it is necessary. It is called human rights. It is the right of the woman to do as she pleases with her own body. For those who criticize women who have aborted babies due to personal religious beliefs-you have no idea what each individual has gone through to lead them to that choice and it is not for you to judge anyone here on earth because you have sinned just as the rest of the world has which makes you just the same according to your religion. For you women who have had abortions I have the most respect for you because to make such a life-changing decision such as that is very difficult and it is a very emotional process to get through, but you will make it through. Be strong women! Do not let the voice of others bring you down in times of pain. People should really be more sensitive to such issues as these and more open to understanding both sides of the issues. I understand the sensitivity people feel towards women who abort unborn babies because these babies have potential to walk this earth and have the same opportunities we do, but there is so much more to abortions than many people know. It is the individual's right to make that decision. Every one has their own opinion and we are each allowed to voice that opinion if it does not have threatening or attacking connotations behind it. And another thing-for the people who say it is considered killing, yes you are right. Any time something is destroyed it may be referred to as being killed. One can use the word kill in various ways. You can kill a beat, you can kill a fly, you can kill a deer, you can kill someone's hopes, you can kill a fetus, you can kill a human, you can kill a blade of grass. So just because women prefer not to say they are killing their baby does not mean they are shying away from the truth, like I said previously, abortion is a sensitive topic and I seriously wish people would hold back on the negative energy towards this topic because words do hurt and you never know what your words may do to the life of another. The states should hold no control over the banning of abortions because that is deprivation of a woman's rights and that's what it comes down to.
Posted by: AnonymousNo, states should not have the right to ban abortions, because the Supreme Court has decided this matter, and that should supersede state law.
Federal law is the law of the land, making any Federal court decision the superior decision. By allowing state law to supersede federal law, this opens the books to every single law that states would like to have, no matter how much different they are than the federal version. States could choose to have different standards for nutrition in school lunches, for example. Yet school lunches are partially federally funded, so that money could then be used to purchase popular foods, instead of nutritional ones.
Posted by: H4ilyLeventisAbsolutely Not.
It's the women's choice. Not the government's. No one should be forced. It is not fair to women who have been sexually abused or have been a rape victim. I crucially believe that yes, it is wrong to kill a baby before it is born if not done correctly but there are some situations that it should be crucial to have an abortion. The reason could either be because of physical or emotional stature.
Posted by: AnonymousRight to choose
People should have the right to choose their own outcome in life. They have to answer to god, not us. How would you feel to have someone else choose important decisions in your life? I believe that some people need to have this option even if they never even have to use it.
Posted by: kelseyjAbortion is used for emergency medical precedures.
Commonly abortion is viewed as the irresponsiblity of the women, but in many other cases abortion is needed for emergencies. An example is when the mother has a choice between her life and the baby's. I don't think it is right for the state to make that decision for her.
Posted by: AnonymousI do not believe states should have the right to ban abortion, it should be the choice of the mother.
Abortion should be the choice of the mother, not the government. Many people are against abortion because of religious reasons and this is fine, but religion and the government should remain separate. These people who do not support abortions would be able to choose not to have them, while other women (who man not even be in a good situation to raise a child) could avoid the unnecessary hardship of pregnancy. I do not think that abortion is the same as murder, as an abortion done at an appropriate stage in the pregnancy does not affect a thinking and feeling human being.
Posted by: emililuyx2NO BAN ON BABIES
The UNited states shouldnt be deciding whether or not the mother should be able to give up her baby or not. If a women is raped, she wont want to keep some lunatics child. Women have the right to have a choice. Women under the age of 18 who had unprotected sex, and who are not responsible enough to have and raise a child.
Posted by: AnonymousAmerica is OURS.
America is the land of the FREE, NOT the land of "take away our rights, government." Please explain how people should NOT have the choice to do what they want with their bodies? And are you even a woman? Yes, it is morally wrong to kill an unborn child but taking away our rights as American citizens? If we wanted that, we would go live in China. America needs to stay free and if we just give our rights away without fighting, why not just hand them all over? We don't need a communist country.
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