Abortion is ending the life of a fetus. Many people consider abortion
as a woman's right and something related to personal liberty, freedom
and privacy while others explain and interpret abortion in terms of
number of innocent deaths before birth and hence considers it as
unethical, inhuman and unacceptable.
In recent times political parties have used abortion as a potent
opportunistic issue to garner support for their campaign. For example,
pro-choice that equals pro-death of an innocent child was a hot
political issue recently. Politicians found convincing people and
making laws to support abortion in terms of killing a fetus a very
difficult task but found it easier to get people to understand
abortion in terms of privacy rights.
The legal verdict in the case of Roe (a woman seeking the right of
legal autonomy for abortion against the wishes of her husband) vs.
Wade (the husband wishing the birth of the child and opposing
abortion) has in a way legalized and legitimized unrestricted
abortion. Probably all Americans do oppose killing of an unborn fetus.
However, at the same time privacy rights are very dear to them and
therefore, they will not tolerate any interference by the federal
government in their personal private affairs....
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