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Abortion gives women the right to do as they please. And see fit with their own body. Women are given the freedom of choice, to do what they would like. Humans are endowed to life,liberty and pursuit of happiness as stated in The Declaration of Independence. These rights are our "unalienable rights", and they are prote... | 1 | the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or destruction of the embryo or fetus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
I will accept your challenge of the issue of Abortion. The view points on this are about 50/50 so I can see this being a VERY close fight, prehaps to the death. Argue well, and may the best man win. | 1 | the act of deliberately killing a human fetus | noslang | abortion | yes | no | con | con |
I encourage my opponent to make one last conclusion on this debate, and not forfeit the last argument. In conclusion, abortions are a very bad thing, both for the mother and the child. Abortions cause physical and mental pain to the mother, and often leave them second guessing themselves. Doctors should be the ones pro... | -1 | the termination of a pregnancy so that it does not result in the birth of a child | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
I apologize for the delay. I will be arguing against abortion. I hope that round 1 was not all of Pro's argument but all Pro seems to indicate that abortion is a right. I am unaware of such a right. Since pro did not make many arguments for abortion I will give a brief outline of arguments against abortion and I will t... | -1 | the termination of a human pregnancy, as a medical procedure or in some cases as a result of accident or injury | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
To define infanticide one must first define life. Human rights are applied to the living. A corpse has no human rights after life has seeped away from it for example. A foetus had no human rights until life has emerged from the biological process. 'Murder for pleasure'. Really! Your argument seems to be based from an e... | 1 | the act of destroying a foetus | noslang | abortion | no | no | neutral | neutral |
Ladies and gentlemen, it is evident my opponent has a disregard for statistics. He would rather you believe his own claims with no sources to back up these claims. He questions my statistics without reading the sources. He questions the relevance of my arguments, and in doing so ignores the fact that they were written ... | 1 | the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, as a medical procedure or in some cases as a criminal act | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
How I abortion any further murder than using birth control or masturbate? Both are hindering the potential life of a human which seems to be the only argument that my opponent had to offer. And I think we've passed the "maybe she will learn her lesson and never have sex."I don't think that a one night fling with a cond... | 1 | the act of deliberately ending a human pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Homicide is the deliberate taking of a person"s life by another person. If someone commits homicide, they can be put in prison for a life sentence, or under certain circumstances be executed. Abortion is the deliberate "procedure" of taking an unborn baby's life. The key word is deliberate. In both cases however, someo... | -1 | the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most commonly performed as a surgical procedure by a qualified health professional | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | pro |
I am arguing as for abortion. The reason being is that it is the choice of the woman; and if the man is there, him also; to keep to zygote or not. If they don't then let it be. Another reason is that there might be underlying issues with why the woman wants an abortion; like say if she got raped, or incest. That's why ... | 1 | the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or destruction of an embryo or fetus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Abortion, despite how it may seem, is not a complicated issue. Either the fetus is alive, and thus is a human life. or it isn't. there are a number of moral arguments to the debate. the first moral argument is that scientifically the human fetus meets the criterion to be considered alive from conception (1)" Although l... | -1 | termination of pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Abortion is wrong, there are two many reasons. | -1 | the act of deliberately terminating a pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
U thabk my opponent fot this debate, I hope he enjoys it. =)C1: A fetus is a human, therefore it's murderSince a fetus is a human, it should be considered murder. I will now prove thait a fetus is a human being. A scientific textbook called “Basics of Biology” gives five characteristics of living things; these five cri... | -1 | the act of removing or inducing the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Adoption is a common thing to rebuff abortion, however, abortion is mainly used when they don't want to give birth, so forcing them to give birth wouldn't make sense. Abstinence is not a good way to prevent children, while it works 100% of the time, people will eventually "quit", and have sex. I didn't say it couldn't ... | 1 | the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo before the viability of the fetus. | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
"The cost is not minimal. The average cost to raise a child is $245,340 http://www.huffingtonpost.com....... Multiply that by 1 million and well....Argument debunked" You aren't debunking anything. So you believe that ending someone's life and not giving them a chance at life is a better option? This is a disgusting id... | -1 | the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or destruction of a fetus or embryo | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
I understand your viewpoint, but it is unclear whether abortion is slaughter or not, just as it is unclear whether a fetus is alive or not. Words like "kill" and "murder" cannot be used validly where it is questionable that the fetus has life in the first place. Also, crimes such as sexual assault and rape can occur. A... | 1 | the deliberate destruction of a fetus | noslang | abortion | no | yes | neutral | neutral |
I am also non-religious. Ultimately I accept the fundamentality of existence and the universe. I, like everyone else, have no truthful answers to the big question. As a consequence I can not attribute real significance to anything, including life. Ok. I'm happy to conform with the conventions of society, it will obviou... | 1 | termination of a pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Explain to me why abortion is good and why is it not murder. | -1 | the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or destruction of an embryo or fetus. | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
First off, I never said to kill the attacker. Review my post and see for yourself. What I said was to grab the attacker's arm, denying him bodily autonomy to move his arm, but allowing a child to live. I was finding fault with your statement: 'Bodily integrity or bodily autonomy means that you have the right to control... | -1 | the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, especially one that prevents a woman from giving birth to a baby | noslang | abortion | no | yes | neutral | neutral |
Abortion, despite how it may seem, is not a complicated issue. Either the fetus is alive, and thus is a human life. or it isn't. there are a number of moral arguments to the debate. the first moral argument is that scientifically the human fetus meets the criterion to be considered alive from conception (1)" Although l... | -1 | termination of a pregnancy so that the embryo or fetus is not born | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Thanks 16K for your response. It’s sad to see that my opponent hasn’t adequately refuted some of my points in his last round. And since this is the last round, I’ll make this brief. REBUTTAL RE: Fetus = Human My opponent must be confused here. I’ve already explained the difference between a fetus and a fully grown sent... | 1 | the act of terminating a pregnancy by destroying the embryo or fetus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
I would also like to say that this is my first time on this website, so bear with me! Abortion was legalized in 1973 due to Roe v. Wade, and since then over 56 million unborn children have been killed. That means that every hour, 155 babies are aborted, and approximately 1 child is aborted every 2.6 seconds. [1] Life b... | -1 | the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, as a means of birth control, or because it poses health risks to the mother ; the induced expulsion of a fetus or embryo from the uterus before the viability of birth. | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | pro | pro |
Are we ever gonna start debating about abortion or not ? | 1 | the deliberate destruction of a fetus or the expulsion of a fetus that has died | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Contention 1: life is not sacred. Con really didn't say too much about this, other than saying that I must think killing newborn babys is OK. Even though I don't believe my point was adequately contested, I will continue defending it in hopes it is addressed better next round. Life is not sacred. We kill germs constant... | 1 | the act of intentionally causing a fetus to die or a pregnant woman to miscarry or give birth prematurely | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
I believe that the killing of a child inside the womb is abortion during and stage of a pregnancy. I cannot understand your reasoning behind a baby being viable or not. As I said, heart is beating at 3 and 1/2 weeks. Science proves that this is in fact a separate entity from his or her mother. ALL abortion is horrific.... | -1 | the deliberate destruction of a fetus or embryo | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
As said in the title, this debate is about abortion. I am con, so will argue against. The challenge is open to whomever takes it. This is my point of view: Abortion is an act of murder, wherein a human being is removed from the uterus of the mother, resulting in the death of this baby. Abortion is a violation of human ... | -1 | the act of ending a pregnancy so that the fetus is not born | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
3. Right to life is appointed to everyone and everything even pets. Why do you think people where POed at Michael Vick when he was doin dog fights 5. theory your website is a theory not a fact, that makes your evidense invaild 6. I never said anything about chemistry, when the babies heart beats that when people know t... | -1 | the termination of pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
abor�tion 1: the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus: as a: spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation — compare miscarriage b: induced expulsion of a human fetus c: expulsion of a fetus by a domesti... | 1 | termination of pregnancy before the fetus is fully developed | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
I accept. Since you are Pro (for) abortion, I assume you are on the side of abortion, while I am against abortion. | -1 | the act of terminating a pregnancy, especially as a medical procedure | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
First I will present my case. P1: A fetus is a human P2: It is morally wrong to kill a human C: Abortion is wrong P1: A zygote, made at the moment of conception, already has the same attributes needed to be alive. It has metabolism, growth, reacts to stimulants, and reproduction cells. It has human DNA. A fetus is a ho... | -1 | termination of pregnancy by removal of the embryo or fetus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
All life should be valued and held sacred. Life begins at conception and killing them would be murder. Just because they are not full grown human being they should not be looked at differently. No civilized society on earth permits taking the life of another, abortion should not be any different. | -1 | the act of removing a fetus or embryo from the uterus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
"Thank you for informing me about this, this is where I personally feel its wrong to kill a human, because this is when I feel like it becomes a person. " And this is when most abortions occur, it is before 8 months. Concession. Vote Con. "1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur becau... | -1 | the deliberate termination of a pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
A counter argument to your maternal death rates due to complications during pregnancy is that there are also complications during the abortion procedure. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... The article states on a world wide scale about 42 million woman choose abortion while nearly half of them are unsafe and woman could po... | -1 | termination of pregnancy by induced labor or surgical removal of the embryo or fetus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Thanks to FemaleGamer for this wonderful debate. I hope to see the outcome. I shall start with my opponent's points and then add some of my own. (NOTE: I will not asses the video; it just reiterates what my opponent says in her argument.) ==== No nation devoted to individual liberty should force women back to the days ... | -1 | the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, as in spaying or neutering an animal | noslang | abortion | no | no | neutral | neutral |
First off, I never used the word "person. " I said "I believe it is wrong to take away another"s life. " Although maybe I should have used a little different wording and said "human life. " (yes, A fetus is human life. ) Secondly, Every fetus does have individuality. Otherwise, Every person would look and act just like... | -1 | the act of removing a fetus or embryo from the uterus in order to terminate its life | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | con |
Nice try, but that's not going to suffice. Here is your entire first post: "believe I have the perfect argument on why abortion should be illegal. I really really want to debate this. Please someone, anyone, on either side of the argument debate me. You will be the Pro position Rules 4 rounds R1 acceptance of challenge... | 1 | the act of terminating a pregnancy, especially by surgical or medical means | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
I surely do believe we should take a more realistic approach too. More than 90% of abortions occur during the 13th week of pregnancy, at this time fetuses have already developed finger prints, vocal chords, and the part of the brain which is responsible for complex thoughts is developing. This is a human life that cann... | -1 | the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most commonly performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
I am not quite sure whose information is correct, but acccording to Life News, more women die from abortion vs. childbirth. Here is a link that I found with a wonderful graph showing these rates. . http://www.lifenews.com... You are absolubtely right that there are many pregnancies that end in misscariage. I saw on Pre... | -1 | the deliberate termination of a pregnancy by medical means | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Also, I'd like to take the time to say my opponent is not bad. Your refutations are very good, and well organized, which is alot better than many of the other debaters on DDO. Without further ado lets begin! Judges, i will address his refutations, however before we begin i ask for some extensions.1)Personhood- A and B.... | 1 | the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo before its viability | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
According to mayoclinic.com a babies heart starts beating 4 weeks after conception therfore it is to be considered a living human being, making an abortion after four weeks murder, and murder is illegal, yes? Why should a fetus with a heartbeat be any different? A woman has many ways to protect against pregnancy (under... | -1 | the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo before the fetus is viable | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
1. if there is a pregnacy than God intended it to happen. Nothing in the world can happen without God's approval. 2. Yes some are home made just look at the depression when families couldn't afford children so they drink, do like in the video in the 1st round, or some other satanitc way. 3. The natural rights are life,... | -1 | the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, especially by surgical or medical intervention | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
By abortion keeping abortion legalized, we are losing millions of innocent lives on a yearly basis. If you are opposed to keeping guns legal in the United States; 57,000,000+ abortions have occured since 1973. Since 1973, only 1.6 million deaths as a result of gunfire. (I use the word "only" to contrast that number fro... | -1 | the act of killing a fetus | noslang | abortion | no | no | con | con |
First of all, I would like to say that it is unfortunate that CON waited until the final round to drop details such as the position from which she was debating. I may have chosen to respond differently, but now I cannot because CON would not have any opportunity to rebut my arguments, so I will, once again, do the best... | 1 | the intentional termination of a human pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Day 21:The heart begins to beat,7 unsurely at first, gaining strength day by day. The heart beats 70 times per minute at first, reaching a maximum of 170-190 at seven weeks, and slowing a bit to 160-180 at 9 weeks.8 A day later the eyes begin to develop. The earliest stages of the ears are now present.9 Thank you for i... | 1 | termination of a pregnancy, as by induced abortion or spontaneous abortion | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Okay. The resolution is "Abortion should remain legal". My opponent is arguing abortion should not remain legal. Both sides have the BOP and must prove something in order to win. I hope we have a good debate and do well. Thank you. Abortion (Operational): The terminating of a pregnancy by the removing or expelling of a... | 1 | the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, as by various medical means | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
I will argue that abortion should never be illegal, and that pro-lifers use seriously flawed, illogical arguments to support pro-life views. Contention 1: Life is not sacred Contention 2: Human life does not start at conception Contention 3: A fetus is not a person I will basically forfeit the rest of round one and be ... | 1 | pregnancy termination | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
My opponent has not refuted any of my arguments and has only made unsupported claims that he did not effeciently defend or provide evidence for and he has not given me an answer to any of the questions I asked him. I therefore extend all of my arguments from the last round as they all went untouched. To provide some fo... | 1 | the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo before its development is completed | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Those examples you mention killed for malicious purposes, And if they didn't kill, They would have remained the same. Parents who abort do it so that they can remain where they are; if they don't abort, They would collapse financially, And they don't want that to happen. As for those who are already collapsed, They wou... | 1 | the act of removing a fetus or embryo from the uterus in order to end its life | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
On your contention that life is not sacred: What exactly does this have to do with abortion? I use life being valuable in terms of not killing a human being, I guess. Would you be in favor of killing innocent people because life is not sacred? On your contention that human life does not begin at conception: It is not t... | -1 | the termination of a human pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
They may be more emotionally unstable towards the thought of raising a child. It might cause more pain and suffering for both the mother and the child if an abortion does not take place and both persons are left in a world with no security or sense of companionship to live off of. | 1 | the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a non-viable fertilized ovum or embryo | noslang | abortion | no | yes | neutral | neutral |
you keep using the term "unsafe abortion" If you go to a clinic where this is practiced is is way more safe than getting it from that hobo down the street. And another thing, you have a better likely hood to gain depression when you have a child as well. And it isn't our place to say anything about mothers who have abo... | 1 | the termination of a pregnancy by medical or surgical means | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
This is a human life. This is murder. A human life starts at conception. Saying abortion is ok is like saying it's ok to kill your next door neighbor. You have no right to take away this life that hasn't even had a chance yet. This is a pure soul, they have never done anything bad or done anything to harm anyone. This ... | -1 | the termination of a human pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Abortion should never be accepted in any culture, whether religious or not, I fail to see how anyone can be pro killing unborn babies. The issue on preserving the wildlife is more argued for than the issue on saving humans lives and I feel that is the biggest flaw in our country. | -1 | the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most commonly performed as a surgical procedure by a qualified health care provider | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | pro |
Point 1: The prohibition of abortion will just make more deaths due to abortion. It will be in the same fashion as the prohibition on alcohol in the 1920s. The prohibition of abortion will lead some women to seek "underground" doctors, who will abort illegally. These doctors are usually dangerous for mother and baby. S... | 1 | the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Abortion is the killing of a human life. The question of when life begins and viability is a fluid situation depending on many variables. | -1 | removal of the embryo or fetus from the uterus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
"But a fetus isn't a fetus until 8 weeks into the pregnancy." You apparently are not well-versed in human reproduction. The Zygote exists for only four days, then turns into a blastocyst on the fifth day. "Day 1: Conception: Of the 200,000,000 sperm that try to penetrate the mother's egg cell, only one succeeds.2 At th... | -1 | the act of terminating a pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
There is a contradiction in your "logic" when you say: 1) Abortion is murder and wrong 2) The right thing to do would be murder an attacker to keep them from murdering his child To clarify the above, let"s take your situation and add a constraint to make it more germane to the discussion. If someone is trying to kill y... | 1 | the act of deliberately causing a foetus to be destroyed | noslang | abortion | no | yes | neutral | con |
If a mother is going to end up struggling in life further because of having a baby well then too bad for her. She should have put some thought into it before she decided to have sexual intercourse with her husband or some random dude that would eventually lead to her being pregnant. A woman should have sense enough to ... | -1 | the termination of a pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Homicide is the deliberate taking of a person"s life by another person. If someone commits homicide, they can be put in prison for a life sentence, or under certain circumstances be executed. Abortion is the deliberate "procedure" of taking an unborn baby's life. The key word is deliberate. In both cases however, someo... | -1 | the act of deliberately killing an unborn child | noslang | abortion | no | no | con | con |
"I think you will be surprised to know that livestock animals are only bred and kept for the purposes of their products. They do not exist but to feed us." The method for abortion was made for abortion. Without it, there would be no abortion. Why not promote cannibalism then? Most humans do not exist for your benefit. ... | 1 | the destruction of a fetus in the womb | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
"you say ending a life isn't a punishment, Purposley ending a life is a punishment to the life you are ending. " This argument relies on several assumptions regarding the nature of that life, which are, for the most part, verifiably not true and you have made no effort to demonstrate otherwise. 'Human life', as defined... | 1 | the deliberate termination of a pregnancy, especially in the medical sense | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
"the Canadian baby on life support. If you read his reference carefully you'll notice that the baby is a baby not a fetus, that it is in a vegetative state that it will not recover from, and the only question left to be decided is whether it will die at home, at his father's convenience, or in a hospital, which will sa... | -1 | the intentional destruction of a fetus or the act of inducing a miscarriage | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
If you think that the baby not a life until it is breathing, then what if the baby is not breathing when it comes out of the womb? Would you still have the right to kill it? Rape is no excuse for murder/abortion. Rape is a bad thing, but just because someone got raped, does not mean that the woman can start killing bab... | -1 | the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, in particular, the deliberate destruction of a fetus or embryo. | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Abortion is murder. No child that has not done a thing in this world to make you dislike them, should be able to experience life. Abortion is a form of hatred. If you have been raped you should give the child up for adoption if you do not feel comfortable keeping them for whatever reason. | -1 | the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, as a woman's body of a human fetus | noslang | abortion | no | no | neutral | neutral |
I didn't write any of that from an emotional standpoint, I only said "murder for pleasure" to exaggerate it and draw attention to how ridiculous it is to say that it would be discrimination to not allow women to commit a abortion. Really, I couldn't care less what the EU says, the EU also said that the place where Solo... | -1 | the act of intentionally causing the death of a fetus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | con |
Abortion is murder and should be a punishable crime. | -1 | the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, as a medical procedure or in some cases by various home remedies | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
I would like to clarify something that I did not perhaps say clearly in Round 1. My post was merely an explanation of where I stand on this debate, and I posted my point of view so that my opponent could see exactly what I was arguing, and take his stance in accordance. I apologise if it was not clear enough. Back to t... | -1 | the deliberate termination of a pregnancy, often by means of an operation | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Women should have the right to choose whether or not to get an abortion. | 1 | the termination of a human pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo before the fetus can survive outside the uterus. | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Thank You Con, First off I would like to point out that my opponent is using his opinions, not facts. He does have a right to his opinion I must say. Prefer my definition. Definition-Abortion: In medicine, an abortion is the premature exit of the products of conception (the fetus, fetal membranes, and placenta) from th... | 1 | in medicine, the premature termination of a pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Pro: Pro-choice Con: Pro-life I would consider my views regarding abortion more on the pro life side, And here is why. For one, Abortion is murder, Murder is wrong. Secondly, No woman has the right to terminate another life, This is not an issue of body autonomy or woman"s rights, It"s about whether women have the righ... | -1 | the act of intentionally terminating a pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Again, I pose my previous three questions, as you did not answer them. I refuse to continue rebutting the same points. Once again, you have shown that you refuse to be gender-inclusive, and the Roe v Wade subject is your personal opinion on the matter. Furthermore, non-sentient beings do not have constitutional rights.... | 1 | the termination of a human pregnancy, as by induced abortion | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
First let's start with woman's rights. You see, may people believe that women have the right to choose what they do with their body. But that doesn't justify abortion at all. First off, if it is a women right, how come they are murdering women? 50% of the babies aborted are women, where are there rights.Second, "My Bod... | -1 | the intentional termination of a human pregnancy, as a medical procedure or in some cases by various types of self-induced activity | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Abortion is wrong because takes an innocent life. In the case of the infant, there is no choice. The choice of aborting a child relies on the mother. When it comes to religion, God ultimately chooses life and death. Abortion is a form of murder. It is the mother's responsibility to take care of her child. | -1 | the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most commonly practiced as the induced abortion of a fetus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
First and foremost, I shall restate the medical definition of an abortion: "the premature exit of the products of conception (the fetus, fetal membranes, and placenta) from the uterus. It is the loss of a pregnancy and does not refer to why that pregnancy was lost. " My opponent's first argument was that the assault of... | -1 | the premature exit of the products of conception | noslang | abortion | no | no | neutral | neutral |
My opponent begins by saying that since life begins at conception, abortion is akin to murder. Of course, the government does not recognize it as murder when we take the lives of plants, animals, viruses, and other living things. The government also does not recognize humans in a vegetative state of consciousness as ha... | 1 | the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or destruction of a fetus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Abortion is up in the air if its full term? Let's see if we can bring it down to earth. The federal government puts no limit on age for abortion and reading your posts you don't care either way. What are the various ways of ending a pregnancy? www.prolife.com/abortion facts........americanpregnancy.org/unplanned pregna... | -1 | the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a conceptus, a product of conception that does not include a viable fetus. | noslang | abortion | no | yes | neutral | pro |
I find it interesting that Con has created a situation where, as his opponent, I must both make a case for abortion and rebut his position at the same time. I will do my best. Rebuttal: Con begins by asking readers to research topics completely but at least 7 of his 10 references all come from either pro-choice or cons... | 1 | the termination of a pregnancy, especially by surgical or medical means | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
"You said, "if a woman is more likely to die during abortion, then it should be legal." But, that's the woman's choice. That's her risk that she's taking." I said that it should be illegal, just a correction. See, if I had said that it should be legal, than the woman does have a choice. You are just contradicting yours... | -1 | the act of intentionally ending a human pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Abortion is not killing innocent life. Rather, it's letting a woman control her own body. Abortion is accepted because a woman has the right to choose what she wants to do with her body. The fetus needs the body of the mother to survive. If human A needs a part of human B to survive, e.g. a kidney transplant, it is ent... | 1 | the act of deliberately terminating a human pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Abortion should not be allowed in any cases only in exception when the birth is very detrimental to the woman's health. A baby can not give consent, so it can not give consent to being aborted so I say with that it is unjustifiable. | -1 | the termination of a pregnancy so that the fetus is not born | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Thank you to both the audience and my opponent for yet another debate on abortion. The resolution is simply "Abortion" and my opponent has stated that he supports the affirmative. I shall then argue against that case. To begin, I submit the definition of Abortion by Medicine.net Medical Dictionary: Abortion: In medicin... | -1 | a topic for debate | noslang | abortion | no | no | neutral | neutral |
Abortion is a form of murder the demeans the value of human life. Since life begins at conception, abortion is the immoral killing of an innocent human being. | -1 | the deliberate destruction of a foetus or embryo | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Fetuses feel pain during the abortion procedure. Maureen Condic, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy and Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine, explains that the "most primitive response to pain, the spinal reflex," is developed by eight weeks gestation,... | -1 | induced termination of a pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Its funny how people against abortion say killing a potential life is wrong, yet the same people eat chicken eggs and call themselves 100 percent vegetarian. | 1 | the act of removing a product of conception, a fetus or embryo, from the uterus. | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Thank you again 16K for instigating and posting your arguments. I’d like to point out that I’m neither for nor against Abortion, I have neutral opinions on this matter making me undecided. But this’ll be fun to debate. Good luck. REBUTTAL Fetus = Human, killing them is murder The only relevant argument opponent has giv... | 1 | a controversial issue in which a woman has an abortion | noslang | abortion | no | no | neutral | neutral |
What if the mother was raped? While I believe that life begins at implantantation, I support last resort choice that is safe and legal for the mother. Women have the right to make difficult choices for their pregnancy. Do I support birth controll or consensual sterilization as a first resort for free as an independent ... | 1 | the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
1. I apologize for my mistake of misnaming the document that contained the phrase "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. " However this does not change my point that the founders of our constitution, and our government for that matter define "life" as a right to a human being. For Clarity's sake I would like to ... | -1 | the deliberate termination of a pregnancy by some medical means | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Round 1: Opening statements Round 2: Facts/Argument Round 3: Facts/Argument Round 4: Closing statements I look forward to my oppnents opening statements. Good luck In my opnion, Abortion is wrong. Abortion is basically killing something. It is murder. Which is why it should mot be legalized. | -1 | the act of deliberately ending a pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Actually, life becomes life after conception, its not as simple as a seed, the seed has already been sown, forming a living, breathing being. In your point of view, the baby isn't alive yet, so if it isn't alive yet then why does it need food, and nutrients, why is the umbilical chord even there if the baby is yet a se... | -1 | the deliberate destruction of a foetus in the womb | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
I'm just going to finish this by saying that there should be no law that forbids abortion. It is a matter between the two involved, and no one has the right to interfere with that. | 1 | the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo before the viability of the fetus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
I had a similar debate, granted it was my first one and I was rather inexperienced. But, I feel as though I am better "equipped" now as it were to tackle the subject. Now, I am going to work backwards with your opinion. The last thing you said was that women should not have the choice to abort the baby or not? What abo... | 1 | the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo before viability | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Response to my opponent's Round 3:My opponent has offended my comprehension because he doesn't like his own conclusion.(My guess is that he made unwritten premise "arsonist is destroying the building", but this only falsifies his own definition of destruction; I however prefer to respond to what is written rather than ... | 1 | the act of intentionally causing the death of a human fetus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | con | con |
What you would feel like, if someone was acting on the thought 'this thing (fetus) is in the way, let's get rid of it by abortion' talking about your best friend. Then you wouldn't be able to be with him/her today and you wouldn't have had the chance to enjoy life with him/her. Killing a new-born and killing a fetus is... | -1 | the deliberate destruction of a foetus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
First of all, thank you for taking the time to debate with me. I do not agree that abortion is murder. A fetus isn't really a human being and therefore it cannot be murder. Nearly all abortions take place in the first trimester, when a fetus cannot exist independent of the mother. As it is attached by the placenta and ... | 1 | termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo before the fetus can survive outside the uterus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
My definition of abortion in this scenario is when a mother or father is so immature, Poor, Unready, Or psycho that she/he decides to kill their unborn baby. I think it is justifiable for a mother to have an abortion because it would spare a child from living with the mother that would have aborted the child. An aborti... | 1 | the act of removing a fetus or embryo from the uterus in order to produce labour | noslang | abortion | no | no | neutral | neutral |
I accept these definitions. Your definition of aborition is right, but morally it is wrong. Abortion is the action of killing what is supossed to be human. Making abortion legal would be unethical. Abortion is wrong with exceptions to rape or incest. If someone had sexual intercourse and got pregnant, why didn't they u... | -1 | the intentional termination of a pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Although it should be a women's right to chose. Aren't we born with certain unalienable rights? Granite the baby has not yet been born, but that doesn't give us a right to disregard it of its rights and take an innocent life. After a certain period of time it is no longer a clump of cells, but a living organism. Theref... | -1 | the deliberate destruction of a fetus or embryo in the womb | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
Well Since my opponent forfeited the last round I have nothing to refute. So I will just add more information to my arguments. Premise 4: Doctors are supposed to help babies, not kill them. Premise 5: Negative effects of an abortion on the woman. Premise 6: People are always looking to adopt. Premise 4: The doctors rol... | -1 | the act of destroying or removing the embryo or fetus from the uterus | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
I believe that abortion should be illegal except for when the pregnancy poses a serious threat to the life of the mother. Abortion, despite how it may seem, is not a complicated issue. Either the fetus is alive, and thus is a human life. or it isn't. there are a number of moral arguments to the debate. the first moral ... | -1 | medical or surgical termination of a pregnancy | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
I do not know debate you agreed on but that is beside the point.... First I want to state that 1% of either 1.3 million OR 1.21 million(which is the approximated number of abortions a year given in my previous argument, source #3) is still 1%. And given that my source gave 21% of women citing not wanting a baby, that i... | -1 | the termination of a pregnancy after, before viability | noslang | abortion | no | yes | neutral | neutral |
I find it funny how most of your arguments is just what I said previously in the last round. And I also find it amusing that half of your arguments here was just cut-and-pasted from my earlier debate with 16kadams. Response Point 1: This was a simple fact. You misinterpreted my point. Just skip over this point. Respons... | 1 | the intentional termination of a human pregnancy by some medical or surgical means | noslang | abortion | yes | yes | neutral | neutral |
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