Evaluate Essay on Abortion - 1497 Words

Kymberly Burress Oct. 7, 2011 Pros and cons Essay Ms. Shuchter Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy at any stage that does not result in birth. What a lot of people don’t realize is a miscarriage is also considered an abortion even though it is not medically induced; it is called a spontaneous abortion because it is not a medical procedure. Recently a study was done and it showed that the number of abortions worldwide have gone down considerably because of family planning, having reasonable birth control methods introduced, the prices for them lowered and the availability of them are accessible by the younger generation. More and more we are seeing young women using abortion as a birth control method, this is making the†¦show more content†¦To them the debate over abortion is irrelevant, abortion is about liberty and privacy; every woman has the right to make decisions over her own body without the worry of the government stepping in. Restricting abortion demeans the woman and makes her ill-equipped to make decisi ons on her future, destiny and reproductive life. destiny and reproductive life. Pro-choice advocates argue that in early pregnancy when the â€Å"zygote† is just a mass of cells, there is no way to let it claim rights; Also 50% of pregnancy’s that are aborted are within the first 8 weeks of gestation when the zygote had less animation, brain function and cells than most insects. If you take building into consideration, you can access that you are going to need blue prints, contractors and basic details regarding the building; the blue prints are completely different from the actual building which is concrete, sheet rock, metal and glass. In the same idea a zygote is the blue print for the actual human being, the chromosomes are a blue print in the way that they are a map to evolve into human life but are not exactly human yet, chromosomes are in the human egg and sperm long before they are mixed, so is that to say that every time a man ejaculates or a woman receives her menstruation they are causing a baby to die? â€Å"A person is more than a collection of cells created by 46 chromosomes. To focus on the biological realities of genes andShow MoreRelatedEnglish 111 Evaluation Essay623 Words   |  3 Pagesof writing. This essay will evaluate the English 111 textbooks, essays, self-reflections, the instructor, and what I personally learned. The English 111 textbook had effective sample essays and diagrams of outlines. The Successful College Writing Textbook is the textbook used for the English 111 course. This textbook had great sample essays because they showed useful examples of transition words and phrases. 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