arguments for or against abortion ?

Question

specific law that deals with abortion in canada?

any canadian sites that would help?

thank you for your time answering this question..

Answer 1

Let's look, then, at some of the medical arguments against abortion.
The medical arguments against abortion are compelling. For example, at conception the embryo is genetically distinct from the mother. To say that the developing baby is no different from the mother's appendix is scientifically inaccurate. A developing embryo is genetically different from the mother. A developing embryo is also genetically different from the sperm and egg that created it. A human being has 46 chromosomes (sometimes 47 chromosomes). Sperm and egg have 23 chromosomes. A trained geneticist can distinguish between the DNA of an embryo and that of a sperm and egg. But that same geneticist could not distinguish between the DNA of a developing embryo and a full-grown human being.

Another set of medical arguments against abortion surround the definition of life and death. If one set of criteria have been used to define death, could they also be used to define life? Death used to be defined by the cessation of heartbeat. A stopped heart was a clear sign of death. If the cessation of heartbeat could define death, could the onset of a heartbeat define life? The heart is formed by the 18th day in the womb. If heartbeat was used to define life, then nearly all abortions would be outlawed.

Physicians now use a more rigorous criterion for death: brain wave activity. A flat EEG (electroencephalograph) is one of the most important criteria used to determine death. If the cessation of brain wave activity can define death, could the onset of brain wave activity define life? Individual brain waves are detected in the fetus in about 40-43 days. Using brain wave activity to define life would outlaw at least a majority of abortions.

Opponents to abortion also raise the controversial issue of fetal pain. Does the fetus feel pain during abortion? The evidence seems fairly clear and consistent. Consider this statement made in a British medical journal: "Try sticking an infant with a pin and you know what happens. She opens her mouth to cry and also pulls away. Try sticking an 8-week-old human fetus in the palm of his hand. He opens his mouth and pulls his hand away. A more technical description would add that changes in heart rate and fetal movement also suggest that intrauterine manipulations are painful to the fetus."

Obviously, other medical criteria could be used. For example, the developing fetus has a unique set of fingerprints as well as genetic patterns that make it unique. The development of sonography has provided us with a "window to the womb" showing us that a person is growing and developing in the mother's womb. We can discern eyes, ears, fingers, a nose, and a mouth. Our visual senses tell us this is a baby growing and maturing. This is not a piece of protoplasm; this is a baby inside the womb.

The point is simple. Medical science leads to a pro-life perspective rather than a pro-choice perspective. If medical science can be used at all to draw a line, the clearest line is at the moment of conception. Medical arguments provide a strong case against abortion and for life.

Answer 2

I fear that for the better of the majority of the population abortions should be legalized in certain factors. Partial or tri abortions should be considered. Overall, abortion should not be banned completely for it is needed on case by case basis. Some people will abuse this right to abort as a form of correcting “mistakes” however you cannot punish those who use it rightfully. A child that is unable to be cared for or is fully unwanted (through various means, to include forcible rape) should be aborted. The mother is the particular being in question. It is the mother who bears the child and the child is in fact the mother yet to be parted. Prior to the actual birth, the mother has sole custody hence should have sole control over what occurs to the child. The real issue should be genetic altering of unborn children. Also, there are considerations of orphanages/homes that are unable to care of these unwanted children. Others are tossed into trash bins or are murdered and thrown away like trash in other forms of killing. This is a mixed topic with arguments siding on both ends. Banning it is cruel and unusual, but legalizing it is stepping far beyond what people are capable of tolerating and understanding? Why not meet in middle ground? Does it have to be a war? This should not be a choice of society. It has to be one of personal convictions. Ever think about male abortions? Toss that one around for a while. (Bet you didn’t know it was a real issue!)

Answer 3

Personally my view of abortion is as follows.

1. It should NOT be used as a form of birth control.
2. Partial birth abortions should be outlawed.
3. Abortion needs to be legal if only because it is better then the alternative. (think coat hangers and back alley clinics)
3a. Abortion like alcohol, drugs, and gambling can be outlawed, but that wont stop them from happening.
4. It also needs to be legal for cases of rape and incest.
5. I also fail to see how a lump of parasitic cells that are growing inside someone constitutes life. (life begins at conception) If killing these cells by removing them from their host is murder, so is removing a tumor.

It is just my opinion, if the politicians could refrain from taking things to the extreme, (either everything is legal or nothing is) these ideas, I think, represent a good compromise. I have no Idea about the laws in Canada, but you asked for arguments for or against also. But I don't believe that there is a defendable arguement that takes one side entirely. These are just my opinions. Thank you.

Answer 4

Many people that have anti-abortionist views (I don't use pro-life since thats a loaded term that implies if you are not pro-life you are anti-life) argue against abortion on the basis that a embryo or fetus is a human life from the moment of conception. That means that it is a unique **** sapien at that exact point. Therefore, since homicide is the act of killing another human being, then abortion by extension should be illegal.

Now those that would argue that abortion should be legal differentiate by saying that the embryo or fetus is not a human being until it becomes fully self supportive. In other words since the fetus or embryo cannot exist on its own, it is part of its mother, and therefore not a seperate entity.

Of course there are various shades of viewpoints on this matter, and you can research them on your own.

Answer 5

Abortion should be a personal choice. What a woman does with her body is her business.
http://heartofcanada.typepad.com/randomthoughts/2004/06/abortion.html

Answer 6

there is no limitation on Abortion in Canada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Canada

that means they do not have laws that cover abortions as a criminal offense or in violation of any law.

Answer 7

For anyone whos for abortion...It's a good thing your mom didn't think that way, huh?

Answer 8

www.religioustolerance.org/abortion.htm