abortion prochoice or prolife

What is abortion? Is it the killing of a defense less child or is it the
freedom of a woman. In the case of the latter, it is easy to see how
abortion can be very beneficial for the mother. Perhaps she is a teenager
who is too young and too scared for such an awesome responsi bility or
perhaps she simply does not have the resources for or want another
child. The situation becomes more complicated when the father of the
fetus wants the baby. Does the father, whose very DNA was transferred
to the fetus, have any right to determine whether the mother receives an
abortion or is the decision totally that of the mother, who must endure the
nine month pregnancy and the birthing process as well as any lingering
physical or psychological effects. Even if abortion is considered the
killing of a defenseless child, serious and difficult questions cannot be
avoided. Certainly, it is illegal and immoral to kill a week old baby; but
can the same be said of the termina tion of a week old fetus? When
does a fetus become a life entitled to the same protection as a newborn
baby or when is it too late to end a pregnancy? Some would say at any
point before birth; however, a fetus can be viable and live outside its
mother's womb quite some time before its natural birth otherwise would
occur. Is that the point at which abortion is inappropriate and, thus, illegal
as well as immoral? While there are those who would answer in the
affirmative, many would argue that a life entitled to protection began at
the time of concep tion, the entry of a sperm cell into the egg. In any
event, abortion must be viewed as an issue with many angles. If a
person is pro-life, is he or she opposed to abortion altogether, is there a
period early in the pregnancy that the fetus may be appropriately
terminated, or are there circumstances, such as rape, incest, or danger
to the life of the mother, that justify ending a pregnancy? If another
person is pro-choice, is he or she in favor of abortion on demand at any
time, regardless of the fetus' viability. As is true of most complex issues,
the matter of abortion raises a multitude of questions that elicit a variety
of answers and opions.