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rn child. It is because of this bias that abortion is legalized. The 14th amendment of Constitution states that no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property,...( National Archives) After the Roe Vs. Wade case the Supreme court decided that the word "person" in the 14th amendment, does not apply to the unborn (http://members.aol.com /abtrbng/ conlaw. htm) So according the constitution the state must favor the person involved in all legal situations, and since the mother is the only person involved the state must favor her. It is not until the third trimester that the state may regulate or ban abortion to protect fetal life. (http://members.aol.com/abtrbng/conlaw.htm) Because it is during the third trimester that the unborn child is considered a person and therefore protect under the 14th amendment of Constitution. The laws surrounding abortion are designed to protect the persons involved, not to kill babies.Earlier I mentioned Pro-lifers and their beliefs, but I neglected to mention their counterpart Pro-Choices. Now while Pro-lifers feel that abortion is evil and should be outlawed, Pro-choice people believe it is the mothers choice. It is important to understand that pro-choice does not mean pro abortion. Do the pro-lifers offer other alternatives to abortion?Yes. Pro-lifers suggest adoption as an alternative to abortion. They feel that the mother should carry he child full term and give it up to a family that would care for it. While adoption is a good idea it is not being done. The fact is that 2 out of every 100 unmarried woman choose adoption (Olasky 43). So while adoption a nice idea it is not a realistic one. Now the pro-lifers blame abortions for driving the number of adoptions down, but the fact is there are many other reasons to explain the decline of adoptions. The main reason acc...

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