| Anti Abortion people are commonly referred to as | | | | other professionals suggest that the fetus cannot |
| Pro-Life?. This nickname has to do with their belief | | | | feel pain until the second of third trimester. This |
| that life begins at conception. Since those who are | | | | means that abortions performed in the first, or even |
| anti abortion believe that life begins at conception, | | | | early in the second trimester, do not cause the fetus |
| they feel that abortion is essentially murder and | | | | to feel any pain. |
| should not be legal for any reason. However, as with | | | | While the Supreme Court of the United States |
| any other heated political debate that has religious | | | | declared abortion legal with the precedent-setting |
| and moral implications, there is a lot of "gray area" | | | | Roe vs. Wade decision in 1973, states are allowed to |
| between Pro-Life and Pro-Choice. For example, some | | | | ban late term abortions as long as the mother?s |
| people consider themselves Pro-Life, but are in favor | | | | health is provided for. Essentially, this means that |
| of abortion if the pregnancy endangers the mother. | | | | states that have residents who are primarily anti |
| Christians often are anti abortion. These people draw | | | | abortion have placed bans on late-term abortions. |
| on messages in the Bible to back their Pro-Life | | | | Currently, there is a ban on one late-term abortion |
| arguments. Certain books of the Bible, like Luke and | | | | procedure, Intact Dilation and Extraction, called the |
| Jeremiah, claim that God knows all souls before they | | | | Partial Birth Abortion Ban. This ban does make |
| are born. They interpret this to mean that if God | | | | provisions for circumstances when the mother's |
| knows someone before birth, then that person is | | | | health is at risk, so the Supreme Court is debating |
| alive the moment he or she is conceived. | | | | the validity of the law. |
| Anti abortionists also believe that the most a person | | | | Anti abortion proponents claim that even abortion in |
| will grow and change is when they are in the womb. | | | | the case of rape or incest should be illegal because |
| Before birth, a human being develops all of their | | | | the fetus is not at fault. They also are against |
| physical attributes like arms, legs, a spine, a brain, and | | | | abortion clinic being funded by the government. In |
| the ability to feel pain. Fetal pain is a huge debate | | | | fact, many anti abortionists are so passionate that |
| that also is important to those who are anti abortion. | | | | they will kill abortion doctors or bomb abortion clinics. |
| Pro-Lifers believe that the fetus can feel pain during | | | | This is by no means represents the average |
| the first trimester of pregnancy. Thus, an abortion | | | | Pro-Lifer, but rather a very small percentage. |
| would be painful for the unborn child. However, many | | | | |