1. ABORTION: PRO-CHOICE. BY BRIANNA BERGER, 4X4.

2. WHAT IS ABORTION? THE DELIBERATE TERMINATION OF A HUMAN PREGNANCY, MOST OFTEN PERFORMED DURING THE FIRST 28 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY.

3. THE FACTS ABOUT ABORTION. ROE V. WADE: ROUGHLY SIX-IN-TEN AMERICANS (62%) KNOW THAT ROE V. WADE WAS A DECISION ABOUT ABORTION. 22 STATES ENACTED 70 ABORTION RESTRICTIONS IN 2013

4. PRO-CHOICE REASONS. MANY FOSTER HOMES AND ORPHANAGES ARE BEYOND CAPACITY; PUTTING A CHILD INTO THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM WOULD WEIGH EVEN HEAVIER ON ALREADY-SCARCE RESOURCES. EVERY CHILD BORN SHOULD COME INTO THE WORLD WANTED, LOVED, AND CARED FOR. PLANNED CHILDREN OFTEN HAVE BETTER LIFE PROSPECTS BECAUSE CAREGIVERS ARE BETTER PREPARED TO SUPPORT THE CHILD PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND FINANCIALLY. THE FETUS IS NOT YET A HUMAN BEING BECAUSE IT CANNOT SURVIVE OUTSIDE THE UTERUS ON ITS OWN. ABORTION SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED MURDER IF THE FETUS IS NOT SELF-SUSTAINING AND REQUIRES THE MOTHER’S BODY AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES TO SURVIVE. THE BODY OF FIRST PRIORITY IS THEREFORE THE MOTHER’S, AND IT SHOULD BE HER CHOICE AS TO WHAT SHE ENDURES BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY

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