Abortion

The Colliers Encyclopedia defines abortion as the direct and voluntary act of ending the life of an unborn child while still in the mother's womb. I define abortion as plain and simple its "murder". Abortion has become one of the most widely debated ethical issues of all time. On one side there are individuals who favor a woman's reproductive rights, including the right to choose to have an abortion. On the other side are advocates, who may oppose abortion for any reason or who may only accept abortion in extreme circumstances, as when the mother's life would be threatened by carrying a pr…