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Abortionistheterminationofafoetuswhenitisinthewomb.Currently,abortionislegalinAmerica,BritainandmostofWesternEurope,andmanypeoplebelievethatitshouldremainlegal.Theybelievethatawomanshouldbeincontrolofherbodyandshouldhavetherighttochooseifshewantsababyornot.Howevertherearealsomanypeoplewhobelievethatabortioniswrongandthatawomanshouldnothavetherighttokillanotherhumanbeingevenifitisnotyetborn.Thisisoneofthemostdiscussedtopicsatthemoment.Therearetwomaingroupsinthisargument;Pro-Lifesupporterswhobelievethatthefoetushasasmuchrighttolifeaseveryoneelse.Theywantabortiontobebannedastheybelievethatkillingafoetusismurder.Conversely,Pro-Choiceadvocatesmaintainthatthewomanshouldhavearighttochooseifshewantstogivebirthasitisherbodyandherlife.Therearemanyreasonsforsomeonetohaveanabortionforexamplethewomancouldbetooyoungorshemightfeelthatshedoesnotwanttotakeontheresponsibilityoflookingafterachildasitgrowsupandgoesthroughallhisorherproblems.IfshewerestillatschoolitwouldruinherchanceofagoodeducationandpossiblyofaTheseyears,oneoftheharshestdebatesintheU.S.A.wasaboutabortion.Indeed,theprolifersthatistosaytheantiabortionforceshavebuiltapowerfullobbywhichisabletoinfluencethepolicyofsomestatesandevenofthefederaladministration.That’swhylotsofbillsweredraftedinordertorestrictordisallowabortions.Sowecanwonderifabortionshouldbebannedorifweoughttorestrictit.Infactitseemsthatformanyreasonswehavetokeeponperformingabortionbutformanyotherswehavetorestrictit.Firstofall,wecansaythateverythingindicatesthatabortionshouldn’tbebannedintheU.S.A.oranywhere.Themostobviousfeatureisthatwemustleavethedecisiontothemother.Indeed,inmostcasesthewomenwhoarepregnantandwhowanttogetanabortionareunsuitedformotherhoodorunreadybecausetheyaretooyoung.Insupportofthisstatementwehavetoprecisethatinmajority,abortionsareteenageabortions.Whenyouare16or17yearsold,itisabittooearlytohaveababy,whichisabigresponsibilityforagirl,whokeepongoingtoschoolandwhoknowsnothingaboutlifeanditstroublles.Moreover,thefather,whoisasyoungasthemother,oftenleavesheralonebecauseheisscared.Andafteralleverypeopleandmorepreciselyeverywomanhavetherighttocontrolherlifeandherbody.What’smore,themothermusthaveasayinthedecision,aboveallinthecaseofrapeorincest.Itstandstoreasonthatawomanwhoiswaitingforachildconceiveinrapeorinincestmusthavetherighttoresorttoabortion;itisobviousthatshedeservesprotectionandthatshehavealreadysufferedenoughwithoutkeepinganunwanted,anundesiredchildwhowasconceivedduringabadexperience.Besides,ifabortionwerebanned,thesituationwouldbeworse.Infact,whatmattershereistounderstandthatevenweoutlawabortion,itwillcontinuetobepreformedevenifitisquitesurethatlikingabortionswillstop.Thisbeingso,womenwillcontinuetogetabortion,butthereitwillbeillegalabortions.Motherswillhavethechoicebetweenself-abortionandgettingabortionbyabackstreetabortionist.Thustheonlyconsequenceofdisallowingabortionisbungledabortionsandmaybefailedabortions.That’swhy,herewShouldLate-TermAbortionBeBanned?OneofthemostethicalcontroversialissuesbeendebatednowinUnitedStatesiswhetherlate-termabortionshouldbebannedornot.Mostpeoplearguedthatitispropertobanlate-termabortion.Theybelievethatitisun-ethicalandamurderofanunbornchildnotarightoffreedomofchoice.Itisanimmoralactandviolatesthesocialandreligiousnorms.Ontheotherhandsomepeoplearguedthatlate-termabortionshouldnotbebannedbecauseitisnecessarytoterminateafetuswhenthelifeofthewomanisindangerasaresultofcomplicatedpregnancy;orwhenpregnancyresultfromincestorrapeandthewomanmaybelateinfindingoutthatsheispregnant.Late-termabortionisalsofavoredwhenthefetusisgeneticallydefecttoavoidbringingachildintheworldtofacemajormedicalabnormalitieswhichwillbeveryproblematictothemother.DISCUSSIONThispaperwillfocusthediscussiononthesupportingsidethatlate-termabortionshouldbebanned.Asmentionedearlier,latetermabortionshouldbebannedbecauseitisethicallyanimmoralact,anactofmurderandsocialnormdeviantbehavior.Itinvolvesunsafeprocedurethatcouldresultinthewomanloosingherlifeorbecobecomedeformed.Itcanputawomaninariskofmanymentalhealthproblemssuchasdepressionandfeelingsofguiltaftertheabortion.Mostabortionsareperformedaftertwenty-eighthweek,whichisreasonableageforviability.Accordingtosomedoctors,aftertwenty-eightweeksachildiscapableofbreathingwithorwithoutventilator.Andanyabortionfromthenonislateandillegal‘‘Hadley,J.1996.’’Latetermabortionisagruesomemurderandviolatesthemoralethicslaw.Theprocedureinvolvestheinhumaneactofextractingafetusfeetfromthewombandthroughthebirthcanaluntilallbutit’sheadisexposed.Then,thetipofsurgicalscissoristhrustintothebaseofthefetusskull,aSuctionCatheterisinsertedthroughtheopeningandthebrainisremoved.Whatacruelandhard–heartedact.NowonderwhyPopeJohnPaulIIdescribedabortionassimplythemurderofdefenselessunbornchildandnotacivillibertyquestionasmanycontended(Doeglinger;,Richard1994).Healsostatedthatitisnotpossibletospeakoftherighttochoosewhenamoralevilisinvolved.Whathappenedtothecommandment“Thoushallnotkill”Exodus(20:117)Mostpeoplewhofavorlatetermabortionarguethatafetusisnotahumanbeingasaresultawom