Abortion is defined as “the termination of pregnancy and expulsion of an embryo or of a fetus that is incapable of survival.” However, the debate over the abortion issue is not as simple as the definition above. People have been debating whether abortion is right or wrong, and if it should be legal, for many years now.
Those who are against abortion say that it is murder of a helpless baby who has not yet had the chance to live and function as a human being. However, those who support abortion say that it is a woman’s right to choose what happens to her body, and if she decides that she is not capable of bringing a child into this world, then she should not be forced to do so. Is abortion right or wrong? Are rape