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(8) Having a child is a great responsibility, and if that responsibility seems too overwhelming, should one really turn to murder? Murder is a crime and a crime should not go unpunished. Taking the life of a child is wrong, and if a woman takes the responsibility of a child, she should have to face the consequences. Murder is illegal, therefore abortion should be illegal, abortion is murder, and unless the health care of the child or the mother would be affected by the birth; abortion should not be an option.

Assuming that most abortions are wrong, and becoming pregnant is not always voluntary; there are still alternatives to murder. It is a fact that not all woman become pregnant by choice, but in those situations, there are alternatives. If a woman is raped and becomes pregnant, it dose mean she has to raise that child; adoption is an option. With all the families out there that are unable to reproduce, the success rate of adoption is continuously increasing. Another reason woman turn to abortion is because of financial burdens. In response to that, the woman could turn to the government. The government provides many forms of help through WIC, food stamps, and other programs. Addressing the exception to abortion, unless death will occur naturally at birth, killing an unborn child is not acceptable.

Once a child is conceived, the child is a living breathing human, conception is not the child's fault, therefore, the child should be given a chance to live. There is no reason abortion should be considered, with all the help from the government, and outside alternatives; it makes no since why would one turn to murder? Murder is the unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice. And abortion is just that, the killing of one human by another. Therefore if murder is considered unlawful and illegal, abortion should be as well. After conception occurs, the child begins developing in the womb; making the child a living thinking human. Killing of that child would be murder.

In conclusion it is apparent that if one considers a fetus a child, then one should consider abortion murder. Murder is a crime, and the consequences of it are severe; the consequences of abortion should be no different. Allowing abortion to be legal, is the same as allowing murder to be legal.