The Abortion Debate

The issue of abortion is one that tends to spark great controversy in today's day and age. I believe it is something that will never be completely resolved, and whether abortion policies end in favor of it or not, there will always be a party that will be unhappy with the results. Those who are adamantly against it tend to be from deeply religious groups who feel that aborting a baby is comparable to homicide. This in turn leads to the issue of determining at what point a fetus is considered a human being-and this is where the true problem lies. Different people feel differently about this question, whether they are considered truly human at the point of conception or not until the time of their birth.

Governmental groups, organizations, and specifically politicians are challenged with this matter, and sometimes support for or against abortion determines whether one favors that politician or not. It is largely a determining factor to whether or not one wins any type of election. Because this has become such a huge political matter, the media has a big effect on how some people will view the subject. If one was once neutral about the matter, the media has the capability of swaying their opinion one way or the other. The media is often times quite biased about matters such as these, and will lead someone who is uneducated about the subject to believe a certain way solely based on the way it was presented in the media; this is truly a concerning actuality.