An issue of morality. Abortion. Cited with footnotes.

Abortion is and has been one of the most controversial moral issues for centuries. The ongoing debate on whether or not abortion is acceptable has been evident in not only government legislation, but social mediation as well. Pro-life activists insist that killing a baby while inside the mother's womb is immoral and on the same level of manslaughter, and therefor should be outlawed. They say that homicide is illegal in the U.S. while in …

…of abortion banned, however this simply cannot happen because women do have rights to control over their bodies. As stated before, this control is only present until the fetus reaches viability. At this point, nothing aside from health risks should allow the female to abort her pregnancy. Some abortion is necessary, but when it turns into murder, the government must step in and create laws that prohibit this unjust homicide of humans with no voice.