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--Resolved that abortion is justified.

Stock Issues

-Issue 1: Is abortion morally acceptable?
-Issue 2: Should a pregnant woman have the sole rights to an abortion?
-Issue 3: Does life begin at the moment of birth?

-Issue 1: Zack Wahal
-Issue 2: Faith Britner
-Issue 3: Robby Sanislo

-Your issue/question to research:
-Issue 3: Does life begin at the moment of birth?
-Yes

A. Logic/Reasoning
-Life does begin at the moment of birth because the fetus is not a true human being, only an embryo.
-Life does begin at the moment of birth because a fetus can’t live on its own.
-Life does begin at the moment of birth because a baby can’t/doesn’t breathe inside of the womb.
-Life does begin at the moment of birth because a fetus can not possess autonomy.
-Life does begin at the moment of birth because babies aren’t alive in the womb.

B. Facts and Statistics
-The fetus is not a true human, only and embryo.
-The dictionary lists a person as “Being an individual or existing as an indivisible whole; existing as a distinct entity.”
-A human does not become a full person until conscious and consciousness doesn’t occur until well after birth.
-It is a Jewish belief that a baby gains “full human status at birth only.”
-Before personhood is reached, it is okay to “sacrifice a potential life in order to save a fully existing human life.”
-After the forehead emerges from the birth canal, the fetus is regarded as a person. Neither the baby nor the mother can be killed to save the life of the other after the forehead has emerged.
-If a fetus is lost, it doesn’t require a death sentence because it is not considered murder.
-In Leviticus 27:6 a child is only given a value after one month old (boys were worth five shekels of silver and girls three); below one month old and before birth, they were assigned no value, meaning they were not considered human beings.

C. Specific Examples
-Genesis 2:7 states that God made Adam’s body from the dust of the...