Abortion-An_Admendment_That_Should_Have_Been

Abortion-An Admendment That Should Have Been Abortion By: Jessica Cecil Many people believe abortion is a moral issue, but it is also a constitutional issue. It is a woman's right to choose what she does with her body, and it should not be altered or influenced by anyone else. This right is guaranteed by the ninth amendment, which contains the right to privacy. The ninth amendment states: " The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." This right guarantees the right to women, if they so choose, to have an abortion, up to the end of the first trimester. Regardless of the fact of morals, a woman has the right to privacy and choice to abort her fetus. The people that hold a "pro-life" view argue that a woman who has an abortion is killing a child. The "pro-choice" perspective holds this is not the case. A fetus is not yet a baby. It does not posess the criteria derived from our understanding of living human beings. In a notable defense of this position, philosopher right, abortion, woman's, privacy, court, should, people, control, abortions, supreme, states, roe, others, choose, cases, wade, rights, means, judge, issue, guaranteed, fetus, choice, case, capacity, body, women, woman, upheld, unwanted, unconstitutional, today, themselves, system, stated, state, ruled, reproductive, relatively, possible, planned, person, parenthood, own, ninth, new, law, later, individual, included