The Colliers Encyclopedia defines abortion as the direct and voluntary act of ending the life of an unborn child while it is still in the mother's womb. The author of the essay I am rebutting defines abortion simply as "murder." As one of the most widely debated ethical issues of all time, it is important that we approach it with rationality. On one side, there are individuals who favor a woman's reproductive rights, including the …showed first 75 words of 1350 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1350 total…it is, then I guess no one is as "right" on the subject as they would like to think. Calling for government legislation on abortion is akin to asking one's favorite color; in the end, whatever answer you get will be incredibly biased, so it makes most sense to let people do with their own bodies as they please. References Nikki Katz. Women's Issues: Abortion Statistics. 2004. http://womensissues.about.com/cs/abortionstats/a/aaabortionstats.htm.