example of english debate text about legal abortion

Pro & Con Arguments: "Should abortion be legal?"

PRO Legal Abortion A woman's right to choose abortion is a "fundamental right" recognized by the US Supreme Court in the Jan. 22, 1973 case Roe v. Wade (342 KB) . [49] A fetus is not a human being. Abortion is terminating a pregnancy, not a baby. Personhood at conception is not a proven biological fact. Personhood begins at birth. Fetuses are incapable of feeling pain when an abortion is performed according to Stuart W. G. Derbyshire, PhD, Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham (England). "Not only has the biological development not yet occurred to support pain experience, but the environment after birth, so necessary to the development of pain experience, is also yet to occur." [10] Access to legal, professionally-performed abortions reduces injury and death caused by unsafe illegal abortions. The World Health Organization estimated in 2006 that "back-alley" abortions cause 68,000 maternal deaths each year in countries where abortion is not legal. [11] The anti-abortion position is usually a religious belief and threatens the vital separation of church and state. Religious ideology should not be a foundation for law in the United States. Modern abortion procedures are safe. The risk of a woman’s death from abortion is less than one in 100,000. [12] Whereas, the risk of a woman dying from giving birth is 13.3 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies. [13] Furthermore, a 1993 fertility investigation of 10,767 women by the Joint Royal College of General Practitioners and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists found that women who had at least two abortions experienced the same future fertility as those who had at least two natural pregnancies. [14] Access to abortion is necessary because contraceptives are not always easily available. Women need doctor prescriptions to buy many birth control methods, such as the pill, the patch, the shot, and the diaphragm. About half of all large group-insurance plans do not cover any form of prescription contraception, and only a third cover the birth control pill. A July/Aug. 2001 Guttmacher Institute study of health care insurers found that 75% of insured women lacked coverage for contraceptive services. [15] As of 2009, 17 million US women are completely uninsured. [16] The American Medical Association (AMA) recognizes abortion as a medical procedure if performed by a licensed physician in conformance with good medical practice standards. There are about 1,800 licensed physicians who provide abortions in the United States. These doctors, not politicians, should have the authority to make medical decisions regarding abortion. [17] Abortion gives couples the option to choose not to birth babies with severe and life-threatening medical conditions. Fragile X syndrome, the most common genetic form of mental retardation, affects about 1 in 4,000 males and 1 in 8,000 females. One in 800 babies have Down Syndrome, and one in 3,500 babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis. [18] It is not right to sentence a child to life with an acute handicap. A Sep. 2005 survey in the peer-reviewed journal Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health asking women why they had an abortion found that 73% of participants said they could not afford to have a baby, and 38% claimed giving birth would interfere with their education and career goals. Reproductive choice helps prevent women from experiencing financial harm. [19] Motherhood must never be a punishment for having sexual intercourse. President Barack Obama said in a Mar. 29, 2008 campaign speech in Johnston, Pennsylvania, "I have two daughters... I'm going to teach them first about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby." Abortion lowers crime. Some estimates claim that legalized abortion accounted for as much as 50% of the drop in murder, property crime, and violent crime between 1973 and 2001. Teenage girls, unmarried women, and poor women are more likely to have unintended pregnancies. Unwanted babies are often raised poor, increasing their chances of leading criminal lives in adulthood. [20] A baby should not come into this world unwanted. 49% of all pregnancies among American women are unintended (159 KB) . [50] Birthing children is an important lifelong decision that requires responsible consideration, preparation, and planning. Abortion should be legal because it is an effective tool in population control. Malnutrition, starvation, poverty, lack of medical and educational services, pollution, underdevelopment, and conflict over resources are all consequences of overpopulation. [21] The science behind the theory that abortion increases the likelihood that women will develop breast cancer is unsubstantiated. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the American Cancer Society (ACS), and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) have all refuted the reliability of studies claiming an association between breast cancer and abortion. [22]

CON Legal Abortion Unborn babies are innocent human beings from the moment of conception. They have a fundamental right to life, which must be protected. The Sixth Commandment of the Bible's Old Testament (Exodus 20:13) is "Thou shalt not kill." Abortion involves killing a human being and defies a commandment from God. [23] Fetuses feel pain during an abortion according to Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand, MBBS, DPhil, Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology and Neurobiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. "If the fetus is beyond 20 weeks of gestation, I would assume that there will be pain caused to the fetus. And I believe it will be severe and excruciating pain." [24] The original text of the Hippocratic Oath, the oath that doctors traditionally take when swearing to practice medicine ethically, forbids abortions. One section of the oath reads: "I will not give a woman a pessary [a device inserted into the vagina] to cause an abortion." The modern version of the Hippocratic Oath written in 1964 by Luis Lasagna also forbids abortion in its line, "Above all, I must not play at God." [25] The Declaration of Independence (33 KB) [51] states that "[A]ll men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Allowing abortion directly contradicts the Founding Fathers' intentions for an inalienable right to life in this country. Women should use contraceptives, not abortion, to prevent unwanted pregnancies. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study showed that 19-25% of women who received abortions in 2006 had previously had one or more abortions. (474 KB) [52] If abortion were not available, women would not be so careless. Abortions cause psychological damage. A 2002 peer-reviewed study published by the Southern Medical Journal of more than 173,000 American women found that women who aborted were 154% more likely to commit suicide than women who carried to term. [26] An Apr. 1998 Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology study on men whose partners had abortions found that 51.6% of the men reported regret, 45.2% felt sadness, and 25.8% experienced depression. [27] There is a lack of adoptable babies because abortion is legal. Over two million couples are waiting to adopt babies, and only 134,000 US children are available to be adopted as of June 2002. [28] [29] The percentage of infants given up for adoption has declined from 9% of those born before 1973 to 1% of those born between 1996 and 2002 (447 KB) . [53] Instead of having the option to abort, women should give their unwanted babies to people who can not biologically conceive. Selective abortion based on genetic abnormalities (eugenic termination) is overt discrimination. Physical limitations don't make those with disabilities less than human. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (110 KB) [54] provides the civil rights protection needed for people born with disabilities to lead fulfilled lives. Abortion is an instrument of genocide against African Americans. Black women are 4.5 times as likely as white women to have an abortion. [30] 1,876 black babies are aborted every day. Between 1882 and 1968, 3,446 Blacks were lynched in the US. In less than three days in 2010 more black babies are killed by abortionists. [31] The abortion industry makes an estimated $831 million annually. [32] An abortion can cost anywhere from around $350 to more than $1,000. [33] Abortion entrepreneurs are more interested in making money than assisting their clients. Abortion eliminates the potential societal contributions of a future human being. The US would be an entirely different country if the mothers of our nation’s heroes, great presidents, scientists, athletes, and others had chosen abortion. Abortion increases the likelihood of future miscarriages. A June 2003 study published by the peer-reviewed International Journal of Epidemiology estimated that about 15% of first-trimester miscarriages are attributed to prior history of induced abortion. [34] Abortion increases the likelihood that women will develop breast cancer. In early pregnancy, levels of estrogen increase, leading to breast growth in preparation for a woman to milk her child. When the process is interrupted by abortion, immature cells are left in the woman's breasts, resulting in a greater potential risk of breast cancer. [35] Since 2006, eight medical organizations including the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute, the Catholic Medical Association, and the National Physicians Center for Family Resources have recognized the connection between abortion and breast cancer. [36] The 2001 claim by Freakonomics author Steven Levitt that abortion reduces crime is flawed. Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston found coding errors in Levitt’s research. In response to their revelation, Levitt apologized and said on Nov. 28, 2005 that he was "personally embarrassed" about his errors. [37] [38]

LYRIC “SARANGHAMNIDA” ASTRID FEAT TIM by Susan Nagisa

 Mengapa engkau tega mencuri hatiku

Tanpa seijin aku lebih dulu

Memaksaku membuatku

Lemah tak berdaya

Geude saranghamnida

(Astrid)

Nabbayo cham geudaeraneun saram
Heorakdo eopsi wae naemam gajyeoyo
Geu dae ddaemune nan himgyeoge salgoman itneun de
Geu daen moreujanayo

(Tim)

Aku bahkan tidak seindah

Kutakseindah kedipan matamu

Tapi dapatkah kau berikan senyummu untukku

Walau itu bukan cinta

Tapi aku memohon

(Astrid)

Birok sarangeun anirado Eonjenga hanbeonjjeumeun dolahbwajugetjyo (Tim)
Hooo aku menunggumu sampai akhir (Astrid)
Oneuldo chama motan gaseumsok hanmadi (Tim)
Hanya satu kata (Astrid)
Geudae saranghamnida (Astrid&Tim)

Kemarin aku tertidur (Astrid) Geudael geurida jamdeuleotnabwayo (Tim)
Ketika aku terbangun air mataku jatuh (Astrid)
Sirin geudaeireum gwa (Tim)

Lalu aku memohon (Astrid)

heotdoen baraembbunin nakseoman

Eonjenga hanbeonjjeumeun dolahbwajugetjyo

(Tim)

Hooo aku menunggumu sampai akhir (Astrid)

Oneuldo chama motan gaseumsok hanmadi (Tim)

Hanya satu kata (Astrid)

Geudae saranghamnida (Astrid & Tim)

Kali ini aku melihatmu lagi (Astrid)

Geudae dwitmoseubeul barabomyeo (Tim)
Heureuneun (Astrid & Tim)

nunmulcheoreom sorieopneun geumal (Tim)

Bagai air mata (Astrid)

Guede saranghamnida (Astrid & Tim)

“SARANGHAMNIDA”

ENGLISH LYRIC

ASTRID FEAT TIM

Why do you take my heart like this
Even without my permission
Pushes me …makes me ….
So weak and hopeless
I love you

So bad, a person a like you..
Why did you take my heart without my permission?
I’m living with so much difficulty
But you don’t even know

I’m even not as picturesque as the blink of your eyes
But could you give me your smile to me ?
Though it’s not love But I beg you ….
Even it’s not love Please turn back just once sometime
I’m waiting for you till the end …
Again its the one word in my heart that I cant keep inside
Only one word
I Love You

Yesterday I fell asleep
And I think I fell asleep grieving for you
When I woke up, my tears fell down
The tears had smudged And I pray …
Your name and hopeless doodles
lease turn back just once sometime
I’m waiting you till the end
Again its the one word in my heart that I cant keep inside
Only one word
I Love You

This time I see you again
See you back when you leave me
I say those words silently with tears …..
I Love You

LYRIC “SARANGHAMNIDA” ASTRID FEAT TIM by Susan Nagisa

 Mengapa engkau tega mencuri hatiku

Tanpa seijin aku lebih dulu

Memaksaku membuatku

Lemah tak berdaya

Geude saranghamnida

(Astrid)

Nabbayo cham geudaeraneun saram
Heorakdo eopsi wae naemam gajyeoyo
Geu dae ddaemune nan himgyeoge salgoman itneun de
Geu daen moreujanayo

(Tim)

Aku bahkan tidak seindah

Kutakseindah kedipan matamu

Tapi dapatkah kau berikan senyummu untukku

Walau itu bukan cinta

Tapi aku memohon

(Astrid)

Birok sarangeun anirado Eonjenga hanbeonjjeumeun dolahbwajugetjyo (Tim)
Hooo aku menunggumu sampai akhir (Astrid)
Oneuldo chama motan gaseumsok hanmadi (Tim)
Hanya satu kata (Astrid)
Geudae saranghamnida (Astrid&Tim)

Kemarin aku tertidur (Astrid) Geudael geurida jamdeuleotnabwayo (Tim)
Ketika aku terbangun air mataku jatuh (Astrid)
Sirin geudaeireum gwa (Tim)

Lalu aku memohon (Astrid)

heotdoen baraembbunin nakseoman

Eonjenga hanbeonjjeumeun dolahbwajugetjyo

(Tim)

Hooo aku menunggumu sampai akhir (Astrid)

Oneuldo chama motan gaseumsok hanmadi (Tim)

Hanya satu kata (Astrid)

Geudae saranghamnida (Astrid & Tim)

Kali ini aku melihatmu lagi (Astrid)

Geudae dwitmoseubeul barabomyeo (Tim)
Heureuneun (Astrid & Tim)

nunmulcheoreom sorieopneun geumal (Tim)

Bagai air mata (Astrid)

Guede saranghamnida (Astrid & Tim)

“SARANGHAMNIDA”

ENGLISH LYRIC

ASTRID FEAT TIM

Why do you take my heart like this
Even without my permission
Pushes me …makes me ….
So weak and hopeless
I love you

So bad, a person a like you..
Why did you take my heart without my permission?
I’m living with so much difficulty
But you don’t even know

I’m even not as picturesque as the blink of your eyes
But could you give me your smile to me ?
Though it’s not love But I beg you ….
Even it’s not love Please turn back just once sometime
I’m waiting for you till the end …
Again its the one word in my heart that I cant keep inside
Only one word
I Love You

Yesterday I fell asleep
And I think I fell asleep grieving for you
When I woke up, my tears fell down
The tears had smudged And I pray …
Your name and hopeless doodles
lease turn back just once sometime
I’m waiting you till the end
Again its the one word in my heart that I cant keep inside
Only one word
I Love You

This time I see you again
See you back when you leave me
I say those words silently with tears …..
I Love You

"Close To You"

Why do birds suddenly appear
Everytime you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you...

Why do stars fall off from the sky
Everytime you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be,
Close to you...

On the day that you were born
The angels got together
They decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair
And put a starlight in your eyes so blue

That is why all the girls in town
Follow you, all around
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you...

Just like me, they long to be
Close to you....

Just like me, they long to be
Close to you....

Aah...
Close to you....

"Love You Like A Love Song"

[Verse 1]
It's been said and done
Every beautiful thought's been already sung
And I guess right now here's another one
So your melody will play on and on, with the best of 'em
You are beautiful, like a dream come alive, incredible
A sinful, miracle, lyrical
You've saved my life again
And I want you to know baby

[Chorus]
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby

And I keep hitting re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat

I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby

And I keep hitting re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat

[Verse 2]
Constantly, boy you played through my mind like a symphony
There's no way to describe what you do to me
You just do to me, what you do
And it feels like I've been rescued
I've been set free
I am hypnotized by your destiny
You are magical, lyrical, beautiful
You are... And I want you to know baby

[Chorus]
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby

And I keep hitting re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat

I, I love you like a (love song baby) love song, baby
I, I love you like a (love song baby) love song, baby
I, I love you (I love you, I love you) like a love song, baby

And I keep hitting re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat (like a love song)

[Bridge]
No one compares
You stand alone, to every record I own
Music to my heart that's what you are
A song that goes on and on

[Chorus]
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby

And I keep hitting re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat

I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby

I love you...like a love song...  

Indah Cintaku - chord Gitar Lyrics

Intro: A Bm A E

A                 C#m

ku ingin kau tahu, ku ingin kau selalu

Bm                  E

dekat denganmu setiap hariku

B                   D#m

sudahkah kau yakin untuk mencintaiku

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ku ingin hanya satu tuk selamanya

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ku tak melihat dari sisi sempurnamu

Em         D#m

tak peduli kelemahanmu

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yang ada aku jatuh cinta karena hatimu

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cintaku tak pernah memandang siapa kamu

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tak pernah menginginkan kamu lebih

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dari apa adanya dirimu selalu

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cintaku terasa sempurna karena hatimu

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selalu menerima kekuranganku

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sungguh indah cintaku

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sudahkah kau yakin untuk mencintaiku

C#m                    F#

ku ingin hanya satu tuk selamanya

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ku tak melihat dari sisi sempurnamu

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tak peduli kelemahanmu

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yang ada aku jatuh cinta karena hatimu

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cintaku tak pernah memandang siapa kamu

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tak pernah menginginkan kamu lebih

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dari apa adanya dirimu selalu

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cintaku terasa sempurna karena hatimu

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selalu menerima kekuranganku

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sungguh indah cintaku

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cintaku

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cintaku tak pernah memandang siapa kamu

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tak pernah menginginkan kamu lebih

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dari apa adanya dirimu selalu

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cintaku terasa sempurna karena hatimu

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selalu menerima kekuranganku

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sungguh indah cintaku

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sungguh indah cintaku

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