that every child born should be wanted, and others who believe that every

child conceived should be born (Sass vii). This has been a controversial

topic for years. Many people want to be able to decide the destiny of

others. Everyone in the United States is covered under the United States

constitution, and under the 14th Amendment women have been given the choice

of abortion. In 1973, Harry A. Blackmun wrote the majority opinion that

it's a women's right to have an abortion. Roe v. Wade legalized abortion.

Even though these people have been given the right, the case is not closed.

Pro-life activists carry a strong argument, and continue to push their

beliefs. They feel so strongly about these beliefs that violence has

broken out in some known instances. Pro-choice activists, on the other

hand, also carry very strong points. They believe that the child inside

them is their property and it's life doesn't be until birth. In 1973, the

United States Supreme Court decided that as long as the baby lived in the

womb, he or she would be the property of the mother. Because of this

decision almost every third baby conceived in America is killed by

abortion, over one and a half million babies a year (Willke vii). Many

countries have followed our decision on the abortion issue and some of

these include Canada, England, and France. Other countries still believe

abortion should be illegal, they include Germany, Ireland, and New Zealand.

Although many believe that abortion is a women's choice, abortion should be

banned because its immoral and life begins at conception.

Abortion is the choice of a women whether or not she want's to receive

one. Under the 14th Amendment's "personal liberty" women are given the

right to receive an abortion. The 14th Amendment's concept of "personal

liberty" and restrictions on state action is enough to allow a women's

decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy. The right to choose to

have an abortion is so personal and essential to women's lives that without

this right women cannot exercise other fundamental rights and liberties

guaranteed by the Constitution (Paltrow 72). The state can't interfere in

the private lives of a citizen. Without the right to choose an abortion

the 14th Amendment's guarantee of liberty has little meaning for women.

With the right to choose abortion, women are able to enjoy, like men, the

rights to fully use the powers of their minds and bodies (Paltrow 73). A

man can withdraw from a relationship as soon as he finds out about a

pregnancy. There is no question of his involve t after that, he has made

his choice. It is only fair to say that women should be given the same

choice. If one doesn't want to hold the responsibilities of a child than

she should be able to have the choice of abortion in her options. " Because

contraceptives fail, and because they are not always available or possible