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Essay / Corruption: Pros and Cons of Abortion - 951
However, the right to life does not mean the right to use the body of another human being. The law does not require people to risk their lives to save others. For example, if a person drowns in the ocean, I don't have to risk my life to save them. Therefore, even though the fetus has rights, women are not obligated to save it. He concluded that many "anti-abortion activists believe that abortion is justified when a woman becomes pregnant as a result of rape or incest." This violates their definition of the right to life because it clearly indicates that pro-lifers believe that the fetus's right to life is negotiable. Therefore, pro-life activists contradict themselves when they compromise their definition of the right to life, because this means that pro-life supporters recognize that women's rights are more important than the lives of fetuses. Ultimately, the right to life requires that an individual be able to live independently. Before you have the right to life, you must have a life. The fact that a fetus is not a distinct individual and lives and depends on the pregnant woman for growth meets the biological definition of a parasite. A parasite in the human body feeds on the host and causes problems and illnesses. My intention is not to denigrate the fetus with a negative connotation with the parasite. In fact, parasites and host can have a supportive relationship, just like most pregnancies. I used the simile to describe the relationship between a fetus and a parasite and to argue that if a woman continues her pregnancy against her will, her rights and bodily integrity are threatened..