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To Whom It May Concern:   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  My name is bubba smith, and I am a freshman male at the University of Florida. It has come to my attention that our wonderful state has done something terrible. That something is the allowance of abortions. What is an abortion you might ask? Well it is the termination of a pregnancy, or the killing of a baby, to be simply put. This issue has split our country for years, and I think that we as a state should step and make an example to the rest of the world and stop abortions.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  It is nearly impossible anymore to find someone who doesn’t have an opinion about abortion. Yet the endless debates on the topic usually go nowhere, leaving the opponents even more stuck to their positions, and the open-minded observers even more confused, but both sides have a good case. For example an unwanted child is a pitiful thing, and the apparent social problems like child neglect, and financial burden that comes with it don’t have easy solutions. On the other hand, the thought of killing a little baby is disgusting and unthinkable.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   This is where I stand, and the only solution I can come up with is the total ban of abortions altogether. This task should not be a hard one, but it might take some time. My plan calls for the closing and the illegalizing of abortion clinics, and the prosecution of people who perform these deeds.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  As with any big descion we must consider the opposing views. One reason that the debate on what we should do about abortions doesn’t go anywhere, is because each side focuses on a different topic. We make no progress because we are not talking about the same thing. The anti-abortionists are focused on the fetus’ rights, and the pro-abortionists are focused on the women’s rights. Though these issues are basically interrelated, they are different topics.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   The issues of the social problems like child neglect and financial burden, and even the issue that it is the woman’s exclusive right to make decisions concerning her body; they are not the problem. It all comes down to one thing: Is the fetus a person? That is the issue that cannot be agreed upon. Medical science has overwhelmingly demonstrated that biological life begins at conception. Furthermore, the developing embryo isn’t simply part of the mother, it’s a separate being that just inhabits the mother.