Pro-life

Pro-life arguments emphasise the unborn child's right to live and develop its potential. Supporters argue that unborn life should not become disposable because a pregnancy is unwanted or difficult. They also challenge assumptions that disability necessarily prevents a full and happy life.

A pro-life argument holds that unborn human life has a right to protection. If full moral protection begins at conception, abortion is understood as ending an innocent human life. A pro-choice argument emphasises the woman’s right to decide what happens to her body, including whether she continues a pregnancy.