The debate about whether or not abortion should be legal has been an ongoing controversy for centuries now. “Almost every civilization has believed that the distinction between killing and murder exists. Where to draw the line is one of the great questions of human existence, and it is never completely settled” (Fleischman). A common misconception is that abortion is indeed black and white and can be interpreted easily but that is just not the case. There is a lot of grey area when it comes to the debate of abortion, and it can become very difficult to respect ones decision if you do not see it from their side. This is why studying the history and laws of abortion is very important when deciding which side you are on. Whether you are pro-life …show more content…
The daily practices that take place in these abortion clinics can be very hostile and sometimes dangerous because of these pro-life radicals. In the 1990’s Abortion clinics received many anthrax threats, which was when a powdered substance was sent to clinics with notes attached stating that the contents are anthrax (Todd). At the time this was a common method of harassing the clinic workers (Todd). For a very long time Canadian Abortion clinics felt that only the US clinics were hostile environments. But all of that changed on January 24, 1992 when Dr. Morgentaler’s clinic in Toronto was bombed. Unfortunately, the horrors did not stop there as on November 8, 1994, just two years after the bombing, Dr. Romalis was shot and wounded in his Vancouver home. One year after this incident another Canadian doctor, Dr. Short, was fatally shot and also wounded while in his home (Todd). At this point most would assume that workers in these clinics would leave and switch their professions, and some did, but these Doctors strongly believed that all women should have a choice in their bodies and a safe way about having these operations done. These workers in the clinics were scared for their lives at times but they saw the bigger picture, all women should not have their rights taken away from them. Whether you were pro-life or pro-choice the attack on incident human beings should not be the answer. These humans being shot and attacked were simply doing their job, they did not mean any harm to anyone. All they wanted to do was give females the opportunity to have a safe and affective procedure. They saw the situation as “why bring a child into this world that is unwanted?” What quality of life would this child have? Pro-lifers did not see it this way as in 1996, there was a butyric acid attack on the Morgentaler clinic in Alberta, and in