The argument that has torn the nation apart for ages is abortion. Each individual must take the time to research all aspects of the ideals behind abortion. The two main sides of abortion are pro-choice and pro-life. Both sides put forward strong arguments to support their side. The main question behind abortion is whether this act constitutes the murder of an unborn child or the right of the mother to choose what happens to her body. Much research is necessary before an individual can make a rational decision about which side they take on the issue of abortion. This article focuses on the argument that abortion is a woman's choice during the first trimester of her pregnancy only, and that once this period has passed, the unborn child has the right to life like any other human being. “This middle ground is what many people believe these days, a woman's right to choose in the first trimester only” (Baird 179). People who believe this are stuck between the two sides of abortion. These people should simply be cited as being a middle ground, where both sides make good points, but they only agree with a few parts of the arguments. The basic idea is that a woman has the right to choose until the end of the first trimester and from that point on the unborn child has the right to life and must be carried until 'to term and give birth. The pro-life movement believes that the killing of any child, abortion or not, is murder and the dead and unborn child should be protected by state laws, just like any other murder victim. "Pro-life advocates state that the fetus is a person with the same rights and interests as a born person, therefore the mother has no right to privacy if, in doing so, she murders another person, her child unborn” (McDonagh 47). Defenders say their argument relies on the idea that an unborn child has the rights of the mother and that the unborn child would choose life, just as the mother would choose murder as her choice. Although pro-life supporters argue that seems reasonable, what they do not say is that under the law, a woman has the right to privacy, liberty, and the right to choose actions. that reach his body. The woman has the control to do what she wants with her own body. Therefore, if a woman chooses to have an abortion, she will only be able to do so during the first trimester of her pregnancy. The development...... middle of document...... the facts indicate that an abortion is the woman's choice during the first trimester and the right of the unborn child to live during the second trimester and beyond. This belief is known as the middle ground in the issue of abortion and many people believe in this type of action. Even though the issue of abortion constitutes an ongoing debate, the intermediate solution constitutes a reasonable and logical response to the problem of abortion. That is why the mother has the right to choose in the first trimester only and after that the fetus has the right to life, like everyone else. Works Cited Baird, Robert M. and Stuart E. Rosenbaum. The ethics of abortion. New York: Prometheus Books, 2001.Johnson, Robert V. Mayo Clinic Complete book on pregnancy and baby's first year. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1994. Mason, J. K. and R. A. McCall Smith. Medical law and ethics. London: Butterworths, 1994. McDonagh, Eileen L. Breaking the Abortion Deadlock. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. Reiman, Jeffrey. Abortion and the ways we value human life. Boston: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, INC., 1999. Solinger, Rickie. Wars of, 1998.