26 Women Share Their Abortion Story

In 1972, there were 39 maternal deaths from illegal abortions (CDC). By 1976, after Roe v. Wade legalized abortions nationwide, the number dropped to only two (CDC). This shows that when abortion was legalized that the number of maternal deaths dropped by a significant amount. Second, women who receive abortions are less likely to have mental health problems than women whose abortions have been denied. In Sep. 2013 a study comparing the mental health of women who received abortions to women denied abortions found that women who were denied abortions felt more angry and felt more regret than the women who had abortions which reported "less relief and happiness". The same study also found that 95% of women who received abortions "felt it was the right decision" a week after the procedure. Thirdly, a baby should not come into this world unwanted. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment stated that accidental pregnancies are connected with birth defects, maternal depression, greater risk of child abuse, a high risk of physical violence during pregnancy, and lower rates of breastfeeding (CDC). 49% of all pregnancies among American women are

Krystal yelled, “Damn, Will. William is your baby too. Why do I always have to do everything? I’m starting to feel like a single parent.”

I sighed and looked at the test, and she was telling the truth, I was pregnant. It was entirely impossible, but that is not what scared me. I threw the test away and picked up my phone. I dialed Ashton’s number, thankfully he was awake. “Dals, it’s three am? What do you need?” Ashton’s raspy voice had shook me to tears. “Look, I just need to talk to you alright.” I say and went into the bathroom. “Ashton, I just took a pregnancy test, and it came up positive, I really need brotherly fucking advice right now!” I cry and he was speechless. “Isnt Michael..” He trailed off and I stayed quiet. “It’s michaels, great.” Ashton sighed. Brooklyn had stirred awake and asked him who he was talking too. The line was quiet for a moment till Brooklyn had

Did you know that abortion is common for around 1 of every 3 women in the United States (Camosy 17)? Abortion became a bigger problem in The United States in 1973 when it was made legal. Roe v. Wade was a case in Texas where a woman named Norma McCorvey wanted to have an abortion. She filed a lawsuit on behalf of herself and every other pregnant woman saying that it is an “invasion of privacy”(Roe v. Wade, The Free Dictionary). In 1973, the Supreme Court had ruled that the Texas law was unlawful. They allowed abortion to be legal, but it was too late because she had already had her child two years beforehand (Roe v. Wade, The Free Dictionary). Since Roe v. Wade, there have been around 55 million abortions. Twenty-one percent of pregnancies

Each year, nearly 1.2 million American women have an abortion to end a pregnancy, WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise explained. For certain circumstances, some mother’s only option is to have an abortion. In some cases, it’s necessary to abort the baby to maintain a healthy life. If the mother decided to keep the child it could affect her or even the child.

What a horrible feeling it is to walk around each and everyday knowing that out there, somewhere, a murderer in a white lab coat at Planned Parenthood is ripping a clump of cells, incapable of consent, from a woman's uterus that could be the perfect child for another family. Due to abortion rates being at an all time high, the number of adoptable children is at low. Some 1.06 million abortions take place each year. That is 1.06 million children that could be given to a deserving family, but I have thought of the perfect solution that will successfully decrease the number abortions: fetal auctions.

Abortion is defined as terminating a pregnancy before the fetus has been born. Abortion has been and still is very controversial and has had an increasing amount of cases all over the world. In 2000 there were over one million abortions in the United States (Harper, et al, 501). Abortion is one of the most common procedures women undergo. According to the current abortion rates about thirty percent of women will have an abortion by the age of forty-five (Jones and Kavanaugh, 2011). Most abortions are attributed to unplanned pregnancies. In 2001 half of the 6.4 million pregnancies were not planned and half of this number resulted in having an abortion (Jones and Kavanaugh, 2011). Abortion is one of the biggest aspects that healthcare faces. Although the view of abortion is very controversial there are still many aspects that people do not know about the issue.

Abortions can be the hardest thing a woman can ever have to do. Many women have abortions not because they want to do it, but because it is something that has to be done. I know this because I myself have had one done. I sat around for four weeks deciding if it was really for the best. Looking for high paying jobs and low costing apartments.

In first grade, a boy named John— a notorious troublemaker—systematically chased every girl in our class during recess trying to kiss her on the lips. Most gave in eventually. It was easier to give in than keep running. When it was my turn, I turned and faced him, grabbed his glasses off his weasel face, and stomped on them on the hard blacktop. He ran to the principal’s office and cried.

Finer, L. B., Frohwirth, L. F., Dauphinee, L. A., Singh, S., & Moore, A. M. (2005). Reasons U.S. women have abortions: Quantitative and qualitative perspectives. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 37(3), 110-8.

Howleen buried her face in her hands, just shaking her head and whimpering. The others just stared at Howleen in pure confusion and shock.

Background- An abortion is the intentional termination of a pregnancy, performed as a surgical procedure. Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in the United States each year. More than 40% of all women will end a pregnancy by abortion at some time in their reproductive lives.There are 1.1 million abortions in the United States each year. That is 1.1 million people who lost the chance to see the light of day for the first time.

Between the years of 1990-2012 there have been 11,224,193 abortions in the United States alone” said Tiffany Baker, a CNN reporter. The abortion rate for 2013 was 12.5 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years, and the abortion

The way things unfolded with Shay made me realize that I didn't really know her. What person in their right mind would give advice to a teenager on abortion without thinking that the child had something up their sleeve? I wasn't sure that I would ever be able to forgive her. Imani could have lost her life, I still can't wrap my mind around how she thought that was what I would have wanted. Of course I didn't want her to be a teen mother but I would've never given her information about abortions no matter who she said it was for. That entire situation reminds me of what happened when my mother talked me into getting an abortion.

"And even though you can't see them or hear them at all, a person's a person, no matter how small." ~ Horton Hears A Who. When does life begin? This an issue that is dividing our world. Although there are many possible answers, only one of them is correct. Human life begins at the moment of conception, the moment when the sperm meets the egg. An abortion, in simple terms, is the legal, deliberate murder of a child in the womb. The horrors of abortion are being obscured by society, and we must spread the truth. Murder, genocide, killing, death, these are all words with a tragic meaning that may bring a tear to our eyes when we hear them. However, we all ignore the word abortion. As unreal as it might seem, the largest genocide of all time is