Abortion : An Incorrect Decision

Abortion, for the vast majority of people is not a subject that is easy to talk about. According to the World Health Organization, out of the 211 million pregnancies, 46 million end up in abortion and 18 million of those abortions are done in what WHO considers unsafe conditions (World Health Report, 2007). Unsafe conditions are defined by WHO as, “ abortions performed by people lacking the necessary skills or in an environment lacking the minimal medical standards, or both” (World Health Report, 2007). The maternal death rate for women who have unsafe abortions is 350 out of 100,000, and there are other complications that are not fatal but can lead to disease or disability (World Health Report, 2007).

On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court’s decision of Roe v. Wade to legalize abortions in the United States began the controversial debate about abortion that has continued to dominate current ethical and political debates. Over fifty-two million abortions have been performed legally in the United States from 1973 to 2010 (Ertelt). Even with scientific advancements showing fetus development, abortions are still performed on 21% of all pregnancies in America according to a national statistic in 2011. Currently there are about 1 million abortions in the United States each year (“Abortions in America”). With the exception of saving a mother’s life, abortion should be completely illegal in

Typically performed by the end of the second trimester, abortion is the intentional termination of a pregnancy. Although abortion is a modern controversy, it has a long history. In the 1880s abortion was made illegal. Even though abortion was illegal from the 1880s up until Roe v. Wade in 1973, the estimates of illegal abortions ranged as high as 1.2 million per year (Tietze and Henshaw). In 1971, Jane Roe, a 21 year old pregnant woman living in Texas, fought to eradicate the prohibition on abortion. The law in Texas, as in many other states at the time, prohibited abortion with the exception of life endangerment. Henry Wade was the Texas Attorney General who defended the law that made abortions illegal. After hearing the case, the Supreme

On November 23, 2012, the center for disease control release new abortion statistics for 2009 compared with 2008, the number and rate of reported abortions decreased by 5%. There were an estimated 1.21 million abortions in 2008. You drop the number by 5%, and you still get 1.15 million abortion. The issue of abortion is a very controversial topic anywhere in the world, but in many countries abortion is still legal. Is there a justification for stopping a pregnancy? People think that abortion is a personal decision and that it is their body. The responsibility of what to do with your body is of each person. In other hand,

Abortion is 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 issues that people do not know about the problem.

In effect, during the first trimester of pregnancy a woman has two options. The first option is a medical abortion procedure and the second option is a surgical abortion procedure. However, since most abortions are practiced during the first trimester of pregnancy, the most common type of abortion is called mifepristone and misoprostol, which is a medical procedure used from the first seven to nine weeks of pregnancy (BMC Health Services Research). The other type of abortion is called manual vacuum aspiration, which is used between three and twelve weeks since the last period and supposedly considered as the less invasive method since it only requires local anesthesia on the cervix. However, whether one procedure is less invasive than other, the answer is uncertain because these procedures are performed with the purpose of terminating the life of a fetus, and it is what makes them horrifying regardless of how invasive they are.

Around this time, baby’s brain, spinal cord, heart, arm and leg buds have begun to form. At week eight, most of the major organs and one’s structures have started to from. It will be possible for parents to hear baby’s heart beat through having ultrasound exam or through a fetal Doppler at a prenatal care visit. At the end of week eight, the baby, embryo is now called a fetus and appear more as human. The baby’s weight is less than 1/8 ounce. In week twelve, the baby’s hands could move because one’s nerves and muscles begin to work. During this time period, parents could find out baby’s sex through an ultrasound. However, baby’s eyes are still developing so baby cannot open the eyes. At this time, baby’s size is 3 inches long and weights almost an ounce (“Pregnancy,”

Abortion is a big story in America and is debated whether it should be legal or not. In fact, Is this about women's rights vs murder. Some people think woman have the right to do what they want to their body and can choose to get abortions, but what they don’t think about is the baby and who they are really harming. Consequently Women are getting abortions due to something tragic that happen to them or just because of family reasons.

One of the most controversial dilemmas occurring today is the topic of abortion. Some believe that a pregnant woman has the choice to end the life of their unborn child if the mother decides that this is what she wants, especially because the child has not been born and walked this earth yet. Others feel that if the woman chooses to have an abortion, the woman would be considered a murderer because she is ending the life of another human. There is also the gray area where abortion might or might not be acceptable or necessary. Furthermore, the question at hand is whether or not Susan should go through with her pregnancy, even though her child will have Down syndrome. There are opposing points of views

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to have your right to live taken away? A baby fetus doesn’t even get a chance to decide whether or not they want to live or not when inside the mothers’ womb. A baby has no say because the mother has the power to just “get rid” of a child. Abortion would just be a gateway to get rid of a child by killing it. There are many other different ways to prevent or give away a child you do not want. Abortion isn’t the only answer, and it doesn’t only affect the child’s life but also the mothers severely. Abortion shouldn’t be legal because most women will use it for selfish reasons.

The dichotomy of the caretaker and the receiver is personified by the relationship between the mother and her child. The mother is the sole provider for the health of the unborn for nine months and the child has no sentience in which to exercise any desires. This places the child in a role that is virtually parasitic and the mother in a situation that obligates her to undergo physiological and psychological turmoil. Then is the mother then obligated to care for the organism that is growing within her or is she allowed the decision to dispose of the fetus within her? Initially it would seem that the mother is certainly obligated to care for the child as it was a byproduct from her actions and it is a life. Yet, the fetus is unable of exercising any degree of care toward the mother. Should the mother care for an organism that cannot exercise any care for her and is totally helpless throughout the initial years of its life? Care ethics dictates that she has an

Women in the U.S. have abortions for many reasons. For examples, they didn’t expect to have an unintended pregnancy or it could be due to the downfall of society or can’t afford to have a baby at the moment. Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures undergone by women aged 15-44 in the United States. (Jones,R.K.et al). The issue of abortion is controversial to many, but it is important because it’s about an innocent unborn child’s life being taken away before it gets the chance to open its eyes to see the world.

The eyes begin to shift to the front of the face, and eyelids begin their development. The palate is nearing closer to completion, and the tongue starts its formation in the area of the mouth. Before the seventh week, the gastrointestinal tract and the urogenital passages formed one tube. Now, they begin to separate and create two passages, and the gastrointestinal tract enters in the area near the umbilical cord for further nutrition. At the mark of its second month in development, the embryo now begins to resemble a human being. “The external genitals appears, but the sex of the baby is not clearly identifiable.” (Davidson 211) The circulatory system through the umbilical cord is well established, the long bones are beginning to form, and the large muscles are now capable of contracting. After its eighth week, the embryo reaches another milestone, and is now reclassified as a fetus. “The fetus now has every organ system and external structures prepared, and for the next seven months, growth is devoted to refining these structures and perfecting their functions.” (Davidson 211) From here on out, we will look at its development by the month, as development begins to slow. In the third month of the fetus’s gestation, the face is well formed, with a nose, chin, and set of ears looking like an adults. The eyelids are also completely developed, and will begin to close. They will not open until the seventh month of

Thousands of women get pregnant each day, some are estaticed while others are not so much. Once a woman finds out she is pregnant it is up to her to decide if she wants to let the pregnancy continue or to terminate it. According to the Planned Parenthood website, “Abortions are very common. In fact, three out of ten women in the US have an abortion by the time they are forty- five years old.” While this is true, critics insist that some women do not know enough about abortions. According to them, it is important that a pregnant woman knows her different options. These options including continuing or terminating her pregnancy, sometimes the cost is the deciding factor.

In the United States alone, there are over one million abortions performed every year. This means that nearly one in four pregnancies end in abortion, and one in three women have had an abortion by the time they turn forty five. As these women decided to have an abortion to end the life of their unborn child, they selfishly chose their own comfort over someone else’s own life. The truth is, every abortion ends the life of an innocent human being.