Abortions : An Epidemic Of Botched Abortions

Abortion has taken the lives of more than 50 million babies since 1973 (“About Abortion”). The issue of abortion is one of the most common controversial issues in American politics and culture. In modern society, many women that have an unintended pregnancy and they result to abortion without researching other options. Abortion is not a substitute for birth control and this issue should be taken seriously. The individual woman needs to understand that by agreeing to have an abortion she is agreeing to kill an innocent fetus. Abortion rips the unborn child from his or hers right to life. Society needs to let women see through the eyes of the fetus and find alternative ways to raise the baby. Abortion should be

This is because of the cost affiliated with forcing women to have a child when they are not yet ready to be mothers, or when parents are unable to support their children. For example, many of the women who are denied an abortion procedure have one anyway. They may take on extra work or borrow money from their other budgets such as rent or groceries. Since it takes more time for these women to come up with this money, they will usually have to have the abortion at a later stage of pregnancy, when the procedure is more expensive and more complicated (AGI, 2000). Some women who do not have any money to pay for an abortion attempt to do it themselves. This usually fails, and results in repercussions that cause delays before they can look to have an official abortion at a clinic. Attempts to induce an abortion on oneself often are medically dangerous, and can lead to serious complications or even the death of the mother. Those who are against public funding for abortions call it an unfair burden on taxpayers. In reality, funding restrictions on abortions, not abortions themselves, cost millions of dollars every year due to the much higher cost of prenatal care and childbirth (AGI,

Under the Trump administration, women’s reproductive rights in developing countries have been dealt a devastating blow. It is our moral and ethical duty to fight regain these rights back for some of the most disadvantaged and powerless women in the world. Women should be able to have a choice about what happens to their own bodies, and be the masters of their own destiny. This policy is an assault on women’s health and we need to stand up and fight for the repeal of this unfair and unjust law.

Around the world about 26-53 million induced abortions occur every year (Ikeanyi). Through legal means in countries that allow abortions or through illegal means in countries where abortions are not allowed, women everywhere are finding ways to terminate their pregnancy. Although the question of whether abortions should be legal or not is a very complicated questions, there are clear and definite reasons as to why it should be legal. Women should have the choice to end their pregnancy because sometimes the baby can be born with birth defects, because women would just find a way to have the abortion illegally, and because it is the choice of the women.

Abortion is defined as the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo, resulting in its death. About 42 million abortions are performed worldwide each year, and an astounding 20 million of them occurring unsafely. These unsafe abortions result in 70,000 deaths and 5 million disabilities a year. Most abortions are performed in the first twelve weeks using the ‘vacuum’ method. The majority of women that choose abortion do so because they are not ready for motherhood, are concerned with their careers or education, or have an issue with maintaining financial or relationship stability. Abortion is legal in the United States and most of Europe. Yet in most African and South American countries, it

This author has chosen to discuss the ethical issues of abortion. This is a highly debated topic that will exist amongst women. It is happening at high rates. “In 2013, 664,435 legal induced abortions

Many people don’t quite understand abortion. It is a very serious and disturbing act performed by pregnant women and doctors. When people fully understand what abortion is, they usually have a certain opinion. Their opinion may include if they are pro-choice or pro-life. There are many different reasons and opinions for this global issue. The dangerous and unreasonable process of terminating an unborn child from a mother’s womb has had a negative and positive affect on the world. Abortion has been exercised because of many different reasons, despite holding extreme controversy and having many negative effects on the mothers after the process.

Each country in the world was different legality, cultural and religious statuses and prevalence of abortion, the ethical principles towards abortion and removal of pregnancy also vary. Most governments in the developed countries have legalized abortion. Many developing countries have legalized abortion. Many developing countries have not legalized abortion and have no control over what is done by the medical personal. A third of pregnancies occurring in the world today are unintended. A fifth of these pregnancies end up in induced abortion. Induced abortion is the forceful removal of the foetus from the womb of the mother. Induced abortion is either therapeutic or elective. Therapeutical abortion

Abortion has become a quite common medical practice now a days. It is a type of surgical procedure, which terminates the pregnancy by removing the content of conception, before reaching birth. It is a safe procedure if it is performed by the qualified medical practitioner. Abortions performed under unsafe conditions or performed by an unqualified medical practitioner claim the lives of thousands of women around the globe each year, leaving them with irreversible complications and sometimes lead them to death. “About half of all induced abortions in the world are unsafe. Unsafe abortion is defined by the World Health Organization as any procedure to terminate an unintended pregnancy performed either by people lacking the necessary skills or in an environment that does not conform to minimum medical

Reproductive rights, particularly with regards to abortion, is the main topic of “The women dying for an abortion in Sierra Leone.” This article describes that conditions under which women in Sierra Leone become pregnant unwillingly (Devries, 2016) and seek out an abortion, removing a fetus before it is able to live separately from its mother (Edge & Groves, 2006, p.257), as a means of intervention. Someone women in Sierra Leone who end up with an unwanted pregnancy are not educated about the different forms of birth control, others are orphaned teenage girls who often become the victims of rape. In either case, women and girls become desperate and resort to dangerous methods of abortion to avoid carrying the pregnancy to term. Some of which include inserting a coat hanger through their cervix, or having someone jump on their belly to abort the fetus; these extreme measures have lead to poor long term health outcomes and have are associated with a high mortality rate. (Devries, 2016) Supporters of anti-choice or “pro-life” often base their views on religious beliefs which views abortion as immoral and unethical. Pro-choice supporters on the other hand, maintain that women have the right to their own bodies and should therefore be able to decided if they want to be pregnant.

As Ansari and colleagues established, "Less than one-third of (31%) correctly demonstrated the tasks required for high quality [post-abortion care]" (5). While, Melese and colleagues found, "There were a total of nine deaths with a case fatality rate of 1.5% with significant evidence of unsafe induced abortion like use of foreign bodies, vaginal laceration and others" (10). Therefore, if Jig undergoes the illegal abortion her life would never be the same the complications. For instance, Jig would need to visit doctors frequently checkups and procedures to ensure her best possible health.

800 women die daily from “causes related to pregnancy and childbirth”, and nearly 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries(“Mic Network”). There is a high rate of newborn fatalities as well. In addition to fatal deliveries, there are also fatal abortions. Without any sort of birth control to prevent unwanted pregnancy, women take their chances at an unsafe abortion. 10-15% of pregnancy related deaths are caused by unsafe abortions(“Globalization 101”). Birth control could make such tragic issues preventable.

Research displayed that almost 85,000 women in Uganda were treated for problems of unsafe abortions in 2003. The cost for treating an unsafe abortion has cost a total of 14million dollars each year in Uganda. By these statistics, women should be considered most important since if the women die so will the fetus.

Today, 76 percent of the world's people live in countries where induced abortion is legal, at least for health reasons, and 39 percent reside in nations where abortion is available upon request. The procedure is legal in nearly every developed country, and although a majority of developing countries prohibit abortion, 67 percent of the residents of the developing world live in countries where it is permitted at least for health reasons. The other 33 percent-more than one billion people, most of living in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the more strongly fundamentalist Islamic nations-have little of no access to legal induced abortion.

Abortion in Zambia has been legal since 1972, and the abortion law is one of the most liberal in sub-Saharan Africa. However, more than 40 years later, women continue to procure unsafe abortions; approximately 97% of all abortions are unsafe in Africa (Sedgh et al., 2012). In Zambia, this number is lower but still significant, where an estimated 70% of abortions are unsafe, and unsafe abortion accounts for approximately 30% of all maternal deaths (Leone et al., 2016; Cresswell et al., 2016). The pervasiveness of unsafe abortion in Zambia is due to both legal and social factors. Main issues include Zambia’s Termination of Pregnancy Act—which requires the signature of three doctors to acquire a non-emergency abortion—a dearth of doctors in the country, and the substantial distance one must travel to healthcare facilities. Limited knowledge concerning abortion legality, social stigma and negative attitudes toward abortion also contribute to the problem. Despite voicing concern for women’s access to safe abortion, the government’s work in reducing unsafe abortion in Zambia to date has been largely unsuccessful (Coast & Murray, 2016). Zambia recently re-elected president Edgar Lungu in August 2016 to serve a 5-year term. Examining the best options to extend safe abortion services and post abortion care in Zambia during his presidency should be a priority. Legality of abortion is not enough; the Zambian government must address root causes of unsafe abortion and ensure