Choosing Adoption Instead Of Abortion

In the United States “1.7% of women aged 15–44 have an abortion” (“Induced Abortion in the United States”). Twenty-one percent of all pregnancies end in abortion (“Induced Abortion in the United States”). Women most commonly have abortions before the end of her first trimester, twelve weeks into the pregnancy, however, abortions may also be performed after the first trimester. Abortions are quite common, but they also lead to numerous issues for the parents such as regret, depression, drug abuse and even suicide. The parent’s choice of abortion has lasting physical and psychological effects on the parents of the aborted child, even years after the abortion process.

Ever wonder what adoption is like? There are many opinions about how people should view adoption and how they view it themselves. This is an ethical issue because many people view this differently according to their race, religion, family and even society can influence the way you view how adoption is too a person, There are two sides with ethical issues so in this paper, I will show you both sides of adoption.

Abortion is cruel and outrageous and should not even be illegal. Although the mother and father may have a hard time giving his and her child away to another family, he and she would feel better about their choice to choose adoption. Abortion can leave many mothers and fathers wondering all kinds of questions. Some will wonder “what did my child look like, did they look like me?” “I wonder if the baby was a boy or girl.” “What would my child have done with their life?” “Would they have been a lawyer, judge, doctor, astronaut, etc?” “Would we have been able to give the love and support our child needed from us?” “Would I have been a good mother or father?” Although some of the same questions can be asked when adoption is chosen, but many of these questions can be answered, where with abortion the answer will remain unknown until the end of time.

A second source that will be used in order to inform the reader on the common views that are held on open adoption is the article, Open Adoption: What does the “Average Person” think? Written by Rompf, and Elizabeth Lewis. This article will allow the reader to understand where open adoption fits into current American culture and society This will allow the reader to come into the paper knowing the importance and relevance of the topic of open adoption. This article will

Some women do not know that they have other options and do not have to have an abortion to not be a mother. One option, which is adoption, was first administered in the 1700’s (Evans 41). Adoption is when all parental rights are terminated from the birth mother

Just like abortion the mother is able to return to her previous life rather than parent the baby when choosing adoption. There are many parents that are struggling with infertility, and adoption allows their dream of starting a family to become a reality. (adopt) There are parents wanting to adopt, while at the same time there are approximately 1.1 million unnecessary abortions happening throughout the U.S. (for life).Which just shows how common unneeded abortions are happening. Despite the belief that birth mothers are mostly teenagers, women who pursue adoption are of varying ages, races, and levels of education.(adopt) Not only is abortion killing the baby it is also can cause great emotional pain for the mother afterwards. It is called post abortion syndrome. It’s a form of post-traumatic stress and includes symptoms like the feeling of guilt, anxiety, depression, and even sometimes the thoughts of suicide. In some cases it can affect the way the woman lives the rest of her life.(action news) That’s another reason why adoption is the right choice and abortion should be illegal. Even the 14th amendment was designed to protect human beings like the

Adoption can replace abortion. One in a half million families long for a child through adoption. Abortion is the easy way out. Women go in for a procedure and leave. These women carry around the regret of killing a human being which you can never forget or

Since ancient times and in all human cultures, children have been transferred from adults who would not or could not be parents to adults who wanted children for love, labor, and property. Adoption’s close association with humanitarianism, upward mobility and infertility are uniquely modern phenomena. Adoption was not fully marked on who was adopted and by whom until 1920. (darkwing.uorgeon.edu) In fact, closed adoptions amended birth certificates and legal regulations are a recent innovation that gained momentum in the 1930s and later, and many adoptions were open prior to that. (Free, Barbara). Historians consider the 1851 Adoption of Children Act an important turning point because it directed judges to make sure that adoption decrees were

Pregnancy is supposed to be a wonderful time in a woman’s life filled with happiness, love, and reward but unfortunately not everyone has the same opinion. Every day more and more woman are terminating their pregnancies. In the United states alone, approximately 926,000

Choosing to go through an abortion and placing a child up for adoption are quite different matters to analyze. Simply, going through with an abortion is murder by killing a child. Where as, if you were to put a child up for adoption you are giving that child a chance to live. Enduring an abortion may to some people be a convenience; abortion is a quick way of dealing with this problem. Adoption can be seen as a long and grueling process. However, they are both mentally damaging; in both cases the parents, or parent have to give up a child and a life. In some adoption cases some people choose to take back their child; but for others the decision is indefinite. Both situations must be seriously considered and measured.

Previously, I thought that adoption was easy. This course has taught me that it is not as simple as it seems, and there are many different issues that need to be considered. Adoption is an amazing gift for couples who are unable to have children. There are many problems that couples face when they cannot conceive. It is heart-wrenching for couples who need to endure years of trying and hoping, only to see their efforts fail or end in miscarriages. Thankfully, there is a way for these childless couples to become parents through adoption. “There are approximately 1.5 million adoptees under the age of 18 years in the United States, accounting for just over 2% of the population” (Nickman et al., 2005). Though we may take fertility for granted,

About 135,000 children are put up for adoption each year, and only 4% of women with unwanted pregnancies put their child up for adoption. People are not taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity to put a kid up for adoption if they know they are physically or mentally not able to raise their child. Instead abortions are happening. Adoption helps couples who cannot conceive a child on their own and want a family. It helps women who are too old to have kids, but want to help a child in need of a family, love, and protection. Adoption is an amazing thing and is the better

(1993), every year the number of woman who chooses abortion is about 1.5 million in United States. Almost half of American women get unplanned pregnancy, and 54% of these end in abortion (Finer LB & Zolna MR, 2011). Nearly one fifth of pregnancies end in abortion (Jones RK &

The choice between adoption and abortion changes millions of lives every day. Some advocates of abortion feel if the mother of the child thinks that she will not be a good parent or thinks she will harm the child, that she has the right to abort the child. Abortion is a life changing decision and has the reputation of being an easy way out of an unwanted pregnancy. Adoption, on the other hand, is one way for a woman who is not prepared to be a parent to provide her child the best life possible without being involved in the child’s life. According to national estimates, one million children in the United States live with adoptive parents and from 2% to 4% of American families include an adopted

Is it truly easier to kill your unborn child, then to wave goodbye while handling the child to a more fit family? This question has become a controversial issue. Women become pregnant whether it was their choice, unexpected, or by being rape. The argument main points are the right of a woman to control her own reproductive capacity and the right of an unborn child. There are people in this world on both sides of this issue. On January 22, 1973, the legalization of abortion was made by the decision of the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade, which gave the women’s right to have an abortion under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. (Cable News Network 2017) (CNN) An abortion is one of the surgical procedures mostly perform in the united states. It’s performed to terminate a human pregnancy by removing the fetus out of the mother’s body before it can survive outside of the uterus. According to CNN in 2013 there were 644,435 abortions performed in the United States by women between the ages of 15-44. (CNN,2017) It has been argued that if a pregnant woman does not want her baby she can give birth, and give the baby up for adoption. In 1851, the nation’s first adoption statute was passed in Massachusetts. Judges would determine if adoption was in the child’s best interest and if the adoptive parents had the consent of the parent or adoptee guardian to adopt the child. Making the decision to put a child up for adoption is a better choice than abortion because there are different