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Essay On Abortion Should Be Illegal

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Throughout the United States, abortion is legal and illegal, because it is such a controversial topic. America would be better of if abortions were legal nationally and government funded.

Rape victims shouldn’t be denied the right to abort a child that they conceived during rape. Rape is a traumatic experience and victims are often not wanting or ready for a child. If abortion was illegal, these victims would be forced to birth and possibly keep the baby. These women shouldn’t have to be reminded of this horrible event every time they see their child. In the National Women’s Study, rape victims are also 26 times more likely to have substance abuse issues and 6.2 times more likely to develop PTSD than women who have never been a victim of violent crimes. People with mental health issues, like many rape victims may have a hard time taking care of a baby, let alone an unwanted one. If rape victims were allowed and helped by government funds to get abortions, they wouldn’t have unwanted children, and would be able to deal with their mental health issues more effectively.

If abortion is illegal, women will perform dangerous self abortions or receive illegal unprofessional abortions. Many women try to self-abort by using coat hangers, knitting needles, or radiator flush, or by going to unsafe "back-alley" …show more content…

Having a child with health issues can be very costly and timely for parents, and they often don’t have time and money to take care of it. It can also be very emotional to have a child who is suffering and unable to have a life. Not all parents will be able to take care of a kid with deformities, and it should be there choice to bring them into the world or not. If parents don’t think they can handle having a kid with serious health issues, they shouldn’t have to stop there lives to take care of that child. Its ultimately their choice, because they conceived the

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