Is It Not My Body?

Abortion is never an easy decision, but women have been making the choice for thousands of years. It has become a large dilemma since 1973, when the U.S. Supreme Court passed a law making the procedure legal, and an even larger controversial issue. The controversy is divided into “Pro-Choice” and Pro-Life” views. Pro-Choice supporters believe that the woman should have to choice whether to abort or not. Pro-Life supporters believe that it should be illegal to abort and preformed. However, there are many ways for this procedure to be performed. Abortion still remains today a controversial issue, by who should determine if it is the right thing to terminate a pregnancy or not and by how the procedure should be preformed.

The majority of the pregnancies are not planned or not wanted; these young teens are usually between 18 and 19 years old (Mann, Cardona & Gomez,2015). As the family is the primary source of support and identity, family dynamics affect the choices made available to Latina teenagers. Culturally, women are encouraged to remain chaste until marriage. Motherhood is the primary identity in the Chicano women's life and Latina girls are expected to uphold these traditions. Many Latina girls find themselves in a sticky situation where their religion holds them to a pro-life decision regardless of the consequences to them or the baby. A Latina teen does not have open access to contraception or abortion (Mann, Cardona and Gomez, 2015). The Catholic church has already placed restrictions on abortion availability. The right to an abortion is a government decision and church and state should remain separate. This rise in unprepared pregnancy will eventually trickle down to government assistance programs like welfare and even programs like SafeHaven. SafeHaven is a place mothers can drop off infants with no questions asked. These places are in many states and are often at hospitals and fire stations. Schools also will discern an increase along with foster care and domestic adoptions. Not all of these areas are negative, but bringing a life into the world that is not wanted is not an

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

Through every choice in life, there is a decision that must follow. Abortion is a woman’s individual choice; therefore, must be a legal part in todays society. Individual rights have an outstanding role in the controversial topic, on whether abortion should become legal in the United States . The individual rights for abortion show rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. As well, women should be able to have the choice to choose to have an abortion for several important reasons. The right to make these decisions should lie in the hands of the “mother” to make decisions concerning their own to make decisions concerning their own bodies. In addition, women should be given the choice to have an abortion if they are too young

Abortion is a hot topic in United States politics as of late, and rightly so. Though religion, costs, maternal psychological damage, and societal morality are often cited as reasons to oppose abortion, a woman’s right to make her own decisions should always prevail. Abortion should be nationally legalized during the first trimester of pregnancy because Roe V. Wade has declared abortion a “fundamental right” to women, fetuses are incapable of feeling pain during the period when most abortions take place, women should be given the right to choose what happens with their body, and access to legal abortions decreases the

The Hispanics have beliefs of whether abortion should be legal or illegal (Taylor et al., 2012). The authors, Paul Taylor, Mark Hugo Lopez, Jessica Martinez, and Gabriel Velasco talk about the Hispanics views on abortion whether it is legal or illegal. Hispanics view abortion differently than Americans do (Taylor et al., 2012). “About half of Hispanics (53%) say abortion should be illegal in all or most circumstances, while 40% say it should be legal” (Taylor et al., 2012, pp. 2). Abortion views are different in America which half believe in abortion. (Taylor et al., 2012). Hispanics believe that those who attend church regularly would say that abortion should be illegal (Taylor et al.,

Abortion is the practice of termination of a human fetus within the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion has been around since at least “ancient times”. Women have been receiving medically-induced abortions since the 1800s. Before then, women were given abortions by ingesting mixtures of herbs, being impaled by a sharp object, or by having pressure applied to the abdominal area. It was not until the mid-1800’s that abortion was deemed illegal. After abortion was outlawed, women resulted to receiving illegal abortions, also known as “back-alley” abortions. “Back-alley” abortions were also a great resource for women who did not want to bear the stigma of abortion and did not want to be stereotyped. The abortion stigma and stereotypes weighs too heavily with negative connotation. The abortion stereotypes and stigma manifestations must be reduced and stopped because it is indispensable to women’s reproductive health.

The United States was founded as a free and independent nation, where its citizens are given equal opportunities, protecting them from discrimination, injustices, and tyranny. Yet, there are those in this nation that try to deprive or alienate one of the most important freedoms a woman can have, the right to an abortion. They believe it is immoral and against their religion to terminate any form of life, whether it be in the embryonic or fetal stage. Defined as the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy, an abortion takes a tremendous toll on the mental and physical well-being of women. Therefore to even consider an abortion, women go through immense amounts of stress and most of the time their

The topic of abortion is one of the most controversial topics in and out of politics. There are two main sides that have the most dominant opinions. There is the pro-abortion side that believes that all women should have the right to get an abortion and that the procedure and the pill should be covered by basic medical insurance. Of course there are different variations of this opinion, and some of them are they may believe in abortion but they only believe they should be allowed to get it for a certain amount of time, that it shouldn’t use it as a form of birth

In 1973, the United States Supreme Court voted to uphold the legality of abortion. In the period immediately after the decision, small steps were staring to be made to make basic women’s healthcare available to all women in the country; regardless of race, religion, or income bracket. The role of pro-choice activists, however, quickly began to need to shape itself around countering antiabortion initiatives. At the front of the conservative agenda is the restriction of affordable contraception and pregnancy care. In the current political climate, for the first time since Roe v. Wade, for many women of all backgrounds, it is hard to receive an abortion safely and privately. Modern laws and policies have so greatly

Abortion is commonly considered a woman’s right, and may impact a woman’s life and the experiences she has. Valerie Tarico, explains that based on her own personal experiences, she is both pro-choice and pro-abortion. Using ten reasons, she outlines why she believes in abortion so strongly. Abortion and birth control allow a woman to manage, delay, and limit childbirth. In the author’s words, “Being able to delay and limit childbirth is a fundamental to female empowerment and equality” (Tarico, 1). In addition, she indicates that abortion plays an important role in the raising and nurturing of children. Abortion and birth control can help reduce the number of rapid pregnancies, which often result in babies that are not as healthy or cause

Access to contraceptives and abortion within the Latina community in Los Angeles, California has been influenced culturally, socially, and economically. Cultural beliefs, economic disparities, social environment, and language barriers have all prevented Latina’s access to proper pregnancy termination services, which is causing in the detrition of Latina’s sexual and reproductive care. Ultimately in order to promote better reproductive/sexual health and provide better access to contraceptives and abortion within the Latina community in Los Angeles, policy makers should promote safe sex practices within families, communities, and schools and also should educate Latinas of all options they have. In addition to education, sexual and reproductive health services such as contraceptives and abortion should be able to be accessible to Latinas, in order to reduce the amount of Latinas going through traumatic experiences that are indeed preventative.

While Latin America’s lack of reproductive rights would seem to be common knowledge, many are unaware of how exactly women in Latin American countries are affected. In a fairly large number of countries, abortion is illegal. In regards to this, “in 2008, 12 percent of maternal deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean were due to unsafe abortions.” (Mane, 2013) 95% of the abortions

Abortion in the United States is a major topic of debate in United States politics. People today frequently hear the terms pro-choice and pro-life, which represent the liberal and conservative views on this issue, respectively. First made illegal in the late 1800s, the federal government did not rule that abortion was legal again until the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973. Despite this ruling, citizens still fight for women’s ability to terminate their pregnancies as they face legislature that is making it increasingly harder to do so in the United States. The events surrounding the Roe vs. Wade decision of 1973, its causes and effects, were sparked by differences in ideologies and views about how abortion should be handled by

In this article Jessica Valenti (2015) provides a supporting argument in a pro feminist direction, against the criminalization of women who seek out abortions within the US. As the author explains, women in desperate situations will do whatever they feel is necessary to end a pregnancy when they have decided that is what they want to do. It is necessary to provide support for these women, instead of alienating them further when they are in a vulnerable state.