Persuasive Essay On Abortion

This controversial case ruled that a woman’s ability to be able to chose to get an abortion is considered a protected liberty. It also concluded that this

Abortion has been one of the biggest controversies of all time. Many people believe it is 100% wrong and even consider it to be murder. The definition of abortion is; “The termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to being capable of normal growth.” These pro-life believers do not support the idea of abortion and believe it should be illegal. Many of these supporters do not know that if abortion were illegal they would still be performed, unfortunately by an uneducated staff. Over 70 thousand maternal deaths occur every year because of unsafe abortions. These women die, so the idea of supporting pro-life is contradictory, this is why the nation should be pro-choice.

Jane Roe, a pregnant mother wanting to abort her child sued in the interest of herself, and other women in comparable circumstances during a struggle to stop Texas from criminalizing all abortions except the ones that would save the life of a mother. Texas had made it a crime to receive an abortion except when the doctor advises the mother have an abortion for her own health and safety. Jane Roe wanted a ruling that declared these Texas’ statutes to be unconstitutional and also, she wanted to prevent the District Attorney from enforcing them. Roe alleged that she was pregnant and unmarried. She could not legally obtain an abortion by a licensed doctor because her life was not endangered. So, she argued that the law was unconstitutional and invaded upon her privacy rights that were protected by multiple amendments and laws. Claiming it invaded upon her privacy rights by not allowing her to abort her child.

Jane’s doctor stated that if he couldn’t tell about the fatality of the pregnancy, he couldn’t give the abortion because of his fear of getting his practice taken away as a result of breaking the law. The final opponents to the law were John and Mary Doe. Mary had a health problem and her doctor had advised her not to get pregnant until it improved. The Does argued that if Mary accidentally got pregnant, although the pregnancy may not be fatal, she would still want to abort. Roe won in a seven to two decision by using the fourteenth amendment which states “nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” She argued that she was being deprived of the liberty to do what she wanted with her own body. She also used the unenumerated right to privacy decided in Griswold v. Connecticut (oyez). I believe that because the right to privacy has become an unenumerated right, women should have access to

The court determined this through a series of rational, starting with the Ninth Amendment. They asserted that the “right of privacy, whether it be founded in the Fourteenth Amendment's concept of personal liberty and restrictions upon state action, as we feel it is, or, as the district court determined, in the Ninth Amendment's reservation of rights to the people, is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy." The court also asserted that protecting the mother’s health and the potential human life were the governments interests, and the government had the authority to make a stance on the topic. The matter of when abortion is safer than giving birth that the decision for abortion must be left to the mother and her physician. Another right that the decision preserved in the decision was that of a physician’s right to practice freely, absent government interest, not a woman’s right to choose.

In the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade, the U.S Supreme court ruled that the woman has the right to make a choice giving support to the pro-choice groups that support abortion. This meant that, the fetus has no rights and is at the indispensable mercy of the mother. The rights of the state and the fetus cannot overrule the choice that the mother has made. In another case in 1992, Roe in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the US Supreme Court maintained that a woman has the power and the right to commit an abortion (Knapp,

Prior to the ruling of Roe v. Wade, the issue of abortion was already put on the political agenda, gaining support from the public opinion. Women’s movements and pro-choice movements had already mobilized in terms of gaining women’s abortion rights, as well as focusing on other women’s issues. The case of Roe v. Wade originated when Norma NcCorvey (Jane Roe) became pregnant as a result of rape, and was unable to receive an abortion, as the procedure was illegal under Texas law. Being denied by her doctor, NcCorvey fought her right to get an abortion with lawyers Wellington and Coffee, who argued that the right to privacy includes a woman’s right to receive an abortion. The arguing side representing the state disagreed; stating

The issue of abortion was debated amongst the American public but was not successfully addressed by the Supreme Court until the 1973 case, Roe v. Wade. In this landmark case, it was decided that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment protects the right to privacy, which includes a woman 's right to terminate her pregnancy. The case of Griswold v. Connecticut and the case of Roe v. Wade go hand in hand to guarantee women the right to privacy and therefore, the right to have an abortion. Further, pro-choice activists argue that not allowing a woman to control her own body violates her right to equal treatment under the law. In the 2007 Supreme Court case of Gonzales v. Carhart, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissented, “…Un­due restrictions on abortion procedures…infringe upon a woman 's autonomy to determine her life 's course, and thus to enjoy equal citizenship stature”. Justice Ginsburg claimed that women should be free from state-imposed roles, meaning that some women know that they are not made to be mothers and denying those women an abortion denies them equal citizenship stature, seeing as men are not forced to become fathers. Many people believe that a baby should not come into the world unwanted; they argue that denying women abortions may sometimes lead to certain unwanted outcomes. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment backed this claim, they wrote,

In the twentieth century many states passed laws that outlawed abortions unless a mother’s life was in danger. Many people felt that banning birth control and abortion was an invasion of privacy. Jane Roe, which was not her real name, wanted to have an abortion. Since Texas law prohibits this, she filled a lawsuit against, Wade, the district attorney. Roe argued that the law violated the Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Protection Clause, “no state shall deprive a person of life liberty or property” and a woman’s rights to privacy in the First,

Ultimately, the court agreed with Jane Roe that the law was a violation of her right to privacy and that it was unconstitutionally vague under the Ninth Amendment. However, they denied the order to let her have the abortion. In turn, Jane Roe appealed that decision which brought the issue to the Supreme Court.

This case is on a very touchy subject, abortion. Although many can argue both sides of why this topic is right or wrong it is unconstitutional to abolish it. Many women still received unsafe abortions when they were illegal, and that is worse than providing safe procedures. This case focuses on the safe procedure part of that argument, which in abortions today, the procedure is very safe.

In addition, no one should be required by law to risk own health, and yet at the complete prohibition of abortion, many pregnant women are exposed to the dangers of childbearing and childbirth, as well as unsafe criminal abortions.

The Court ruled that a woman’s right to seek an abortion during the first three months for her pregnancy which rests on the right to privacy that is protected by the 14 Amendment. (The Due Process Clause)

Abortion rights are one of the most heatedly debates in society. There are many arguments for and against abortion. Each woman has the right to an abortion and the right to have a child. Women have the resources, rights, and respect to make reproductive health decisions that are best for themselves. (“Women’s”) We live in a free country and women should continue to have the choice to do whatever with their body, concerning women’s rights, health issues, and religious reasons.

The Roe V. Wayde case it lead to the law of abortion in Texas being lifted. Jane Roe had three children and on her third pregnancy decided to have an abortion. After already giving birth to two children why kill your third child? Why not stop having children? Abortion immoral and goes against the law of taking another life. Many may say what about rape victims? Should they suffer for the rest of their lives raising a baby by the men who raped them? Even though it is not there fault it is also not the child’s fault. A child has no worry in the world. They are pure and innocent beings who can change the world. What if one of the babies that were aborted could have been the one to find a cure for cancer. Even Jane Roe, later on, became an antiabortionist. So why even go through all of that trouble to have the law lifted when Roe changed into an antiabortionist? Roe stated in an interview that “Do not vote for Barack Obama,” McCorvey said against a backdrop of images of aborted fetuses, according to Vanity Fair. “He