Persuasive Essay On Abortion

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.

(8) Those who believe that hypothesis believe that girls under the age of 18 should gather parental consent, or inform their parents before proceeding with an abortion. Of course, in some states that require parental consent, a pregnant girl can receive a ‘judicial bypass’ to avoid having to gather a parent or a guardian's consent first. (7) The consequences of a pregnancy on young girls can last a lifetime, literally. It decreases their chances of continuing their education and increases their chances of poverty and domestic abuse. Not to mention the physical effects of becoming pregnant before your body has finished developing, chances of pregnancy and childbirth complications, and the chances of death increase in underdeveloped people.

Teens should be able to get an abortion without parental consent because balancing school and taking care of a baby can be very challenging. According to the article”Tell parents of abortions”, the author states "Schools that support teenage girls through abortion only provide support during school hours. Who is supporting the girls after school?” (Hill). This evidence proves that not only can it be challenging to go to school and taking care of a child but the support systems for teen parents are

Although Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth recognized that the constitutional protection against unjustified state intrusion into the process of deciding whether or not to bear a child extends to pregnant minors, minors’ abortion rights have been circumscribed by parental notification and consent requirements. Early Supreme Court precedent like Danforth and Bellotti v. Baird justified circumscribing minors’ abortion rights in this way by appealing to the particular vulnerability of children, the importance of the parent-child relationship, and—most notably, for the purposes of this paper—children’s immaturity of judgment. In those early cases, the court provided little to no empirical support for the broad claim that

Should an individual have the obligation to go through a nine month pregnancy, or go through childbirth, or the mental stress of raising or giving away the child? The individual rights a women has are not only for herself, but the child relying on her to live. One of the woman’s most basic freedoms is the right to control her own body and to determine if she bears a child. Only she can determine whether she is emotional, physical, and economic ready at any given time to have and raise a child.(Chicago Women’s Liberation Union) While the common good for abortion is in a recent study, US Supreme Court found that women have better mental health when they have abortion as an option. It also means children are born and raised by parents who wants them and that young teens have a chance to educate themselves and become parents when they are ready. People often think an abortion is a terrible thing, a choice for those irresponsible teenagers that get pregnant while lots of more stressful arguments go into abortion. Thinking of such a

Most minors voluntarily involve their parents in abortion cases and if they don’t involve their parents, it's usually because they wouldn't be cooperative; “Since "privacy" rights have been found to be fundamental and protected by the due process clause, it is plausible that these rights are also fundamental for purposes of equal protection clause analysis” (Wand). The Court has stated that minors are protected by the right to privacy, so minors should have the right as to whether or not to terminate her own pregnancy. In addition, government intrusion does not make family relations stronger and could just sway a woman’s decision. The Court supported this in 1976 during the case Planned Parenthood v. Danforth. In this case, Missouri legislators passed a law requiring abortion doctors to obtain a written statement of the mother’s consent that stated that “the consent was freely given and not the result of coercion” (“Planned Parenthood v. Danforth”). The Court upheld the written consent of women, however, it concluded that spousal and parental consent requirements amounted to an unconstitutional "veto power" over a decision which should be left to the "medical judgment of the pregnant woman's attending physician" according to Roe (“Planned Parenthood v. Danforth”).

Abortion is one of the most personal, widely discussed, and controversial topics in American culture today. In most cases, people on both sides of the argument take worthy and moral positions. Who can blame someone who wishes to prevent the termination of a teen pregnancy to save the life of an unborn child? On the other hand, who can blame anyone who advocates the soon-to-be mother's right to make such a personal, heartbreaking choice? No matter what she chooses to do, should anyone have the legal right to force her to bear an unwanted child? Most people in the US are pro-choice, and believe that abortion should be a legal, confidential decision that only a woman can make for herself. However, some are against the idea of

I believe that if you are a minor you should have the choice to get an abortion. I believe this because when you are a minor and are pregnant you should have a choice to get one because you still have school and things like that. Also you could have friends to hangout with but your gonna have a baby. If you have a baby how will you afford things for it. Also if you have it and you go to school what are you going to do with your baby. Also you’re gonna have to get a job so you can buy your baby stuff. If you have a baby you most likely will have no freetime. Also how would you take the baby places. I just think that its a bad idea.

Finally, the most crucial reason to why parental consent laws for abortion should be legal is the potential medical dangerous that can occur before and after an abortion (Earll). Parents that are aware of their children desire to have an abortion and support their children’s decisions can provide “important medical history to a physician” (Christian Med.). “A minor may not be fully conscious of a family history that makes surgical or medical abortion

In Bellotti v. Baird, the Court came to decide that individuals under the age of 18 cannot have an abortion without parental approval. Our readings have pointed out that parents are primarily responsible for the development of children whose care are under them. As full maturity has not been reached, legal restrictions for minors, in addition to protections given to parents,

Abortion for minors is a major public health concern in the United States. There are more than 300,000 births to teens each year, increasing the risk of both the mother and the baby’s health. Abortions on minors have raised political, clinical, social, and economic awareness. In order to make effective changes to abortion for the minor one must produce empirical evidence, to evaluate policy options for persons involved in public health policy and legislation. In January 2000, Texas enacted a law requiring physicians to notify the parent before an abortion is done with a minor, or notifies at least one parent of the intent to terminate the

A third exception to minor consent is birth control. In the setting of contraception and sexual healthcare, “The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) believe that policies supporting adolescent consent and protecting adolescent confidentiality are in the best interests of adolescents” (AAP, 2014). The contraception pill is significant in reducing pregnancy rates, but can be contentious when it comes to ethical, moral and religious views. It can also cause distress with parents when they find out if parental consent is not required. This can be challenging for nurses who do not understand state and federal laws and how they apply to minors and the use of birth control. The study states that, “Nearly half of US high school students report ever

The modern world today is brought together by many different cultures, beliefs, thoughts, opinions and morals. Which makes life difficult at times and causes people to not get along when differences can not be set aside. There are many issues and topics that are the root of these problems, which may never be solved and more than likely will never be solved based on characteristics of cultures and beliefs. Abortion is a very diverse topic in today’s society for which there may never be a correct answer to live up to everyone’s morals, but both sides present persuasive facts and opinions to justify their beliefs.

Young adults are needing abortions because sex education in some schools are not accurate and fail to talk about contraceptives and sexually transmitted diseases, STD. Since sex education policies are not uniform across the country, states are able to choose what information they want to exclude. This leaves room for politics and religion to be injected into the curriculum. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures organization (NCSL), a bipartisan non-government organization designed to provide information to the public, “24 states and the District of Columbia require public schools teach sex education and 20 states require…[that the] education must be medically, factually or technically accurate (“State Policies”). Over half the states leave teens either to educate themselves with the internet, which contains inaccuracies or feed students inaccurate information. This puts the students at risk for becoming pregnant. Many of the states which do not teach medically accurate information, promote abstinence as the best form of protection. Although promoting abstinence seems like an ideal solution to teenagers having sex, it is not because it attaches fear and shame to healthy behavior. However, it paints sex as dirty and wrong even though it is a natural desire, which can lead to teens feeling ashamed and confused about their urges. Because of this, teens will be less willing to use a condom and will lack awareness about STD and pregnancy prevention, harming

Additionally to challenge the parents of their intentions may introduce negative feelings and violate their right to autonomy. Although the parents disapprove of their daughter's premarital pregnancy, they would not want any harm to come to her. Through educating the parents on the severity of the circumstances they can be guided, and not forced, to make the right decision.