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Risk Of Abortion Research Paper

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Continuing on from the last paragraph, 90% of pregnant teenagers are rape or incest victims. About 1 in 10 girls under 20 become pregnant every year, as well as around 40,000 dropping out every year due to the required care and focus needed for postnatal care. “But opponents of parental involvement say abortions actually are safer for adolescents than childbirth is. In fact, they say, girls ages 15–19 are about 24 times more likely to die from childbirth than from First-trimester legal abortion.” (Clark, Charles S.) Pregnancy in any case is risky and can pose external issues aside from the already potential health risks, but younger individuals in this demographic pose a higher risk of stress and even death when considering every factor at …show more content…

Though, in hindsight, this is saying that despite all the risks associated with pregnancy, it is ‘safer’ to go through full-term and have a baby, regardless of ethnicity, background, or age.
Many women who were raped or perhaps are irresponsible and drink during the pregnancy itself have a higher tendency to drink and are more prone to alcoholism. According to Maria Testa’s article, “Research shows that sexually victimized women tend to drink more than women without a history of victimization. Moreover, a substantial proportion of sexual assaults occur when the victim has been drinking and incidents of victimization are disproportionately likely to occur on drinking days as opposed to nondrinking days. These findings raise the intriguing question: Can the incidence of sexual victimization be reduced by reducing women's drinking?” On the surface level, this seems like a statement that could easily blame the victim in the situation. What this actually states, though, is consent and intoxication levels and the amount of …show more content…

This all not only gives a greater risk for complications in fetal development, but labor and delivery as well. (Betts, Kim) (Nieme, Laura) Kolstad’s journal Epilepsia states that women with epilepsy were found to not only be more obese, but are at a higher risk of having a multitude of health and mental issues such as bleeding, anxiety, depression, and gestational hypertension compared to normal, healthier variations of their female counterparts. Those with maternal diabetes have a much higher risk of giving birth to a smaller baby, having fetal malformations, or lack of nutrients when the baby is born. (IANS) The risks are so severe and so high for women with diabetes that they are 36 times more possible compared to the women without pre-gestational diabetes are. Those born to women with pre-gestational diabetes may also have a higher risk of respiratory distress because of these issues or other complications. According to a study by Kim Betts, if a mother has prenatal mental issues such as depression or anxiety, internalized behaviors and feelings may be more likely to occur during the child’s adolescence instead of voicing their concerns or being more expressive with their emotions. (Betts, Kim et. al.) This pushes the ideas and pro-choice agendas further, but only by a slight margin; the less expressive younger people are with emotions,

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