Should Abortion Be Legal?

Legalized abortion gives women a relief because they know that they are the owners of their body and control it and give consent or don’t give consent to an abortion. If a woman becomes raped and unfortunately becomes pregnant, she won’t feel obligated to keep a baby from a stranger or from a psychopath who rapes random women. The raped victim also might not like the idea of carrying a child from which she was raped because she will constantly be reminded that she was raped and once again feel the endless pain. In the article, Humiliation, Degradation, Penetration”, it is mentioned how females who have been raped feel that it is unjust and psychologically unfair to keep the baby from a rape incident (Green 2013). Additionally, incest, the act of

Abortion is widely debated across the world and in 1973 Roe v. Wade would start an issue with ethical and legal issues. There are multiple cases arguing why it should or shouldn’t be lawful to go through with this procedure. Women should have the right to get an abortion as It is her rights to decide if they aren’t able to be able have a child, the woman shouldn’t have to rely on anyone else, she should be able to make this decision as they have to carry it for 9 months and endure the physical pain. Abortion should not be illegal because it is justifiable in cases of rape, or when the woman has mental health or financial issues.

How can you justify a rape victim having to go through nine months of pregnancy? She would be reminded of that horrific event every day as that baby grew inside her. How can you justify someone who has taken every precaution against pregnancy via contraceptive use? She now has to carry this baby for nine months that she doesn’t want and thinks of the fetus as a burden. She might actively not take care of her own self in hopes of harming the fetus enough to try and cause a miscarriage. Then there are those that have unprotected sex in the heat of the moment. Say these two don’t even know each other, so the guy takes off and leaves the girl to deal with this on her own; how can you justify not allowing her to have an abortion? It just simply is not fair to her. That baby could deprive her of her future. Say she’s in college and now has to drop out so that she can work to support herself and the child. Lastly, what if the pregnancy endangers the life of the woman or fetus? There’s no justification for the woman’s life to end for the fetus if she wants to live. There’s also no justification to force a woman to give birth to a stillborn knowing that the fetus will not survive much longer due to health complications. In both circumstances an abortion would prevent a horrific event. The justification of the legality of abortion outweighs the attempts to justify the

When a rape or family pregnancy happens it is a true crime. Making a woman carry the child full term would cause more harm to the woman. There are women out there that are too afraid to go to the police or to a hospital about a rape. Some choose to wait a few weeks after finding out and go in saying they just don’t the child. Some women don’t find out about the pregnancy until it is too late and have to choose abort after 13 weeks or carry to full term.”Only one percent of abortions happen from rape victims. (2) “

Though the thought of terminating a foetus may be immoral to most, it is also unethical to not give a woman the right to abort if they have been sexually assaulted. Although it is quite rare to be impregnated from rape, it is not fair for those who do and are not able to abort, for they would have to carry out their pregnancy, along with their burden in an unstable condition.

Rapes are an occurring issue unfortunately, which is why the issue arises as to women having control over her body (reason #5). Many people feel that they should be allowed to have an abortion based on being a rape victim but that is still your child that you are killing even if it is not what you wanted. This could then lead to other options besides abortion as well.

1.There should be an exception to allow abortions after the fetus has become viable in cases of rape or incest. Considering the Court's decision in Doe v. Bolton, women have right to have an abortion to protect their physical, emotional, and psychological health. In the situation, when sexual activity is forced on women without her permission, her health should take priority over the newborn.

Rape is one of the worst things that can happen to a women. It is so bad that a women will never want to be reminded of the situation ever again and that is okay. A woman may want to abort because they do not want a constant reminder of how they were violated, but they also have to realize that it is not the baby’s fault. A women can carry the baby for nine months and give it up for adoption if they do not want the constant reminder. I realize that nine months is still a reminder, but a women must look at it this way…you are giving up nine months of your life so that you can give a lifetime to

I personally think that each situation is different, and if a woman gets pregnant and she comes from a strict and religious family she might be pressured by her family to get an abortion. If a woman is raped and she finds out she is pregnant it would be very difficult for her to go through with having the baby. The main problem is there are no specific laws that are in place that are agreed upon so that everywhere in America there is at least a mutual understanding. My beliefs are that it should be a woman’s right to do what she chooses to do with her body, however I think this should only bet the case until after the second month of her pregnancy, because it is within that time period that a fetus is insider her and it develops feelings and there have been documented cases of fetuses being able to survive outside the womb as early as 21 weeks. (Thompson, Ph.D., 2003). It is after the second month of pregnancy that I feel a fetus deserves human rights and should not be aborted because then it can be considered murder since it has developed its heartbeat and begins to develop senses and physical features

Abortion should be legal. There are a lot of raped women wo are pregnant now. They are

A common debate in the world today involves abortion, the deliberate end of human pregnancy, and whether or not it should be legalized. “Every year in the world there are an estimated 40-50 million abortions. This corresponds to approximately 125,000 abortions per day” (“Abortions Worldwide this Year”). On one side of the argument, people are not disturbed by this grotesque number, and on the other side there are people outraged and simply appalled. Although people attempt to deem abortion acceptable in society because of circumstances like the mother not being able to support the child or in instances of rape, it is still morally wrong.

Abortion is a deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. There are series of legal, moral and ethical issues which may arise about abortion. Most arguments about abortion are often focused on political insinuations and the legal aspect of such actions. Some frequently asked questions’ regarding the issue is if the practice should be outlawed and regarded as murder or should women have the right to practice it. For example, prior to becoming pregnant, some women feel that they would be able to choose the abortion option without trouble. However, even with reasons why having an abortion would be the best option, some women feel that this decision would not be right for them. On the other hand, some women have a strong belief that abortion is unethical prior to becoming pregnant.

This also will bring out the chauvinistic side of me but I also feel the woman is more responsible for providing birth control. If a pregnancy occurs because of rape and the woman was not allowed to abort it then I feel that numerous lives would be affected. The woman who has this child would feel the emotional and possibly the physical scars for the rest of her life. This would be carried on to the child and probably onto any future relationships and future children she might have. Every one is not the same, some women might be able to handle the situation with little difficulty and some might have great difficulty. I believe this is the main reason to be Pro- Choice.

Almost all abortions occur during the first trimester when the fetus cannot live outside of the mother’s body. People who are pro-choice believe that “at birth, a baby is a human life. At conception, it 's something, perhaps, but it 's not really a human life (McDowell).” In other words when the baby has a heart beat it is not a human life. Or when the baby is kicking inside the mother’s womb it is not a human life. The child is not a human life until it is outside of the mother’s body. In the case of rape or incest, forcing a woman made pregnant by this violent act would possibly cause further psychological harm to the victim (Lowen). More often than not the woman who was sexually assaulted is too afraid to speak up against her attacker.

Should rape victims be allowed to obtain an abortion? A democratic and feminist answer would be yes due to the fact that they both believe in women having the option of abortion. Even though the option is given most women who have been raped will not undergo an abortion for a number of reasons. One being that they feel like it would be like being raped twice because when you start an abortion they will not let you stop in the middle of the procedure. Another reason being that they feel as if by having the baby they are overcoming the rape. Some women even feel offended when one says that abortion should be legal for cases of rape and incest. One reason being that getting pregnant as a result of incest exposes the problem and “it offers her