Should Abortion Be Legal?

Abortions should be illegal in the United States. Abortions have been occurring since the 1800`s. They were banned in the 1880’s except to save the life of the women. However, the Supreme Court ruled in 1973, in the case Roe vs Wade that abortion is legal in the first trimester. I disagree with this ruling because it is morally wrong. Secondly,every human being must be responsible for their actions. Lastly, there are many options available to prevent becoming a parent. We have to right to decide when we want to become a parent, but not if it involves terminating another human life.

Abortion should be legal, because there are too many things that go wrong. A women could be raped and need to get one because she doesn’t want to look at the child and doesn’t want to feel it grow, freedom of choosing what to do and how government involvement in personal decisions such as this could lead to potentially having the government deem how many children you can have or even how many pregnancies you are allowed, medical reasons for abortion, and the ability of a woman to have control of her body is critical to civil rights.

Abortion has been one of the biggest controversies of all time. However many People agree to disagree on whether abortion is a legal or illegal matter. Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy through removal of the embryo or fetus. I support abortion for the following reasons. Birth control failure, unable to support or care for a child, to prevent a child with birth defects or medical conditions, and a pregnancy in resulting from rape or incest. A woman should have the right to do what she pleases with her own body. For example, say a woman is pregnant with no desire of keeping the child and there was no clinic to help her remove the fetus. She’s most likely going to obtain matters into her own hands and figure a way to abort the fetus herself. Why put women in that situation when they have highly trained doctors who can remove the fetus using the proper tools with no harm done to the mother?

Income can play a major part in the decision to continue or terminate a pregnancy. It is actually one of the leading causes of abortions. One legislator recently commented that, “reproductive age in Florida have incomes of less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level”(Source 1). These incomes are incomes of women are making little money which could not support the necessities that come with carrying and raising a child. Women with low incomes need the money they make to care for their necessities alone

One reason abortion should remain legal is because of rape. Rape is the most targeted crime amongst women. Rape is defined as sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration against someone without their consent. National rape related pregnancy rate is at

The mother has the right of protection over the fetus as suggested by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade because the fetus is not a rational person that can be protected by the constitution. Women are human beings who are guaranteed the rights the rights to choice and privacy by the Fourteenth Amendment. Abortion also has utilitarian benefits because it reduces the births of poor and socially disordered children who may cause crime in future. It also allows the women to participate normally in socioeconomic activities and contribute to the proper functioning of society. Without abortion, women might have children without being ready to face the duties and responsibilities of raising them, which leads to low quality of life. Women have the right to choose the right time to have children. Therefore, abortion should be legalized in all

Another argument in favor of abortions is the issue of freedom. If a woman chooses to end her pregnancy, she should have the freedom to do so. Taking away this freedom would be taking away a basic right. A fetus is part of a woman’s body and it would be illogical to restrict a woman’s choice to go through with the procedure. Moreover, the government and prolife activists should not try to regulate the practices of abortion; the fact of the matter is that an abortion is

Woman have the right to their own body meaning that they should have the right to decide if they want to have a child or abort it. There are many reasons in the world that women have abortions. Some may be less important than other but ever woman had a reason why they wanted to have an abortion. Maybe it’s because they aren’t ready or maybe it’s because they could die if they kept the child. Either way, why should other people get to make the choice of a woman’s body and life?

Let’s move to the next topic, why the abortion is unconstitutional. When the United States became an Independent Nation the Founding Fathers declared “All men are created equal…with certain unalienable Rights…Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (A Transcription 1776). The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution provides that no person should be ‘deprived of life’ without option to the due process of the law. At conception a new life comes into existence, one with a unique genetic code and the unlimited potential for greatness that is concealed in all humans, the progression into a baby, then toddler, child, teenager, adult is certain. However, aborting a fetus denies it of life and the ability to relish its future liberty and the pursuit

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.

When it comes to this decision it is possible for an individual support abortion on a political level but against it on a personal level. It all has to do with their morals and values that can come from religion, family, friends, knowledge and experience. Many Americans say, “Murder is wrong.” But what we have to think about the thousands of woman who end up pregnant as a result of rape or incest. The purpose of an abortion is to act as a life saver for both the mother and child. It has been estimated that before abortion was legal, about one million women per year had went through illegal abortions. Many of those women have died. To save a woman’s life, we must keep abortion legal.

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 not only a woman's right, it is a woman's choice. Allowing abortion to e legal is immoral. A pre-born child is given the status of a product of pregnancy and never seen as the miracle only a woman can create. Compassion for the small one is drowned out under a demand for rights, but what about the rights for the unborn.

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.