Should Abortion Be Legalized?

Among all the issues that have been fought for or against in the United States, abortion may be one of the most popular issues that Americans are passionate about. Abortion is defined as the removal of the embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy. Thousands of abortions take place every single day, and yet public opinion remains at a standstill as to whether or not abortion is ethical. Everyone holds different opinions on abortion. The proponents believe that it is the women’s private right to determine the future of the baby in her body. On the other hand, the opponents think a woman does not have the right to decide whether the person that she gives birth should live or die. They believe that life begins at conception. In fact, a person’s stance on the issue is often determined by how he views the fetus: a part of the mother’s body or as a human being. I am an opponent, and I believe abortion is murder. Also, abortion should not be legal because it harms women’s health, affects intimate relationship, and women do not have the right to decide the baby’s right to live or die.

But what if the fetus inside the mother isn't one of her own, what if the mother is the victim of the crime? I can totally understand how most victims would agree that it would be better to suffer through the pain of abortion than to have to live with a deformed child, or even worse a child that is not really their own as a result of rape or incest. "Victims of these crimes also report feeling dirty, guilty, and sexually violated." But nothing is as bad as having to be constantly reminded of the traumatic experience you went through everyday you see your child's eyes as the man who raped you. Furthermore, your child too is a victim with no father, and having to live with the fact that he/she was unwillingly brought into the world out of force.

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, as you all may know, is a really popular topic. There have long been many debates between the two groups, pro-life and pro-choice. People who are pro-life believe that part of the government’s job is to protect all forms of human life. Those who are pro-choice believe that every individual should have control over their own reproductive systems. Pro-life supporters strongly believe that even an undeveloped fetus has life; it is still growing and it needs to be protected. And this sounds reasonable. However, after doing more research on this topic, I believe abortion should remain legal. In this speech I will be explaining how making abortion illegal could lead to emotional instability, illegal abortions, and how it could violate a women’s right to choose.

Discussing abortion can be an extremely controversial topic, which brings out strong opinions on whether or not it should be illegal. “The U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973” (emedicinehealth). Abortion is a widely discussed topic throughout the American society, some people find it to be a good thing, and others find it to be a bad thing, and lastly some people find there to be pros and cons of abortion.

Abortion has been a recurring issue in our society for over a century, responsible for countless marches, protests, and debates. Both sides display zealous passion for their belief. Since the well-known Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade, declaring that women can constitutionally decide for themselves whether or not to have an abortion, Pro-life activists across the country have have dedicated their lives to overturning this amendment (Roston 2008). Beginning in the late 1800s, as birth control and contraceptives gained popularity, Americans became more dependant on these means of “protection,” increasing sexual behavior across the country (Judie 1986). Later, abortion was legalized as a potential solution to the resulting unintentional pregnancies, sparking empathy in people who believed in the humanity of the unborn child (D 'Souza 2009). The Right-to-Life movement was only the start to the wildfire of pro-life citizens throughout our nation.

Subsequent to parsing an overwhelmingly shocking amount of, not only pro-choice, but also pro-abortion articles published to the New York Times, one particular text titled New F.D.A. Guidelines Ease Access to Abortion Pill caught my attention. Contrary to a lengthy duration of anti-abortion progressivism, it seems that pro-abortionist, and seemingly less detrimental pro-choice movements are gaining support, rather dishearteningly. Ultimately abortion, according to a plethora of both scriptural and secular ideologies, is inherently unacceptable.

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.

One of the most sustained debates over time has been whether to legalize or not to legalize abortion. While some individuals remain hostile towards any move to legalize abortion, others citing a wide range of reasons strongly support the legalization of the same. In my opinion, abortion remains inherently wrong and there can never exist any justification whatsoever to warrant its legalization.

In Australia, there are a wide variety of opinions on abortion, and if it should be still legal. Many believe it’s wrong to kill, or medically known, terminate a growing baby, however, many also have the opinion that it should be a woman 's choice and abortion is fine to pursue. In 2010, 294,814 women gave birth to 299,563 babies in Australia. With the mean age of the women giving birth being 32 years old (Homebirth Australia, 2011). The laws of abortion are unique in every state of Australia, with the strictest laws being within South Australia and Northern Territory. Furthermore, pregnancy/birth may be dangerous for the mother, or the baby is unwanted by the parent from errors with contraception or even rape. It was founded by Better Health Victoria that over 5% of sexually active students that have had sexual intercourse, have resulted in unwanted pregnancy. Should abortion be available to everyone no matter how they were impregnated? Or should it be made illegal and only used for extreme cases?

Abortion has always been a touchy subject for people, and the United Sates cannot seem to agree on what we believe in and in some places what should be legal. Some people disagree with abortion because they believe that it is the same as killing a human being. Some people think that a woman should have the right to choose because it is her body. Everyone has their own opinion on abortion, but what is right? Since there is an upcoming election for the next president this topic is coming up in the news more and more.

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As of today there are still quite a number of incidents where patients’ rights have been violated. In 2014 there was a case of a Woman named Rose who had cancer and was prescribed Oxycodone, After many tries at different pharmacies she finally gave up because they all denied giving her the prescription she needed. Shortly after this incident Rose passed, her husband Carl tells ABC Channel news “I guess some of these people make judgements about whoever’s walking in to get a prescription. They’re too suspicious.” (Cancer Patients.) According to the patients Bill of Rights a patient has the right for considerate and respectful care, reasonable response to a request for services, continuity of care and many more. (Diversified Health.) All of the pharmacies Rose went to violated her right to have continuity of care and should be punished. There has been quite a controversy over whether or not pharmacies should have this right to deny refills or certain types of medication to certain patients because of their beliefs. The two sides of this debate both hold the same reason for why or why not they are doing this, they both want to protect the patient and not have any harm done. Pharmacies who refuse are trying to make the drug abuse level go down and those doctors who are prescribing the medications are only doing what they need to provide their patients’ the best care and to relieve them from their pain.

Congress wasted no time coming back to work and has now proposed new anti-abortion laws, which would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. These laws are called “fetal pain” measures, based on studies saying that “fetuses are sentient after 20 weeks of pregnancy, assuming that an abortion procedure after that point would be painful for them” (Culp-Ressler 1). 20-week abortion bans have become increasingly popular on the state level, “nine states currently cut off legal abortion access at 20 weeks based on the assumption that fetuses can feel pain at that point” (Culp-Ressler 1). Many believe that focusing on later abortions is a “winning strategy” because it can be considered moderate ban.

Abortion stirs up a debate when questioned whether or not it should be legal. It is proven by law that a women's right to abort a child is a "Fundamental right". This right was decided in the famous landmark case Roe V. Wade which remains the law of the land. People who are con abortion believe that the baby is still a human being and it has a fundamental right to life so therefore abortion should not be allowed. Many resources states abortion is the killing of another human being. While others believe abortion helps the lives of young parents in today's society. "Those who oppose abortion generally believe that human life begins at the moment of conception, when a sperm fertilized an egg." Some would disagree and say that only when the baby is developed is when it is considered taking a life. It is said that abortion helps women effected by sexual assault or incest.Woman who have been sexually assaulted turn to abortion to help them forget about the attack. Without abortion victims would have to look at the child created and re live the moments of the attack. So if a female is raped and doesn't want to have the baby they usually see abortion as the only option. It is also said that abortion may cause medical, as well as, psychological problems later on in life. There are many different options other then abortion for example, adoption. Instead of aborting an innocent life you can put the baby up for adoption so that when the baby is born it is given proper care. Adoption is