Should Abortion Be Legalized?

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.

321,500 women a year are raped a year and 1 out of every 6 women admit to being raped and young women are at the most risk of rape. And women have babies that is a fact it is impossible for not a single one of these violated women to not have an unwanted strangers baby. About 40 percent of births a year are unwanted and they could be stopped by a simple abortion so much pain in the future stopped.

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

Pregnancy can change your body outlook, it can delay her education, slowdown your employment, and also can cause disappointment to her family. At the point when a lady is raped and gets to be pregnant, she has a strong lawful and good right to interfere with her pregnancy. Actually, a constrained pregnancy is an issue, which requires total arrangements. For this situation, premature birth is the most ideal way out, in light of the fact that there is not really a lady who needs to have a kid from the man who has demolished her whole life. In addition, they feel they have unequal political, social, and economic rights from men. It can be hard for a women to decide whether or not she wants an abortion because she is pressured mainly by men and sometimes by family. On the other hand, some just feel they aren’t ready for a child because they aren’t mature enough and they feel they shouldn’t depend on other people to raise their

Women choose abortion after being raped because they feel as if the child will be a burden. Statistics say, “An alarming number of young girls are impregnated by rape,” (The Abortion Debate Part 1). Medical endangerment; however, is looked at the same way as rape. When a mother is risking her life to have a child, she definitely shows bravery. The mother would rather kill a life that hasn’t had the chance to experience the outside world just to live and mourn the death of the child they gave up. A possible miracle could come out of having the child; the mother and baby could both live. Take life into consideration before putting it to

Having an abortion may be a huge stress relief for those women who were victims of rape. In these tragic situations the victims should not be obligated to have a child. Conceiving a child that resulted through this horrific circumstance can be a constant reminder to those victims of the trauma they went through. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, “among adult women an estimated 32, 101 pregnancies result from rape each year". This is a significantly large number, victims of rape are already in great distress, fear and grief and after the trauma they already experienced they should not have the added pressure to be obligated by society to conceive they do not want to. Rape victims have gone through enough mental trauma and that their psychological health should be valued more than the right to life of the fetus. It is a personal decision the victim should be allowed to make without any legal bindings. As quoted by Dr. David C. Reardon, "how can you deny an abortion to a twelve year old girl who is the victim of incest”?

People of all walks of life are too familiar with rape. Rape is any penetration of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by another person’s sex organ, where the victim does not give consent (Frequently). The sensitive topic is a global issue that no type of individual can avoid. A person, ranging from twelve and older, gets sexually assaulted every 107 seconds. This is equivalent to 293,066 people per year. Between the years 1995 and 2010, in America, 91% of rape victims were female (How). What do women do if they suddenly become pregnant due to such an event? Some may not be able to afford raising a child, others may not want one. Others may not be ready to take on the responsibility. An abortion is the premature

A young teenage girl is pregnant, but not because of a personal doing—she is carrying the child of her rapist. With abortion illegal, the girl must not only give birth to the offspring of her attacker, but because of the baby she will miss out on both vital opportunities and her childhood.

Abortion has been a topic of debate for centuries if not longer. Abortion occurs when a fetus is removed from a woman 's body before the fetus is able to fully develop. Before the 1800s, not many laws existed concerning abortion. It was not until 1973 that the Supreme Court listened to a case concerning abortion. In 1973, the Supreme Court struck down all state laws that had ruled abortion illegal in Roe versus Wade. However, many still argue that abortion should be illegal. Abortion should be legal and an option available to expecting mothers due to issues such as rape, life or death situations in mothers, and teen pregnancy.

More than half of the women that are raped and find out that they are pregnant will have an abortion. Women that are raped need to be more careful about where they go, what they do, etc. Yes, it is not the women’s fault that she is getting raped, but there are ways that she can help out the situation. There is pepper spray, Taser guns, and knives. Also, there is the morning after pill. Women that find out that they are pregnant after being raped are heart broken. Studies show that women that are raped and reported pregnant want to kill their self and their baby

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.

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.

Ever since America has been a stable, governed country, Democrats and Republicans have always had different viewpoints. This upcoming election presidential candidates do not have the same views on current issues. I will be discussing three main views that each candidate believes and why they do not agree with one another. I also will choose a candidate views I agree with and why. The three most popular issues that the politicians do not agree on is abortion, taxes, and immigration. Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton do not agree with one another on any of these. The first candidate, Donald Trump, wants to ban abortions at some point in pregnancy with exceptions for rape, incest, or life of the mother. He also wants to tax individuals differently depending on their income, and ship all illegal immigrants back and build a huge wall to prevent illegal crossing. Hillary’s view is that abortion should remain legal but rare, the rich should be taxed more and middle and poor class should be taxed little to nothing. Also, she wants to get full and equal citizenship for all immigrants in the United States. In current embattled elections, it is important that voters understand the issues and their candidate’s viewpoint. Though it is only two presidential candidates left, only one of them can earn my vote. My vote will depend upon the candidate that appeals to my belief system and values.