Should The Cost Of Abortion: Should Teens Be Mandatory?

Underage people are prohibiting smoking, drinking, or going in field trips without their parents’ permission. Therefore, how can a teenage girl have an abortion without the approval of her parents? Abortion itself is a controversial subject, and underage abortion is even more controversial. Minors should not have an abortion without the consent of their parents or their legal guardians for a variety of reasons.

In addition to that, abortions can tarnish the relationships within a family. The mother who had the abortion may experience worsening relationships with her parents, her children (if any), and most often her spouse. If the woman’s relationship with her spouse does come to an end, the problems for pre-existing children may arise even more. For example, 71% of teenage pregnancies occur with children of single parents and 63% of youth suicides occur in children without a father (Impact). This shows just how drastically an abortion can harm a family and ruin the up and coming generations. Also, the normalization of abortion is very detrimental to the success of the millennials. As kids are growing up during this generation, society is constantly portraying abortion as an expected pathway to take for an unwanted child. This idea teaches our youth lessons opposite of what they’re normally told. For instance, it teaches them that they can bypass the consequences of a situation instead of accepting them and dealing with it. Also, it influences children to go against the much encouraged sexual abstinence. The legalization of abortion encourages sexual activity among teens because they now feel safe knowing that if all goes wrong they can resort to an abortion. In accordance with the increase in sexual activity among the youth is the growth in the amount of teens with sexually transmitted diseases (The

In today 's society, the rate of teen pregnancy is rapidly decreasing. This may be attributed to decrease in costs of contraception, costs and availability for abortion, and better sex education over time. “In 2014, a total of 249,078 babies were born to women aged 15–19 years, for a birth rate of 24.2 per 1,000 women in this age group.This is another historic low for U.S. teens and a drop of 9% from 2013. Birth rates fell 11% for women aged 15–17 years and 7% for women aged 18–19 years” ("About Teen Pregnancy"). Abortion is a highly debated topic today, for many wonder if the woman should have the right to choose. Those who choose to get an abortion are practically putting themselves on trial in today 's society. To understand why this is so, one must look at both sides of the abortion issue, and compare the facts. Abortion is an extremely controversial issue for many, and polarized, or split, into pro-life

The opponents of birth control to teens overlook the fact that providing birth control to teenage girls would make sex much safer. Certainly, the unsteady rate of teenage pregnancies would decrease. In previous times, girls between the ages of 16-17 would get pregnant unintentionally. However, in this era, 13 and 14 year old girls are having babies-teens who are completely unprepared to give birth and raise a child. In these instances, if the child is not given up for adoption, the responsibility usually becomes that of the parents. In addition, when teenagers are protected from unwanted pregnancies the number of teen abortions taking place each year could be reduced significantly. According to Guttmacher.org, some states in the U.S have reported that 50 percent of pregnant teens receive an abortion. Not only is this a costly procedure, but it is also

24 percent of women having abortions are unmarried teenagers. Pregnancy can be a scary and extremely stressful time in a women?s life. To force a woman who is not ready for a child to go through with the birth is not the answer. Stress is not good for the fetus at all, and could lead to complications in the pregnancy, or even a miscarriage. People also seem to forget about a women?s mental health in these situations. A woman could be haunted for her lifetime of giving birth to an unborn child.

From a political perspective, pregnant teenagers loose all of their autonomy. Some teenagers could be afraid to tell their parents and attempt a self abortion, whereby putting their life in danger. This causes health issues for the young women in our society. From a social aspect, parents can coerce their child to have an abortion. They don't want their friends and family to know, this can be a way for the parents to sweep it under the rug. However, the teenager just might want to give the baby up for adoption rather than have an abortion. On the other hand, some parents will insist the teenager have the baby, due to their religious beliefs. Since a woman must receive "informed consent" and wait 24 hours, she can be persuaded not to have an abortion. Clergy can be standing by to convince the family not to abort.

How can a child make the decision for the life of another child by themselves? In this paper I will outline the mental, physical, and safety issues of minors (age 18 and under) having an abortion and why it is so important that they need to get parental consent before making this life long decision.

Support legislation and opposition Relating to notice of and consent to an abortion for a minor.

Women in America were awarded the right to have an abortion on January 22, 1973, with a seven to two ruling by the Supreme Court. Forty years later the case is still one that polarizes many Americans. Although the ruling of the court regains supreme of the land, many efforts to suppress a woman’s right to abortion and even efforts to over turn the case have been relentlessly made, but with the recent results of the United States presidential election pro-lifers are closer than ever to accomplishing their goal. Donald J. Trump has said he will do everything in his power to outlaw abortion. And unlike most claims made by Trump, he actually has the power to do so. Trumps rise to power has come at a critical time in our country; the Republican Party currently controls the house of repetitive, senate, the upcoming presidency, and the power to control the supreme court with the vacate seat left by Antonin Scalia, giving them easy access to flat out overturn the verdict on a women’s right to abortion.

Some teens that become pregnant are still in high school or just beginning a college education. Pregnancy is a large responsibility that can intermittently be disregarded. Thus, you don’t have a choice but to be prepared for a child and the responsibility that comes with pregnancy. Not only do you have to help nurture a child and support them, it costs you a vast amount of money as well. As a teenager and still in school, having enough money to sustain you and a child on your own is very intricate. As a result, trying to finish school and accomplish future career goals is difficult with less money and a child to care for.

Children do not have enough knowledge on the subject such as an undesired pregnancy and danger of abortion. if children do not have the right education on sex, this will result in boys becoming responsible for girls getting pregnant and girls becoming responsible for taking care of themselves during pregnancy or choosing an abortion. According to Teen Pregnancy Statistics, about 50,000 teens who are 18 and 19 year olds get pregnant each year. Teenage abortion statistics is strongly connected to teen pregnancy rates, because teens are facing an unwanted pregnancy, which is from a lack of sexual education (“Teens Abortion Statistics”). Linda Lowen, Women’s Issues reporter, mentions that most teen mothers are negatively impacted by the birth of a baby unlike teens who choose abortion; teen mothers’ educational plans are interrupted, which subsequently limits their future earning potential and put them at risk of raising their child in poverty(“Why Teens Choose Abortion”). Birth of a baby at a young age will change their life. Many teens obtain an abortion because of their successful

Finishing school and working to support a baby is also a big problem. In today's world, a college degree is almost a must for any good paying job. A high school education is even more important. If a teen mom still has to go to school and work, she has very little time to be a mother. The worst part of it all, is that usually, that's what a teen mom really wants to be. Most teen moms don't want to be part of the statistics. They don't want to be looked down on. They do want to take care of their child, or children, in hopes that they grow up to be strong people. They also want to show the world that they can be a good parent. It's just too bad that society

A topic in American society that has proved to be an ongoing, and growing issue is that none other than teen pregnancy. In recent years, teen pregnancy rates have been increasing, which ultimately led to the topics increase of public and media attention. In American society teen pregnancy is often associated with negligence, as well as being irresponsible. In American society sex education for children is underdeveloped and instead society tends to use fear and shame to highlight/combat the dangers of unsafe or underage sex. American society uses fear to instill the idea that if you become pregnant as a teenager you are a burden to society. Along with fear society loves to shame its young women who have unfortunately stumbled upon the

A teenager could feel pressure from the father or from her parents to have an abortion. They feel that she lacks the emotional and physical strength to go through another pregnancy and raise the child. Women that believe that raising an additional child would short-change her existing children. She is a student and/or without a partner; she feels that raising a child would be too difficult and disruptive at her time in life. She doesn't want other people to know that she became pregnant. A child would interfere with her career or education. She may fear physical abuse from a parent if they learn of her pregnancy. She may fear being tossed out onto the street by a parent if they learn of her pregnancy. In the case of a multiple pregnancy, the woman may be faced with giving birth to more newborns than she feels she can deal with.

This is the plight of some teens across the nation. Three in ten girls become pregnant before the age of twenty and 750,000 teens will get pregnant every year. In Texas in 2014, there were 449 babies born to the girls aged 10 to 14. This is horrifying. At that age girls cannot consent to sex. Most of these girls who are younger than fifteen are excluded from talks about contraceptive usage because adults believe that they are too young. This creates a dysfunctional