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The Legalization Of Abortion And Pro-Life

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In today's society abortion is a very controversial topic. Abortion can also be referred as a voluntary abortion. In other words this is the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy. The two most common views for this topic is pro-choice and pro-life which deals with the reason and the methods of this procedure.” Pro-choice is the supporting or advocating legalized abortion while pro-life is the opposed to legalized abortion; right-to-life. Dictionary.(2017)http://www.dictionary.com/browse/abortion Being Pro-choice or Pro-life is usually decided by your personal views and beliefs. Pro-life believes that the government should be protecting all human life. They also believe that all lives are sacred. Pro-choice …show more content…

“Abortion is legal because during the 1960s and early 1970s, The United States began to repeal their bans on abortion. In Roe v. Wade (1973), the U.S. Supreme Court stated that abortion bans were unconstitutional in every state, legalizing abortion throughout the United States.” Even though abortion has been legalized it has always been a very controversial topic in our society . Women all over the world have used abortion as a method regardless the legal status. “Laws prohibiting abortion subjected women to desperation, fear, and shame, and took a heavy toll on women’s lives and health.” Women that where rich had a better chance of going through abortion in a safe manner. Most rich women would go to other countries to get this procedure done. While poor or average woman had to suffer and go through a not so safe abortion. Women would do anything to have an abortion. “Many attempted dangerous self-abortions, such as inserting knitting needles or …show more content…

There has been a recent study that shows many complications after abortion. 62% Higher Risk of Death from All Causes, 2.5 Times Higher Risk of Suicide Compared to women who give birth, women who abort have an elevated risk of death from all causes, which persists for at least eight years. Higher risk of death from suicide and accidents were most prominent. Projected on the national population, this effect may contribute to 2,000 - 5,000 more deaths among women each year.1 Southern Medical Journal, 2002. 65% Suffered Trauma, 31% Had Health Complications In this study comparing American and Russian women who had experienced abortion, 65% of American women studied experienced multiple symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which they attributed to their abortions. Slightly over 14% reported all the symptoms necessary for a clinical diagnosis of abortion induced PTSD, and 84% said they did not receive adequate counseling. 31% had health complications afterwards.4 Medical Science Monitor Medical Science Monitor, 2004. Even though safe abortion is used throughout the world it has a high risk of having side effects on your

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