The Negative Effects Of Abortion

In a time fraught with hot button issues, one that polarizes perhaps more than any other is that of abortion. Unfortunately, it is also an issue that is difficult to write about while remaining unbiased. Paul Stark’s “How Abortion Hurts Women” and Sarah Barnes’ “The Long Term Effects of Abortion on Women” both set out to prove that abortion has serious side effects on the affected party. Both Stark and Barnes cite several studies done in both America and abroad to support their claims, as well as, in Barnes case, offering their own insights on the matter. It seems that both authors purpose is to enlighten their audiences on the under-reported effects of abortion on women in order to spark a new conversation that doesn’t center around the unborn

“How can the “Dream” survive if we murder children? Every aborted baby is like a slave in the womb of his or her mother. The mother decides his or her fate” (Martin Luther King, Jr). This quote, by Martin Luther King Jr, represents how Martin Luther King Jr really feels about abortions, and how abortions relate back to the idea of slavery. As abortions are spreading all across the world many people have wondered if there are any positives to abortions? If there are not any positives to abortion then people may wonder, what are the negatives to abortions, and how do other people feel about abortions.

Reproductive rights are a very critical and controversial issue in today’s world. What a woman does for her body would appear to ultimately be her own decision and a very private mater but this is not always the case. As women, it is important to remember that the reproductive rights we now have can be easily taken away. Some people take for granted the openness to birth control, condoms, and abortion. President Bush has initiated policies since coming into office that threaten women’s choices.

Abortion has been used as a contraception for women for years who could not deal with the consequences of their actions. Many ignore the negative consequences that can come with abortion. Abortion devalues human life while causing mental and physical health issues to women. Most abortions are due to inconveniences despite the consequences many women go through. Abortion is not worth putting your health at risk. Many women need to realize that you are not only affecting one life, but you are also putting your life at risk

The process of abortion is performed either medically with a pill or done surgically. Since abortion is legal in most states up to the 2nd trimester, imagine how developed some of these unborn children are at the time of abortion. The pill method causes a miscarriage to occur, while the surgical methods physically remove the baby. Vacuum aspiration involves removing the fetus by suction. The 2nd procedure of dilation and evacuation involves medically ripening the cervix and the manual removal of the fetus and placenta with forceps (Lohr, Fjerstad,

In the beginning God made all of creation and looked around and saw that it was good, and this includes us, humanity. We were good in the beginning, created perfect, holy, and righteous, made in the image of God’s own self. God also gave us the freedom of choice, the free will to decide to follow our selfish desires or to follow the will of God. Back in the beginning Adam made that choice, biting into the forbidden fruit and bringing sin into the world. Humanity fallen from holiness was cast out of the garden and so we find ourselves broken and blinded to God by our own sin. Since that time humanity has been torn between the righteousness we were created for and the desires of our own flesh, each day confronted with the same choice as Adam.

Claire Culwell mother , was an underage girl; 13 years old, who decided to abort Claire. However; a few weeks later she decided to go back to the clinic because unfortunately for her, her stomach was still growing.” Her doctor told her news she never expected to hear. She was still pregnant. “ The first abortion had only eliminated the first in a set of twins.” A couple of weeks later Claire was delivered prematurely. She was frail and the lower half of her body was in bad condition. Claire to this day views her mother as a hero because she didn’t have a second abortion.”She now believes that they’re changing lives because of it,”

The Civil Rights Movement and the war protests encouraged women to start speaking up for their own rights. Many women felt that they were not being treated fairly in our country so they took their message to politicians. There were also many women’s organizations that were formed during this time that helped create a lot of pressure to change the abortion laws. Women also felt it was important to speak up about their rights because of issues like rape, sexual abuse, or other violent situations. One topic that brought a lot of controversy to the women’s movement was abortion. Abortion had been banned in most states and was only done is secret which could be very dangerous for the women. The one thing that brought the controversy to the

Many people think of abortion as a way of killing a child alive while they don’t know facts about it. Abortion has various positive sides that help women have a comfortable life. However, there are effects behind banning abortion such as a social effect, a physical effect and a psychological effect.

Abortion is deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy ("Abortion." Merriam-Webster.) . It has become a well debated discussion since the 1800’s. Some people believe that the removing of a fetus, which is an unborn offspring of a mammal, is considered murder and some people believe that it is a woman's right and the fetus is not an actual human being. However, abortion is a woman’s right, and that right should not be taken away considering that it could have a negative impact on children and women.

Elective abortion is common in the United States; according to one estimate approximately 21% of pregnancies, excluding miscarriages, are aborted (Jones & Jerman, 2014, p. 5). Opponents of abortion correlate it with various negative mental health outcomes for the women who choose to terminate a pregnancy. The risks claimed to be associated include depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicide. Some analyses have shown a meaningful increase in risk, and even assert that this risk can be directly attributed to abortion using analytical methods. However, large associations of medical professionals, such as the American Psychological Association, report that there are no statistically significant increased mental health risks in undergoing a single elective abortion, and that bias and politics are at the heart of claims to the contrary. This opposing view offers that when increased mental health issues following abortion do occur, they are more likely explained by factors such as prior levels of mental health. This paper will discuss views in the controversy as to whether elective abortion does result in increased risk of mental health problems.

Abortion was created to aid in certain situations in which a woman could not or did not want to give birth to a child and to care for the child. Abortion is a method in which the baby still in the mother’s womb or the living embryo/fetus is killed. Abortions will be performed for many reasons if it is an unwanted pregnancy for social and/or financial reasons or if there are medical circumstances with the child and/or the mother. A woman may be unable to carry the child or there may be congenital defects and the child would not be able to live afterbirth. The child may have genetic irregularities, such as Down syndrome. The parents may feel that they would be incapable of caring for the child and often the parents may feel that to have

The article “About Abortion” states the causes and effects of abortion and reports the psychological effects that abortion has on the mother. The article says that women who choose to abort their child usually do so for a number of reasons, among them being they are too young and immature, not financially able to support a child, or simply don’t have time for one. “Women have an abortion for numerous reasons. Most abortions are a result of an unwanted pregnancy” (About 2). While the article states understandable reasons for an abortion, it also delves into the ever-lasting psychological affects that these young women go through after an abortion. One woman recalls: “‘I went through, and still go though, severe mental problems.. hating myself, grieving and wanting to escape from the whole situation… the abortion precipitated years of drug and alcohol abuse, an eating disorder and eventually serious clinical depression’” (About 4). The article states that women aren’t usually told or even warned about the potential mental side affects of undergoing an abortion.

In today’s times we have a lot of controversy involving many issues that affect our lives, and in some cases a person’s right to choose what they want, or what they think needs to be done. Many people have different opinions depending on what the issue is. Laws and bills are made to restrict certain rights of people and can change how a situation is handled. With the topic of abortion, the opinions can differ greatly, and have an impact on other peoples lives. Abortion is a topic that has become hot over the last few years. With all the differences in opinions, whether or not to let abortion is now one of the most talked about problems and very prevalent in the media as well.

“It was the biggest mistake I will ever make”; “I remember every single moment”; “I killed my baby”; “You can pray and hope that you can move past it; however, that deep, deep regret inside of you, NEVER lets you rest!” These are just a handful of quotes from women who have experienced the horror and trauma of having an abortion. Not only does abortion damage a women physically and emotionally, legal abortions are damaging our population economically and physically. Abortions are the most horrific legal action that is allowed to take place in our modern society.