The Pros And Cons Of Abortion

There are two main political parties you can choose from in the United States, The Democrats and the Republicans. There are also third parties you can choose from. People can choose to be part of any party. We are divided by the left and right side on the political spectrum. The right are more conservative and the left are more liberal. These two political parties show philosophical differences through their viewpoints on major topics. With so many differences between the parties, finding topics or issues upon which constituents agree on can be difficult.

“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.

Abortion is a subject that numerous people have strong opinions about; some believe that it is a form of murder and should be banned, yet others believe that the decision should be for the woman herself to make. In my eyes, the choice to abort or not abort is the woman’s, not the public’s. However, many men disagree with pro-choice.

Abortion is a very controversial topic in today’s society. Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks (Abortion). Many people have issues regarding this topic, while some support the idea. This paper will be covering the pros and cons, people’s attitudes, and how a researcher could possible change your perspective on the topic at hand.

The Roe v. Wade case in 1973 was an extremely controversial and sensitive debate for most people, although it had a significant impact on women’s rights today. This case gave women the constitutional right and privacy in regards to making their own medical decisions with abortions. Before this case, the majority of states within the United States did not allow legal abortions to be carried out unless the mother’s life was in jeopardy. Within this paper, the background story of Roe v. Wade, ethical issues, the implications on current health care policies and laws, factors that prompted the United States Supreme court to make their decision, the consequences of this case, and the result of the 2016 U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the overturning of the Texas abortion restrictions will be further discussed.

After the Roe v. Wade ruling, the abortion decision became a personal decision that women made with advice from a doctor. However, some individuals disagreed with the extension of these rights, arguing that the unborn fetus also had rights, and should take precedent over the mother. Anti-abortionists would argue that, “abortion is inherently more dangerous than childbirth and thus should be illegal to protect the public health…it is an artifact of the assumptions, language, and culture of a pre- Roe conception of abortion”(Vecera, 2014). However, these beliefs held no medical significance. It is true that the illegal abortions being preformed prior to Roe v. Wade were dangerous in nature, but, with the passage of the decision of legalizing abortion, were reduced. As an active form of disagreement from anti-abortionists, state governments and agencies limited the amount of procedures being done by stifling their availability. According to Vercera, “Abortion policy was traditionally the purview of state legislatures, but the reality of abortion access for American women before Roe was

I hold the belief that a woman should have the right to have an abortion if that is what she would like. This means I identify as a pro-choice supporter. If the government ever decide to illegalize abortion, it would mean that women do not 'own' their body and instead the lawmakers do. As soon as a third party, such as lawmakers, are given the power to decide that abortions are wrong and they decide to ban abortions, women are no longer in control of their own bodies which makes them powerless.

Abortion is one of the most controversial topics and many argue that it's wrong, but I disagree, I am a strong supporter of abortions. An abortion is when a woman deliberately terminates a pregnancy, there are many medical methods used to perform an abortion. The techniques used for abortion have changed drastically over time and many cultures developed their own forms of abortions. Originally abortions were unregulated and many women performed abortions on themselves at home, which were very unsafe and many at home abortions resulted in injury or death. The two main methods of abortion as of right now are surgical and medical abortion, these are much safer than previous methods and rarely inflict any harm onto the woman. The surgical method is performed using a vacuum like device to empty the uterus of its content. The medical abortion can only be used early in a pregnancy and requires a woman to take a prescribed pill for the first seven weeks of her pregnancy.

Of course when making any decision it is important to critically think out the whole situation. It is very important to not make irrational decisions. In order to help make the best decision the pros and cons should be taken into consideration. The pros of having an abortion could be but not limited to, being unable to financially afford a child. There may be health risk for the woman so an abortion may save a life. The pregnancy may have been a result of violent crime or assault. “The 'Hyde Amendment' refers to an amendment first offered by Rep. Henry J. Hyde in 1976 to the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare, Appropriation Act, 1977. The amendment restricted the use of appropriated funds to pay

They believe that abortion is not murder because “the fetus is not yet a human being because it cannot survive outside the uterus on its own. Abortion should not be considered murder if the fetus is not self-sustaining and requires the mother’s body and physical resources to survive”(Arguments for and against abortion). “A woman’s body belongs to herself, and she should be free to do what she deems necessary for her body and overall health in any situation.”(Arguments for and against abortion). Women have the right to their body, and if someone takes that right away from women, they will be going against the Constitution. If a woman is in danger she has the right to end her pregnancy. It is her body and she can do whatever she feels is necessary in the situation. No one can tell a woman what to do with her own body. For example like“in cases of rape or incest, the resulting baby would be a constant reminder to the woman of the trauma she experienced. Research also suggests that the babies of such cases face a higher risk of neglect or abuse from their mothers for various reasons”(Arguments for and against abortion). If a woman has gone through one of these traumatic situations then she has the right to an abortion. The child would be a constant reminder of what had happened to her in the past. If the woman was raped and doesn’t want the baby, then people shouldn’t make her have the child. These children are at higher risk of neglect or abuse like was previously stated above. To avoid more children getting abused or neglected people need to let women decide to have an abortion or not. If women want children, the baby is more likely to be loved and cared for throughout its life. Now, if society makes women have a baby they don’t want, then they are more likely not to care for it as much or give it the loves it needs. Women have a right to their bodies and deserve

Abortions are one of the countless subjects that every person has an interpretation about. As defined by the 2012 Merriam-Webster dictionary, an abortion is, “the conclusion of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, succeeding in, or closely shadowed by the passing of the embryo or fetus as a natural removal of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation also known as a miscarriage, the tempted exclusion of a human fetus, or the dismissal of a fetus by a local animal often due to infection at any time before end of pregnancy.” Abortions have constantly been a debatable topic in which everyone will not agree upon. All through the disagreement, two groups have arisen. These assemblages are referred to as pro-life and pro-choice.

In the United States, abortion were illegal from the 1800s until 1973. According to National Abortion Federation, women would often get “back alley” abortions, meaning they were illegal and unsafe, and were performed dangerously. Before the legalization of abortion, it is estimated that “between 200,000 and 1.2 million illegally induced abortions occured annually in the United States” (Merino, Noel 53). This initiated a medical movement that prevented women from dying or injuring themselves from unsafe abortions. A movement of public, health, legal, religious women organizations that successfully urged one-third of state legislatures to liberalize their abortion statutes (Merino, Noel 53). This is where Roe v. Wade began. The decision that acknowledged women to their right to make childbearing choices, and the woman's right to decide whether to continue her pregnancy or terminate it under the privacy between herself, and her doctor without any legal consultation within the state. On January 22nd, 1973, the decision was legitimate nationwide in making abortions legal in hopes of creating a safer

According to a historical review by Williams, abortion was legal in the United States from the days of the early settlers until the nineteenth century. During the 1800s, several laws were passed prohibiting abortion, except in life-or-death situations for the mother. In the 1960s, several states started to relax their abortion policies, with a few entirely legalizing it again. This sparked several lawsuits that challenged abortion’s legality and there was little agreement among the lower courts (Williams, 2013).

The legal definition of abortion is “the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first twenty-eight weeks of pregnancy”, which in no way should even be interpreted as murder of a child, nonetheless, depending on what kind of person you bring the topic up to, their definition could be completely different.

With the development of medicine technology, abortion already became a very common surgery. It can help a lot of people. However, there are also many controversial social problems come behind. I often saw some news reported that some underage girls were pregnant or became mother. Of course, there are also many underage girls chose to have an abortion. However, these underage girls are too young to make all decisions themselves, and minors have guardians to take care of their life and make some important decisions for them. The guardians are usually their parents. Thus, a problem arises. Should underage girls have an abortion with a parental permission? I think they need.