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The Pros And Cons Of Abortion

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Most people like to say that they are the product of their environment. I observe different individuals that are facing life in prison or who have dropped out of school to pursue a life a crime. The part about this situation that baffles me is how 80% of these people will bring up how rough their childhood was. The plethora of children who grow up without guidance is something that is more common than children growing up with guidance. The environment in which the child is in can have a colossal impact on his or her well-being. The parents could be living with their parents who are not supportive of the pregnancy. If the parents are dependents and they are forced to choose between their child and having a place to stay, many people would choose a place to stay. The stress of not knowing where to go while expecting a child is too much for parents to bear. The option of abortion is a calculated decision that takes 10 minutes and is the safest procedure that a person can get. According to the Planned Parenthood organization, "Overall, three 3 in 10 women in the U.S. will have an abortion by the time they're 45 years old." With the procedure being safe, parents might opt for an abortion so that they can get their lives together to be able to have what the child might need. Many women don’t even know that they are pregnant. “Cryptic Pregnancy” is the term that is associated with cases where a woman doesn’t know that she is pregnant until she is around five months along. According

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