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The Pros And Cons Of Abortion

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Abortions^are^one of the^many controversial topics within the United States today. As defined by the 2016 Merriam-Webster dictionary, an abortion is, “the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28^weeks of pregnancy.” Abortions have and will always be and will probably always be an opinionated topic.^Within^all^of^the controversy, two groups have emerged. These two groups are referred to as pro life and pro choice. According to Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context, those individuals who support pro life believe your life begins at conception, that being the case, abortion in any stage of the pregnancy is murder. They believe that any stage of life is valuable^and the^life of the^unborn baby has the same^rights as the mother. However,^Pro-choice supporters^believe that it is the woman’s right to^choose what she may do^with her own^body.

These^pro-abortionists^believe^that^anti-abortionists^are^ultimately^opposed to the rights^of^women^and ^the^ability^to^choose^rather^than^the^termination^of the fetus. Pro-life and^pro-choice supporters are^very different^in many^of their opinions,^specifically, concerning^when^life^begins, affects^abortions^have on^the^mother,^and how^politics and religion^play^a role^in^abortions. In order^to^fully^comprehend^this^topic,^a^solid^explanation^is^required.^Abortions have^been^documented^to^be^over^thousands^of^years^old.^On^the^other^hand,^in^the 1800s abortions^within^the^United^States^became^illegal.^Due^to^the^lack^of^medical^education abortions^were^known^to^be^extremely^risky^and^very^dangerous.^But as^medical advancements^were^made,^teen^women^and^adult^women^are^still^depending^on^the^black market^for^abortions^which^has^caused^thousands^of^women^to^have^harmful^health conditions.^Abortions^continued^to^be^illegal^in^the^U.S.^The^American^Medical Association^declared^that^abortions^were^unlawful^and^without^a doubt^unsafe. Therefore, according^to^the^National^Abortion^Federation,^abortions^were^then^made^into^a “physicians-only”^practice^because^they^could^be^performed^legally^in^order^to^save^the woman’s^life.^It^was^not^until^1977^that^abortions^were^made^legal^in^the^United^States due^to^a^Supreme^Court^decision^in^Roe

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