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The Pros And Cons Of Abortion

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The Guttmacher Institute, dedicated to women’s reproductive health reported the following in a recent publication. Almost 350,000 U.S. teenagers under the age of 18 become pregnant each year. Approximately 82% of these pregnancies are unintended. Fifty-five percent of pregnant teenagers give birth, 14% have miscarriages, and 31% have abortions. (Frost 2). I find this astounding because more unplanned pregnancies lead to more abortions. Overall, throughout the USA, there have been many stories and comments on the disturbing fact that that teens and adult women are having abortions at a great rate. In my research I learned that some of the reasons given for aborting a fetus I consider logical and some are not. Some people may agree on the fact that it is acceptable to have abortions, but I disagree. The reason I disagree is because I consider abortion a form of murder. I believe that every child has the right to be born and live their life. Every abortion story I have read first talked about the positive of the decision only to be followed with sad details. There was the guilty feeling that women often feel after having an abortion. This brings me to a story that really caught my eye. It is about a minor whose step-mom paid for her abortion. The abortion, the mom says, drained her daughter emotionally. After the abortion her daughter had numerous mental breakdowns and had to be seen by a psychiatrist. She was placed on medications to help her cope. According to the

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