Is it truly easier to kill your unborn child, then to wave goodbye while handling the child to a more fit family? This question has become a controversial issue. Women become pregnant whether it was their choice, unexpected, or by being rape. The argument main points are the right of a woman to control her own reproductive capacity and the right of an unborn child. There are people in this world on both sides of this issue. On January 22, 1973, the legalization of abortion was made by the decision of the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade, which gave the women’s right to have an abortion under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. (Cable News Network 2017) (CNN) An abortion is one of the surgical procedures mostly perform in the united states. It’s performed to terminate a human pregnancy by removing the fetus out of the mother’s body before it can survive outside of the uterus. According to CNN in 2013 there were 644,435 abortions performed in the United States by women between the ages of 15-44. (CNN,2017) It has been argued that if a pregnant woman does not want her baby she can give birth, and give the baby up for adoption. In 1851, the nation’s first adoption statute was passed in Massachusetts. Judges would determine if adoption was in the child’s best interest and if the adoptive parents had the consent of the parent or adoptee guardian to adopt the child. Making the decision to put a child up for adoption is a better choice than abortion because there are different
Adoption can replace abortion. One in a half million families long for a child through adoption. Abortion is the easy way out. Women go in for a procedure and leave. These women carry around the regret of killing a human being which you can never forget or
In 2013, 119,514 children were adopted (Child Welfare Information Gateway 1). In that same year, 664,435 were aborted (Department of Health & Human Services). For every child that was adopted that year in the U.S., about five were aborted, meaning that for every one baby whose mother let them live, five babies were killed for that same reason. Not only that, but a fetus in the second trimester, the latest it can be aborted according to Roe V Wade, is no longer just tissue and is, in fact, a human life; women should be more careful with their actions and prevent the pregnancy before it happens so as not to take a life; and everything that allowed Roe V Wade to evolve into today’s law goes against it. Abortion should be outlawed, except in cases
Adoption is the best option out there because it gives unborn babies an opportunity for a better life, and to be able to see, and become successful human beings. In the article “Stop calling abortion a ‘difficult decision”, by Janet Haris, is the president of
A third argument pro-life advocates have against abortion is regarding adoption. They believe that it is better for a woman to give birth to her baby at term and give it up for adoption than it is to abort it. They say that there are endless numbers of couples in the world that are not able to conceive or it is not safe for the mother to have children, that would be more than happy to adopt. As good as adoption is, the reality is that it can be very hard emotionally for the birth mother. Placing a child up for adoption can be very traumatic. The birth and the surrendering of the child may prompt various phases of grief including shock and denial, sorrow and depression, anger, guilt, and acceptance. Some women may feel it is easier emotionally to terminate a pregnancy in the early weeks while it is only a small bundle of fetal tissue. Going through a nine month pregnancy is a long and taxing process physically, mentally, and emotionally. In another situation, a woman may feel terminating her pregnancy is better than adoption if the father of the child has been abusive and wants to keep the baby. At that point, not only does that put stress on the mother thinking about the future for her child, but also brings more people into the decision, which can cause a lot of strain. Another issue facing adoption is the reality of many babies being born with serious physical and mental handicaps. Many women abort their children after finding out they have some sort of
The first argument was that if there are couples waiting to adopt, and abortion takes away the chance for a couple to have a child, then all women should choose adoption in lieu of abortion. Though this argument seems valid enough, it is based largely on rhetoric alone. To claim that adoption is always a better option than abortion suggests that simply ‘not wanting a child’ is the only reason that women ever choose to have an abortion.
Abortion has been progressively restricted in many states across America, and this strong push is coming from believers. This act affects The United States in many ways; Amanda Marcotte from Alternet writes, “thanks to increasingly restrictive state and local laws and overzealous law enforcement, we are seeing a return to pre-Roe back-alley abortions and increasingly criminal treatment of women.” These restrictions, promoted by believers, infringe on women’s rights and contribute to danger of female health.
Abortion is a huge controversial topic in the United States today. The question many people are asking is should abortion be legal or illegal? Illegalizing abortion in the United States would completely reduce getting rid of innocent lives but since it is currently legal in the United States, women should take advantage of the other options. Instead of ending an unfinished pregnancy, there can be healthy and thoughtful choices. Abortion needs to be made the very last option. Women can make adoption their alternative and giving their baby to a relative that wants to take it until the birth mother is ready.
Choosing to go through an abortion and placing a child up for adoption are quite different matters to analyze. Simply, going through with an abortion is murder by killing a child. Where as, if you were to put a child up for adoption you are giving that child a chance to live. Enduring an abortion may to some people be a convenience; abortion is a quick way of dealing with this problem. Adoption can be seen as a long and grueling process. However, they are both mentally damaging; in both cases the parents, or parent have to give up a child and a life. In some adoption cases some people choose to take back their child; but for others the decision is indefinite. Both situations must be seriously considered and measured.
Prior to 1970 abortions were illegal in the United States. It was then when the now popular Roe v. Wade case took place which saw the Supreme Court make any laws regarding the prevention of early-stage abortions unconstitutional. An abortion can be defined as an early termination of an unwanted pregnancy. As a topic of controversy there are many aspects of abortion that are constantly being debated. For example, moral and legal obligations, support from federal and state funding and the debate of whether there has been a decline in abortions since its legalization, are amongst the main issues surrounding this topic.
The abortion wars in America are typically cast as a battle between choice and life, with one side arguing that a woman's decision about her own body is paramount, and the other, that a developing baby's life trumps all.
One idea supported by the people or political party I generally oppose is that the women of the United States should not have the license to legal abortion, even in cases of rape or incest. Accordingly, this anti-abortion stance is customarily coupled with religious convictions. However, ordinary citizens and legislators should not be able to legally impose their religious views onto American women. I acknowledge the moral defense for the “pro-life” movement and the rights of the unborn child. However, women of the United States America have the right to be independent of religious and pious condemnation and to be unrestrained when choosing the services concerning their reproductive welfare. U.S. abortion laws ought not jeopardize the health
Abortion has impacted society and statics show that the split is almost even, however the pro-choice is the majority. The important cause of this controversy is the point at which a fetus is considered human is debated. It is far-fetched that an answer for this questionable ethical and moral issue can be found. With 47% of U.S. adults describing their views as "pro-choice" and 46% as "pro-life," which continues showing a pattern seen since 2010 (“Abortion”). While 80% of women in the United States are pro-choice, only 60% of men join them in their support of the legal right to an abortion (Urao.) A compromise is impossible with stakes so high.
One of the most divisive issues in contemporary American Politics is that of abortion. Abortion, according to Merriam-Webster, refers to “a medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the fetus”. This has been viewed as a taboo topic for years, as it relates to sex, death, and human rights. In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the critical case of Roe v. Wade, ensuring a woman’s right to an abortion under federal law. Unfortunately, extremist politicians have worked to deny women of this liberty for decades. They have sought to restrict access to reproductive health services through a proposed federal ban on abortion. Not only would such a regulation be medically unnecessary, it would be unconstitutional. On both state
The choice between adoption and abortion changes millions of lives every day. Some advocates of abortion feel if the mother of the child thinks that she will not be a good parent or thinks she will harm the child, that she has the right to abort the child. Abortion is a life changing decision and has the reputation of being an easy way out of an unwanted pregnancy. Adoption, on the other hand, is one way for a woman who is not prepared to be a parent to provide her child the best life possible without being involved in the child’s life. According to national estimates, one million children in the United States live with adoptive parents and from 2% to 4% of American families include an adopted
All around the world, an abortion is a very controversial topic and is talked about immensely. In America, when you hear people talk about an abortion, you hear them make a big deal about it. On the other hand, within the Hindu religion in India, that is a different story. The first problem that arises with regard to an abortion in India is how differently Hindu women are treated in comparison to Hindu men. As a whole, the government of India is trying to control the people and the population of the country by controlling the “female to male sex ratios.” As stated in the article Sexuality, caste, governmentality: contests over 'gender' in India by Nivedita Menon, the government is trying to cut down the population for the “development” of the country. As they are trying to do this, they are diminishing women and the rights that they have. The concern that the government should have should not mainly be what the women and their bodies and the lives that they live, “but woman as key to the stability and reproduction of society and the patriarchal family.” As stated in the article, the population rise might not be a problem caused by women. It might not be a female problem because the sex ratio was at an all time low for women as the ratio was 933 females per 1000 men in the 2001 census. One of the main reasons that the sex ratio for women has gone down is because of the widely practiced selective abortion of female foetuses.