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    considered legalizing abortion in the country? Do you think it’s a good idea to take an innocent life? Do you think it’s right to take away privileges from an innocent child? Absolutely not! I strongly believe that legalizing abortion will allow individuals to avoid handling responsibilities, and take away innocent lives for no apparent reason. In this argumentative essay, I would be arguing against legalizing abortion in the country. The negative consequences and impacts from abortion is so enormous

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    When the word abortion is heard, it is always associated with many negative things such as murder and inhumanity. However not legalizing abortion creates a huge problem for women around the world. Having a child takes consideration, planning and preparation and if pregnancy happens without any of this, why bother to have it at all? The reasons why abortion should be legal is that it supports the fundamental human rights for women by giving them a choice, it reduces crime by reducing the number of

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    Should Abortion Be Legal?

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    births per year. It was also estimated in 2011 that four births happened each second of every day (Ecology). In 1973 the topic of abortion went before the Supreme Court of the United States. The supreme court decided that abortion would be legal but may be restricted by the states to varying degrees. Abortions have been going on since the beginning of time. Getting an abortion is not something one can decide on overnight. It is a personal and life affecting decision that will

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    Abortion is a divisive issue and most of the public is split in half with their views on pro-life and pro-choice. Currently now is 2017, 40% of Americans say abortion should be legal, in all cases while the other 57% say abortion should be legal in all or most cases (Pew Research, 2017). However, views on abortion differ from different demographics of people and level of education of individuals. For example, majority of white people 58% are for legalizing abortion in comparison 62% of black people

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    citizen’s nationwide chose their future president based on what the path of abortion would look like if they were to become elected. The democratic candidate promised the legalization of abortion for women, while the republican candidate promised to make every aspect of abortion illegal. Then arises the issue of whether or not the government should intervene by making abortion legal or illegal. Of course, when talk of making abortion legal or not is brought up, half will argue with the side of religion

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    Cruel Optimism Analysis

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    The writer may suggest that one should not focus their attention on the topic of abortion, but rather live life to the fullest. The author mentioned cruel optimism as an ideology that people intend to achieve in order to become happy in the society. The writer quotes ‘‘Cruel optimism’’ names a relation of attachment to compromised conditions of possibility whose realization is discovered either to be impossible, sheer fantasy, or too possible, and toxic. What’s cruel about these attachments, and

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    How to reduce abortion in the United States? “Every aborted baby is like a slave in womb of his or her mother, the mother decides his or her fate”-Marin Luther King, Jr. Some background information on abortion is that Roe vs. Wade made abortion legal in the United States in 1973. Some concerns about abortion are the Risk, The Reasons and Rates of abortion and The fact the it is Morally Wrong.The following evidence proves why abortion should be reduced. Abortion is morally wrong because after 7 weeks

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    In today’s society, abortions are seen as a sensitive topic; which has resulted in critical debates as to whether it is human or not. Throughout history, abortions have been seen as shameful which caused many women to conceal their stories. Society has put external pressure on women, which leaves the impression that they must regret their decisions. This is seen in the March 2016 Mashable article “I am sick of being silenced': 14 women share their abortion stories” as fourteen women acknowledge this

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    A woman reproductive rights have been a controversial topic in the United States being destroyed with new laws and decision-making by the current POTUS. Especially, when it comes about abortion. Pro-choice websites help people to get more involved, and be part of the movement of legalizing safe sanitized abortion clinics and for people to have access to birth control. Anti-choice makes Planned Parenthood look harmful, aware of the risks of a woman making these choices. Several of women come from

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    Roe Vs Wade Case

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    Murder, slaughter - the words painted on the sides of abortion clinics and screamed at the people walking in. Taking control of your body is not murder or slaughter but a right that women should have been granted much earlier. In the 1960s and early 1970s women had very little control over their bodies, they were working towards the rights of getting more freedom with their bodies including abortion which was legalized with restrictions in 1973. The impact of roe v. wade continues to be controversial

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