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    The recent abortion rights debate in the United States has once again sparked discussions around Roe v Wade, a 1973 court decision that rendered abortion legal nationwide. The possibility of overturning Roe under the Trump Administration has led media sources to revisit the effects of the case on state laws. Accurate coverage of this issue is fundamental to succeeding to spread awareness about the impact of lack of access to abortion. Financial difficulties and life planning are correlated making

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    the correct circumstances, it is best to get an abortion. However, either due to the illegality of abortion, or the high-cost of having an abortion, many children are born into environments that aren’t stable enough to correctly develop in. This causes more harm to society, the child, and the parents, thus there needs to be an increase in access to abortions. When there are no access to abortions, illegal abortions occur, which are usually unsafe and risky. How can one tell a woman what they can

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    this specific topic is abortion. My opponents believe that abortion is not right, and that it is basically murder. On the other hand, I believe that women should be able to choose whether they want to have an abortion or not. For example, personhood begins after a baby is born and can live outside of the womb, reproductive choice protects women from financial disadvantage, and access to legal abortion reduces maternal injury and death caused by illegal and unsafe abortions. I think that we should

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    American people need to start asking. Recently the topic of abortion has been debated a lot because of the ban on late term abortion. An abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. It has been a topic that has been debated since the court case Roe v. Wade in Jan. 22, 1973. Even though the case declared it a “fundamental right” there has been a lot of debate regarding abortion. There are two sides to the argument, Pro choice advocated

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    Shirley Chisholm Shirley Chisholm, first African American woman to be elected to Congress was born in Brooklyn on November 30, 1924. She is one of the most profound and admired women that challenged society not only as a woman, but a woman of color. She made many contributions to the women's movement and society. Shirley began her interest in politics in the 1940's. She attended political clubs where community members met with the assemblyman and committee to discuss problems with the

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    ability to get an abortion because the law prohibits it. Imagine being scared, confused, and anxious because you don’t have the basic right of control over your own body. Imagine having to succumb to illegal, life-threatening procedures because you feel like you have no other choice. There are women across the nation who feel and endure these unimaginable and terrifying hardships, which is why abortions should be legal throughout the United States. First, illegalizing abortions will not eliminate

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    In America, the twentieth century marked the beginning of a pivotal age that contained many social and political reforms for women. Feminists around the country each presented unique ideas for women’s rights, most of them through influential writings and speeches. Margaret Sanger was an undeniably significant contributor who made a huge impact on the future of women’s civil liberties. A nurse with a prolific writing career, Sanger delivered her speech “The Children’s Era” in 1925, a text that advocates

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    Abortion has become a quite common medical practice now a days. It is a type of surgical procedure, which terminates the pregnancy by removing the content of conception, before reaching birth. It is a safe procedure if it is performed by the qualified medical practitioner. Abortions performed under unsafe conditions or performed by an unqualified medical practitioner claim the lives of thousands of women around the globe each year, leaving them with irreversible complications and sometimes lead them

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    induced abortion, but 22 million unsafe abortion were estimated (“Unsafe Abortions”). Abortion is a procedure where people end their pregnancy before birth. Concerning the safety of women and the Earth overpopulating, abortion should be legal in all states. Although many women around the world undergo abortion, it can be harmful to women if there are no abortion clinics accessible to them. Although there are “56 million induced … abortions [occurring] each year,” more than 22 million are unsafe and

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    woman’s right to have an abortion is taking away basic human rights. Abortion is a method that should not be confined by government or religious jurisdiction as it provides a safe means of closure for pregnant women. Taking away one’s right to an abortion creates various unsafe situations, such as pregnant women resorting to illegal or dangerous abortions that may be life threatening (NARAL Pro-Choice America). With the ever growing decrease in the number of abortion clinics in the United States

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