Abortions are some of the most common medical procedures that are performed. Abortions are used to terminate pregnancies. It is one of the most controversial medical field and surgical topics. Many women decide to end their pregnancies for many reasons, but the majority of terminated pregnancies are because the female is young, unmarried, without money, etc. Having an abortion does not change what was done or what happened in the past.
Pro-choicers believe that if abortion is made illegal women will be pushed to perform unsafe abortions and they will die. Abortion being illegal means that women cannot go to a registered nurse or doctor to perform an abortion unless they agree to do it illegal and because of this woman will be pushed to come up with different home remedies to perform abortion. These home remedies can then kill women. In the world that we are living today women are finding all different remedies and doing different practices to abort a baby and some, maybe most are dangerous ways.
Even during a rape or incest occurrence, children are conceived in this world for a reason-to live. “A woman who becomes pregnant due to an act of either rape or incest is the victim of a horribly violent and morally reprehensible crime” (Beckwith 1). Would you want to be reminded for 9 months of the atrocious act you had once endured? A woman’s mental and emotional health should be valued more in such severe situations. In the case of a forced and accidental pregnancy, an abortion should definitely be justified.
What is the difference between murdering someone than killing a human being inside of you? It is still murder because the baby can still feel it. But for the baby it is worse because when you are having an abortion, the baby is having the worst part. The baby is being torn apart little by little. For example, how would a person feel being torn apart little by little, while being alive and that there is nothing to do to prevent that from happening.
Wade gave women had the legal right to get an abortion in the early stages of pregnancy which is up to the third trimester. It is a woman’s legal right to choose abortion especially in the cases of rape, incest, or health issues threatening the life of the mother. In 1992, in the case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey the states were granted the right to set restrictions on women’s access to abortion. Many individuals forget that there are two victims in abortion being the mother and child. In the cases where the pregnancy was unintended, abortion is considered by many to be an accessible procedure to subdue the existing life being carried by the mother.
Since abortions are proven to give the mother a higher chance of ectopic pregnancy, miscarriages, and pelvic inflammatory disease, many people are using this in their arguments against abortion. Also, they believe that abortion can, and most likely will cause intense psychological pain and stress. Many also believe that the stress in mothers can also lead to depression, which can then lead to injuring themselves or even committing suicide. Another argument that the pro-life community has is that victims of rape and incest can get medical care and treatment to ensure that there will be no pregnancy. The pro-life community also thinks that adoption is a great alternative to abortion.
The most unsafe thing to do is to have an abortion because you have the risk of dying. A NCBI article says, “Some 68,000 women die of unsafe abortion annually, making it one of the leading causes of maternal mortality (13%). Of the women who survive unsafe
A article in liveactionnews.com says, that even the highest known abortionists say that abortion is the act of murdering a baby. this is said by British abortionist Judith Arcana: “It is morally and ethically wrong to do abortions without acknowledging what it means to do them. I performed abortions, I have had an abortion and I am in favor of women having abortions when we choose to do so. But we should never disregard the fact that being pregnant means there is a baby growing inside of a woman, a baby whose life is ended. We ought not to pretend
My opinion about the movement changed when my neighbor’s daughter was raped a few years ago. She had a pregnancy scare and the rapist, although behind bars, threatened to kill her and himself if she kept the child. It was then that I started analyzing the pro-choice rhetoric and the values the supporters hold. Nevertheless, this is not to say that a woman should procure an abortion any time she wants.
Yes, in some parts of the world it is unsafe to have kids, but there are many alternatives and ways to protect your child. Some researchers found individual factors as well as social factors, access to legal abortion, and effective contraceptives. For woman who have abortions because they have found out they are pregnant and do not want the responsibility, financial stress, and other factors, I believe are wrong. They know the consequences of sexual intercourse and what happens. Yes, not all contraceptives are one hundred percent but there are many ways to prevent pregnancy if you do not want kids.
Sometimes it 's not even the women 's choice (pause), sometimes it will end in a life or death decision, and I 'm not just talking about the child dying (pause). In some cases, medical emergencies compel a woman to resort to it. 13% of women have health problems and having a child could kill them or permanently damage not only their health but it could cause the child major health issues (pause). People need to stop with the shaming of women that have abortions. It should be the women 's choice (pause).
Another reason a woman may not want to go through a pregnancy is because people are cruel. Teens and young women especially get the bad end of the situation because it is not seen as ideal for young women or women who are not married to have a child. As for those who are pro life, they also have quite a debate as to why abortion should be illegal. The number one argument would be that abortion is the killing of a live fetus and that is murder (1).
Teen mothers are five times more likely to die from child birth than mothers who are older. Statistics show that 70,000 young women ages 15-19 die each year from pregnancy and childbirth and the babies that do survive have a 60% chance of dying as well. This relates back to utilitarianism and they would agree to that an abortion would be necessary in this circumstance because not only the mother’s life would be at risk the baby’s mortality rate increases if the mother passes away during childbirth and this would cause great sadness to those involved in the mother’s
Mary Meehan, author of “Rape & Abortion: A Double Injustice” says that in some cases it is impossible to for some women to avoid another injustice when a child is conceived out of rape. The article “Rape & Abortion: A Double Injustice” states, “It is unjust that a woman must carry to term a child conceived through rape” (Meehan 31). A woman should not be forced to carry a baby if she has been raped. She would look at the child and see her rapists, and
Practicing abortions are very controversial topic. According to the article “America Deserves Better”, it states abortion held center stage in a major national debate throughout the 21 century (Goldkamp 42). Some religions consider it a horrendous act. It is unacceptable in religions, no matter the reason. Society can label women who seek abortions as “sinful, selfish, dirty, irresponsible, heartless, or murderous” according to “The Bad Mother: Stigma, Abortion and Surrogacy” (Abrams 181).