“Abortion is the intentional termination of a pregnancy after conception. It allows women to put an end to their pregnancies, but involves killing the undeveloped embryo or fetus. For this reason, it is a very controversial subject in American politics” (Tom Head, 2012: 1). In my opinion, there should not be a Constitutional amendment banning abortion. A woman should have the right to abort her baby for any reason that she feels necessary.
As an illustration, abortion was passed as a legal law in 1973 with restrictions as a result of the Roe V. Wade case (Bandow). Abortions can be very expensive, which causes some woman to seek services wherever possible. In fact, abortions can cost around $1320 and not to mention over 70 percent of women who have had abortions state they have experienced negative outcomes (Abortion). As a result, there is a long history of woman dying, becoming sterile from a botched abortion, or ending up in the hospital with further complications. While making abortions illegal will not completely extinct the effects, it will lessen the numbers of women
What will Congress do then? What if it happens to their child? According to a survey that I have taken, thirteen out of thirty people are anti abortion, like most of the lawmakers that will decide to abolish abortion the people that took my survey and people that makes our will not even conceive or bear a child, because they are men. They should just let our women choose on what they want to do with their body. Our law makers will also not have to worry about what to eat the next day or whether they are going to be evicted from their home or not.
Who really experience these unplanned pregnancies? The answer is women between the ages of 20 and 24 if you go by age or unmarried women if you go by marital status. If abortion is outlawed that could also mean there will be more teenagers having children. I agree that abortion should not be a form of birth control, but if something does happen there should be the option of abortion so that the wrong mother doesn’t have to raise a child at such a young
Sarah Judy Professor Margery Government 24 February 2010 Abortion What do you believe? Should women be able to make the decision to abort a baby if they do not desire to have it? I say that everyone should be entitled to their own opinion. Does it mean the mother does not want to have the child? Or are the circumstances and risks too high that she does not want to bring it into the world to live a bad life?
Some people have come to think that some women choose abortion as a means of birth control. Having baby is a very emotional time in a female life. No matter what type of problem may come up if you don’t want the baby don’t kill the give it up for adoptions. There so many people who can’t have baby would love to adopt. We know if abortion was illegal there would so many female having these backdoor abortions going to other countries trying to get rid of the fetus.
About 1.5 million American families are wanting to adopt a child. Therefore, there is no such thing as an unwanted child. For women who demand complete control of their body, control should include preventing the risk of unwanted pregnancy through the responsible use of contraception. If that is not possible, they could be responsible through abstinence. Minors or young women with insufficient life experience are usually the ones who result in abortion.
For teen pregnancy, I understand some religious don’t think you should have a pregnancy before marriage. But if you don’t want to have a child, why you have sex at a young age? For victims of rape, you should not choose abortion because abortion is always a result of risking. There are a lot of options such as adoption. According to Kristi Burton Brown in “Why Do More People Choose Abortion Over Adoption article” he says: “In the USA, there are approximately two million infertile couples waiting to adopt, many times regardless of the child’s medical problems such as Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida, HIV infection or terminally ill. Dr. Brad Imler, President of America’s Pregnancy Helpline, confirms the challenge of waiting couples by stating: “Only 1% of the Helpline’s annual 40,000 clients inquires about adoption.” If the woman doesn’t want to have a baby, they can choose adoption solution.
Children with physical or learning disabilities can also lead full and rewarding lives, aborting people because of disability is like telling disabled people that they are worthless. Also that abortion isn’t the only option for unwanted children they could be put up for adoption. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child says that children need protection both before and after birth as they can’t stand up for their own rights. Pro-Lifers believe that abortion is the worst type of child abuse. The Pro-Lifers also think that women should be aware of the risks, such as that having an abortion increases their risk of developing breast
Abortion is not only the killing of a fetus, but can also provide health risks for the mother and should be illegal. In addition Doctors are supposed to be saving lives, not killing unborn babies. Abortion also goes against what the Bible teaches. By 1965 abortion was illegal in the United States. Some states did include provisions allowing for abortion in limited circumstances; generally with the purpose of protecting the woman's life or pregnancies related to rape or incest.