Satire On Abortion

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s a young woman born and raised in the concrete jungle of New York City, I am able to understand the different hardships of different peoples lives. I live in a neighborhood where it is the norm to see young teens pushing baby carriages because they are unable to afford or unwilling to get an abortion. I watch TV shows like “Teen Mom”, “16 and pregnant” on MTV which is incredibly popular. There are some who strongly believe that abortions should be unacceptable. However, I believe a women should be able to get an abortion if necessary, due to the fact that not everyone is able to take on the responsibility of becoming a parent. In most cases teen pregnancy is caused by irresponsible sex. Where the young teen has to now deal with a problem…show more content…
Not only is their future in jeopardy, but their relationship with their families would be unstable or even nonexistent if the result of having a baby even occurred. Young teenage women often feel ashamed of getting pregnant at such a young age so in the result of that, they go along with getting an abortion. I have a friend who I went to high school with that has been threw the process of getting an abortion. Only because she knows that she has a life that she wants to pursue, and there is some things she has to accomplish before diving into a sea full of rough tides and waves. She felt ashamed that her family would treat her with such resentment, so she saved herself from the embarrassment by getting an abortion all alone with no one by her side except her boyfriend and I. He too was not ready for the responsibility of becoming a dad, because of his basketball career ahead of him. Some may say that your killing a life, but you want the best for your child. In my opinion I believe abortions are necessary for people with low income, and people who aren’t mentally ready for parenthood. In the 1920’s women fought for abortion rights because their husbands forced them to have children, although they didn’t want them. In this day in age we have proper contraceptive and illegal rights that enables us as women to do
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