One of the most controversial topic that society and lawmakers often debate about is abortion. Before 1971 when abortion was illegal it was done in the back alleys of city streets with an inexperienced person doing this procedure. Thousands of women died due to improper procedure, unsterile equipment, and complications due medical malpractice. This changed in December 1971 when a single mother to be chose to fight against the anti-abortion law in the state of Texas. At the time the state of Texas only allowed legal abortions to women that had been raped or was impregnated by incest.
Jane’s contributed a lot to the women help. In 1973, the case of Roe vs. Wade they came up with the decision of that abortion would be legalized but this happened after Jane’s members had performed all of those abortions. Jane’s group way of doing abortion was illegal but that was the reality women faced back then. As for women’s who had the money had a safer way of doing the abortion than for the women’s who had limited income. Also it helps us see that some women’s will go to great measure to have an abortion even though it is
For example, Anas is a 53-year old woman who is currently working with prisoners who have gone through abortion trauma. Through this she reflects on the pain that her own abortion brought her at 19years old, “But after the procedure, she says, strange feelings washed over her. I remember having evil thoughts, about hurting children, she said. It was like I'd done the worst thing I could possibly do. A piece of evil had entered me.” (Bazelon, 2007) We cannot assume all patients have the same post trauma, this woman may have had a psychological disorder, or received extreme amounts of pressure or stress before encountering her abortion.
She was jailed many times over the course of her life for publicly speaking and writing about her beliefs. In the early 1900’s she worked in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, a neighborhood of mostly poor, immigrants. She treated many women after “back alley abortions” or attempts at self-induced abortion. “No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously decide whether she will or will not be a mother,” (The Biography Website, 2014) It wasn’t until 1936 that the Supreme Court ruled that doctors could legally prescribe and discuss birth control methods. While I don’t agree with her thoughts on eugenics, I strongly believe in the right of every person to make decisions regarding their own health.
Although the act was usually but not always the choice of the woman, abortion was illegal and to end pregnancy was considered to be murder. In the two decades before abortion was legal in America, it's been estimated that about one million women per year underwent illegal abortions. Because these illegal procedures were performed by the woman or someone else who was not medically trained to perform the procedure, women died. In my opinion trying to make abortion illegal is pointless because the women will resort to drastic measures and other means to end the unwanted birth. Here we are in this so-called world of freedom but when we exercise that freedom, we become ridiculed for making a choice.
These are all reason that could be avoided, and save many lives in the early stages. One controversial reason a woman might have an abortion is if she has been raped. There are very few cases like this, and in the instance of pregnancy resulting from rape, Linda Lowen informs us “proper medical care can ensure that a woman will not get pregnant” (Abortion Arguments). Overall, the most common reason for having an abortion is that “over 95 percent… [are] women who simply do not want to have a baby” (Abortion is Murder). Women who get pregnant and are not ready to accept the responsibility should not let this result in the death of a human
Abortion Abortion is one of the biggest controversial issues in the U.S. ever since the roe vs. wade decision in 1973. This legalized that a woman could chose to abort her baby in the earlier months of pregnancy without restriction until the baby had reached a certain stage of growth. It passed because mothers were experiencing painful side effects or having bad health from being pregnant. Women were having abortions at first because they thought abortion was the only way out. Those women who are considering abortion because of personal issues should choose adoption instead.
An abortion is a procedure, either surgical or medical; to terminate pregnancy (mediLexicon International). Abortion has been around the globe for thousands of years in every inhabited corner of the world. The practice of abortion was widespread in ancient times as a method of birth control by the use of herbs, application of abdominal pressure and use of sharpened implements. Abortion laws and their implements have fluctuated through different eras. In 20th century many western countries were successful in getting abortion bans repealed, but this legality is regularly challenged by anti-abortionist groups.
Hundred years ago, women who are pregnant do not have their choice. All pregnant women should deliver their babies, even though it was commited by rape. However, aboration, thanks to the development in medical technology, could be one possible solution for them. Although it is considered as a murder if we abide by the traditional laws, flexible laws in our current society allow women to do a abortion. With flexible laws, women could make their own choice to have their babies.
Research Essay- The Causes and Consequences of Female Infanticide in South Asia Female infanticide is “the abortion of a fetus because it is female or the killing of an infant by a relative because it is female.” Infanticide is a practice that has been in existence for hundreds of years. Although there is now a lot of negative discourse surrounding the topic, in some parts of the world, such as “in rural India, the centuries-old practice of female infanticide can still be considered a wise course of action". However, the practice is not exclusive to India. Evidence suggests that “gendercide” is also an imminent problem in China. Nevertheless cases through India (such as the murders of young girls in Rajasthan) and Pakistan (where there has been an increase in the number of female children who are killed) indicate that gendercide is a particularly pressing issue in South Asia.