Abortion is one of the most controversial topics in today’s society. There are those who believe that it should be legalized, and those who believe it should not. I believe that abortion should be legalized because it is a woman’s right to choose what she does with her body.
The abortion debate has been going on for years, and there is no end in sight. Those who are against abortion say that it is murder, and those who are for it say that it is a woman’s right to choose. I think that both sides have valid points, but I believe that a woman’s right to choose trumps all other arguments.
A woman should be able to decide what she does with her body, and no one else should be able to tell her what she can and cannot do. If a woman is pregnant and does not want to be, she should have the right to have an abortion. It is her body, and she should be able to do with it what she pleases.
In the year 1971, a young mother stood up against Taxation and its abortion laws. By 1973, the practice of abortion had been decriminalized. Abortion is one of several methods for removing an unborn kid from the womb. What does “life” mean to those who have had an abortion and those who haven’t? There are various pro-lifer groups as well as individuals, authorities, figures, and people in high positions in and out of the legal system that advocate for both live births and abortions.
The majority of Americans believe that abortion should remain legal. They also think that the Roe vs Wade decision was correct. The Roe vs Wade is the case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that the U.S Constitution provides a right to privacy that protect a pregnant woman’s liberty to have an abortion.
There are many reasons why abortion should be legalized. One reason is because it is a woman’s right to choose what she does with her body. It is not the government’s place to tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her own body. Another reason is because if abortion were illegal, it would not stop women from having them. It would just make them more dangerous, as women would be forced to go to back-alley abortions. This would lead to more injuries and even deaths.
Third, many women who have abortions do so because they are not ready to be mothers. They may be too young, or they may not have the financial resources to raise a child. If they were forced to have the child, it would likely end up in poverty and neglect. It is better for the child to not be born into those circumstances than to be born and then neglected. Fourth, some women become pregnant as a result of rape or incest. It is not their fault that they became pregnant, and it would be wrong to force them to have the child of their rapist.
Fifth, some babies are born with serious defects that would make their lives very difficult. In some cases, it is best for the baby not to be born at all rather than to suffer through a debilitating and painful life. Lastly, many people believe that abortion should be legal in cases where the mother’s life is in danger. If the mother’s health is at risk, then she should be able to have an abortion to protect herself.
Abortion should be legal because it is a woman’s right to choose what she does with her own body, it would make abortions more safe, some women become pregnant as a result of rape or incest, some babies are born with serious defects, and in some cases the mother’s life is in danger. Legalizing abortion would help to protect women’s rights and make sure that all abortions are safe.
Second-trimester or beyond abortions are currently prohibited by law in the United States. In the United States, women have the legal right to abort their unborn children without facing any consequences. A single pregnant woman filed a class action lawsuit in Texas challenging legislation prohibiting late-term abortions except when medically indicated in order to preserve the mother’s life. Roe was the sole parent in this instance, and Henry Wade was one of the lawyers defending Texas’s position.
Roe won the case, and it was appealed to the Supreme Court. The court ruled in a 7-2 decision that a woman’s right to privacy included the right to choose whether or not to have an abortion.
Since Roe vs. Wade was decided, there has been a continuous debate on whether abortion should be legal or not. Pro-choice activists argue that banning abortion would be infringing on a woman’s right to make decisions about her own body. They believe that each individual has the right to make their own choices about their body, and that includes the choice to have an abortion. Pro-life activists believe that abortion is murder, and that life begins at conception. They argue that banning abortion would be protecting the lives of innocent unborn children.
The truth is, both sides of the argument are right. abortion should be legal, but it should also be rare. Women should have the choice to abort their pregnancies, but it should not be used as a method of contraception. Abortion should only be an option in cases of rape, incest, or when the mother’s life is in danger.
Abortion is a touchy subject for many people, but at the end of the day, it is a woman’s decision to make about her own body. A woman has the right to choose what she does with her body, and that includes the choice to have an abortion.
On December 13, 1971, the Supreme Court heard Roe vs. Wade for the first time. It was reheard on October 11, 1972, and January 22, 1973. The plaintiff’s ninth and fourteenth amendment rights have been declared void as vague and overly broad in violation. Approximately 4,100 abortions are performed every day in the United States today. Abortion has been legal in this country since Roe vs. Ward was decided by the Supreme Court in 1971 under the guise of a right to privacy case.
This court case led to the passing of The Hyde Amendment in 1976, which bans the use of federal Medicaid funds for abortions. According to a 1995 poll, 64% of Americans surveyed believed that abortion should only be legal under certain circumstances such as rape, incest or danger to the life of the woman.
Only 28% said it should always be legal and 8% said it should never be legal. In 2003 there were 1.31 million abortions performed in the U.S., down from 1.36 million in 2002. The number of abortions has been declining since its peak in 1990, when there were 1.6 million procedures performed (www.procon).
Arguments:
1) Unsafe/Dangerous – According to the Guttmacher Institute, “in 2008, abortion was associated with a 0.6% risk of major complications requiring hospitalization.” Complications from abortion are “significantly less common and less severe than those associated with childbirth.” A study by theamerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists found that “the relative safety of abortion increases as the procedure is performed earlier in pregnancy.” In fact, “abortion at 8 weeks or less gestation carries a miniscule risk—less than 0.05%.”
2) Women will turn to unsafe/illegal abortions – Before Roe v. Wade, an estimated 1.2 million women in the U.S. underwent illegal abortions each year, and as many as 5,000 women died from complications related to these procedures. After Roe v. Wade, the number of abortions performed in the U.S. declined steadily, and the abortion death rate fell by more than 98%.