Abortion
Should abortion be legal?
Abortion, the early termination of a pregnancy, is a very controversial topic in today’s society. Abortion is the extraction of the human fetus from the mother 's womb with an intention to end the life of that fetus prior to its natural birth. The most popular abortion procedure is called vacuum aspiration, which is completed during the first trimester of the pregnancy. A tube is simply inserted through the cervix and the contents of the uterus are vacuumed out. The controversy starts on whether abortion should be legal or not. Many people believe that aborting an unwanted child is inhumane and should be illegal, but others believe that a woman should have the liberty to do what she thinks is best for her life.
The term “Pro-Choice” is given to those who advocate the legalization of abortion and believe that women should be able to freely make their own health care decisions without government interference. The Pro Choice party does not necessarily promote abortion, but merely support a woman’s right to her own free will and decisions to make on her own body. The freedom to have control of our own body and to do as we desire is critical to our civil rights. Pro Choice participants believe that abortion should be legal for a number of reasons and the pros definitely outweigh the cons of abortion. Many Pro Choicers feel that abortion is justified and absolutely necessary in certain situations such as rape. Abortion procedures are completely safe, do not affect a woman’s future health or future ability to give birth or become pregnant, and have less than a 0.5% risk of serious complications. Unfortunately, making laws prohibiting abortion will not fully stop abortion, but instead make it drastically more dangerous. If abortion is made illegal, then women will just turn to an unsafe and unprofessional procedure to get rid of her baby. According to the National Institute of Health, 68,000 women die of unsafe abortions annually, making it one
Abortion, the early termination of a pregnancy, is a very controversial topic in today’s society. Abortion is the extraction of the human fetus from the mother 's womb with an intention to end the life of that fetus prior to its natural birth. The most popular abortion procedure is called vacuum aspiration, which is completed during the first trimester of the pregnancy. A tube is simply inserted through the cervix and the contents of the uterus are vacuumed out. The controversy starts on whether abortion should be legal or not. Many people believe that aborting an unwanted child is inhumane and should be illegal, but others believe that a woman should have the liberty to do what she thinks is best for her life.
The term “Pro-Choice” is given to those who advocate the legalization of abortion and believe that women should be able to freely make their own health care decisions without government interference. The Pro Choice party does not necessarily promote abortion, but merely support a woman’s right to her own free will and decisions to make on her own body. The freedom to have control of our own body and to do as we desire is critical to our civil rights. Pro Choice participants believe that abortion should be legal for a number of reasons and the pros definitely outweigh the cons of abortion. Many Pro Choicers feel that abortion is justified and absolutely necessary in certain situations such as rape. Abortion procedures are completely safe, do not affect a woman’s future health or future ability to give birth or become pregnant, and have less than a 0.5% risk of serious complications. Unfortunately, making laws prohibiting abortion will not fully stop abortion, but instead make it drastically more dangerous. If abortion is made illegal, then women will just turn to an unsafe and unprofessional procedure to get rid of her baby. According to the National Institute of Health, 68,000 women die of unsafe abortions annually, making it one
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