September 26, 2013
Persuasive Essay, MLA format
66,000 blue and pink flags cover the lawn of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, located on 5th Avenue in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Each flag represents the life of a baby boy or girl lost to abortion since 1973 (Grand Forks Herald). However, the 66,000 flags are only representative of the lives lost in North Dakota. Abortion has divided society ever since the Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion in 1973. We are writing this essay to express our concern regarding abortion in North Dakota, as well as the entirety of the United States. In this essay, we will discuss why abortion has been identified as a social problem. We will not be discussing …show more content…
Those deficiencies, including lack of education, resources, and contraception, have broken the cohesion amongst the members of society and caused abortion to become a significant issue. Abortion has its roots in existing social problems, and all aspects of the problem need to be addressed. We hope that this essay has provided you with evidence to prove our point, that abortion is a serious problem that has resulted from deeper social complications. Each portion of the problem needs to be addressed at a higher level, in order to create a safer, more stable society.
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Finer, Lawrence B., Lindsay A. Dauphinee Frohwirth, Susheela Singh, and Ann M. Moore. "Reasons U.S. Women Have Abortions: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives." n. page.