Abortion: Should Abortion Be Legal?
Abstract
This paper examines why abortion should remain legal in the United States. Abortion was legalized January 22, 1973 via the Supreme Court. Pro-choice advocates believe it should be a woman’s choice whether to terminate a pregnancy or not. Pro-life advocates believe abortion is murder. Teens that conceive a child out of wedlock are more likely to get an abortion. Teen pregnancies have dropped since the late eights and early nineties. Most adults that choose to have an abortion because of financial reasons. Before abortions were legal a lot of women lost their lives during the abortion process. There has been a crime committed toward abortion physicians and their patients.
Should Abortion Be Legal?
Abortion is a controversial subject in the United States today and has been for more than 40 years. The definition of abortion is the induced termination of a pregnancy followed by the death of the embryo or fetus. Abortion should remain legal to prevent unwanted children from being born, neglected, abused, or abandoned. Abortion may be a practical solution for potential parents that are teenagers, low income, and inexperienced. When a woman is raped and cannot bear to raise a child that she conceived unwillingly may find an abortion the best choice for her and the illegitimate child. In some cases an abortion may be necessary to save a woman’s life because of medical reasons. Abortions were legalized officially in the United States on January 22, 1973 when the Supreme Court ruling of Roe v. Wade. Jane Roe was a single pregnant woman who wanted an abortion by a “Competent licensed physician, under safe, clinical conditions” (Baird, R. M. and. Rosenbuam, S. E.). At the time the only way a woman in Texas could get an abortion was if her life was in danger. Woman would travel to other states where abortion was legal but in Jane Roe’s case she was not able to travel to another state do to financial reasons. "She claimed that the
This paper examines why abortion should remain legal in the United States. Abortion was legalized January 22, 1973 via the Supreme Court. Pro-choice advocates believe it should be a woman’s choice whether to terminate a pregnancy or not. Pro-life advocates believe abortion is murder. Teens that conceive a child out of wedlock are more likely to get an abortion. Teen pregnancies have dropped since the late eights and early nineties. Most adults that choose to have an abortion because of financial reasons. Before abortions were legal a lot of women lost their lives during the abortion process. There has been a crime committed toward abortion physicians and their patients.
Should Abortion Be Legal?
Abortion is a controversial subject in the United States today and has been for more than 40 years. The definition of abortion is the induced termination of a pregnancy followed by the death of the embryo or fetus. Abortion should remain legal to prevent unwanted children from being born, neglected, abused, or abandoned. Abortion may be a practical solution for potential parents that are teenagers, low income, and inexperienced. When a woman is raped and cannot bear to raise a child that she conceived unwillingly may find an abortion the best choice for her and the illegitimate child. In some cases an abortion may be necessary to save a woman’s life because of medical reasons. Abortions were legalized officially in the United States on January 22, 1973 when the Supreme Court ruling of Roe v. Wade. Jane Roe was a single pregnant woman who wanted an abortion by a “Competent licensed physician, under safe, clinical conditions” (Baird, R. M. and. Rosenbuam, S. E.). At the time the only way a woman in Texas could get an abortion was if her life was in danger. Woman would travel to other states where abortion was legal but in Jane Roe’s case she was not able to travel to another state do to financial reasons. "She claimed that the