Abortion and Reproductive Rights of Women
Abortion and the Reproductive Rights of Women
Abortion and the Reproductive Rights of Women
Abortion is a very controversial topic in today’s society. It is defined as the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy. Nowadays, there are many reasons why a woman may choose to terminate her pregnancy. Reasons that are common, but not limited to the following include: inadequate finances to support a baby, parents not being ready for the responsibility that comes with motherhood, teenage pregnancy, health problems with either the mother or the unborn baby, or pregnancy caused by rape. In third world countries, a woman may terminate a baby if it is a girl, because society is man-based. There are many reasons that abortion is chosen.
The issue of abortion relates to Women and Gender Studies 100 because “the fact is that women have been trapped. Reproduction is used, consciously or not, as a means to control women, to limit their options and to make them subordinate to men." (Dr. Nafis Sadik, UN Population Fund). Control over reproduction is a basic need and a basic right for all women.
The issue of abortion is an on-going debate. Pro-choice groups believe that a woman should have access to whatever health care she needs and that she should have control over her own body. Pro-life groups believe that the embryo or fetus is "alive" and thus abortion is the same as murder. Pro-choice groups support feminism more suitably because they’re idea is that “a woman must have her freedom; the fundamental freedom of choosing whether or not she shall be a mother and how many children she will have. Regardless of what man 's attitude may be, that problem is hers; and before it can be his, it is hers alone” (Margaret Sanger). Any female has the choice to choose whether she wants to reproduce or not. If there are certain circumstances where abortion is the better choice, then she is able to make that decision on her own. No person has the right to
Abortion and the Reproductive Rights of Women
Abortion is a very controversial topic in today’s society. It is defined as the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy. Nowadays, there are many reasons why a woman may choose to terminate her pregnancy. Reasons that are common, but not limited to the following include: inadequate finances to support a baby, parents not being ready for the responsibility that comes with motherhood, teenage pregnancy, health problems with either the mother or the unborn baby, or pregnancy caused by rape. In third world countries, a woman may terminate a baby if it is a girl, because society is man-based. There are many reasons that abortion is chosen.
The issue of abortion relates to Women and Gender Studies 100 because “the fact is that women have been trapped. Reproduction is used, consciously or not, as a means to control women, to limit their options and to make them subordinate to men." (Dr. Nafis Sadik, UN Population Fund). Control over reproduction is a basic need and a basic right for all women.
The issue of abortion is an on-going debate. Pro-choice groups believe that a woman should have access to whatever health care she needs and that she should have control over her own body. Pro-life groups believe that the embryo or fetus is "alive" and thus abortion is the same as murder. Pro-choice groups support feminism more suitably because they’re idea is that “a woman must have her freedom; the fundamental freedom of choosing whether or not she shall be a mother and how many children she will have. Regardless of what man 's attitude may be, that problem is hers; and before it can be his, it is hers alone” (Margaret Sanger). Any female has the choice to choose whether she wants to reproduce or not. If there are certain circumstances where abortion is the better choice, then she is able to make that decision on her own. No person has the right to
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