Therapeutic Abortion Theory

What is the problem? In the United States, over 3,000 babies are aborted every day. (Abortion Statistics, 2017) According to a medical dictionary, abortion is the “termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable. In the medical sense, this term and the term miscarriage both refer to the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of survival outside the uterus.” (2) There are three types of abortion, therapeutic, elective, and spontaneous abortion. (4) Spontaneous abortion, also known as a miscarriage, is not by choice. This happens when a pregnant woman loses her baby due to an accident or natural causes. (4) Therapeutic and elective abortions, however, are by choice. Therapeutic abortions are performed if the pregnancy
(18) These following symptoms are just a few that women may experience, which can be long-lasting or recurring: depression, anger or guilt, low self-image, discomfort near babies or children, suicidal thoughts, and PTSD from the abortion experience. These symptoms may also be present on or near the baby's due date, which would have been their birthday, or the anniversary of the procedure. Advocates of PAS believe the legalization of abortions has been a setback for women, as these women suffer from these psychological consequences of abortion.
Some people believe the baby is just a blob of cells for several weeks. From a scientific perspective, life beings at conception. (Agresti, 2014) The human genetic composition is created during fertilization. At 2 weeks gestation period, the baby will begin to imbed on the uterus lining for development and growth. (10) At just 3 weeks of development, the brain, spinal cord, heart, and gastrointestinal tract have begun development. By week 5, a baby’s arms and legs have developed and there is a heartbeat. (10) Most women find out they are pregnant when they miss their period, or 3-5 weeks into pregnancy. The baby at this point is not a blob of cells, the baby is a growing