Right or Wrong?
In 1550 BC, abortion was first used in Egyptian Ebers Papyrus. The article “15 Reasons To Be Pro-Choice” states, “I am pro-choice because a pregnancy should never be mandatory” (Lunsford 1). She is saying that being pregnant should be optional. Women who get abortions are usually raped, have financial problems, or they just aren’t ready for a child. Readers should care about the importance of abortions because women go through making this impenetrable decision. According to dictionary.com, abortion is “The removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy” (n.p.). Although women might unintentionally get pregnant, they should have the right to have an abortion due to various physical, mental, social, …show more content…
Laguens says, “What we have found is that young people think about — and talk about—these issues differently” (1). The writer is expressing that the person’s age has a toll on their decision making and how it affects them in the future. Young people have less responsibilities. In other words, they do not pay bills, live on their own, and sometimes they do not have jobs. Even though young women think they are mentally prepared they are really not. Young people don’t experience any adulthood responsibilities yet to know the hardship of becoming a parent at such a young age. On the other hand older people know the amount of work it takes or at least seen it, but they still might be ready for a child. They may also be more financially prepared than a young person, but young or old women are not required to have an pregnant.
Abortions affects women differently physically, but also affects the women mentally. In “Abortion & Pregnancy Risks”, Rebekah E. Gee, MD, MPH explains, “Because every person is different, one woman's emotional reaction to an abortion may be different from another's. After an abortion, a woman may have both positive and negative feelings, even at the same time”(1). This means that people risks many effects to their body it doesn’t happens to …show more content…
The writer says, “I am pro-choice because pregnancy and childbirth is a massive financial undertaking” (Lunsford 2). In simple terms, being pregnant is very costly. Also stated in the article, “Unintended pregnancy rates among women below the federal poverty level are five times greater than those at the highest income level. The cost of pregnancy, partially depending on method of delivery, can range anywhere from $3,000 to $71,000” (Lunsford 3).” Most people do not have that much money set aside in their savings and especially not for a “unintentional pregnancy”. Some parents are happy, but it is an financial burden for them as well as the person who is pregnant. In “Planned Parenthood and the Next Generation of Feminist Activists”, Dawn Laguens gave an example, “She can't afford health insurance, and she relies on the Texas Women's Health Program—a program helping low income women access health care —to get her basic care and birth control” (1). In other words, she doesn’t have the finances to have her own health insurance, so she depends on a Women’s Health Program to take care of her. If our country did not have medicaid people would not be able to live a healthy life because they would not be able to afford
In 1550 BC, abortion was first used in Egyptian Ebers Papyrus. The article “15 Reasons To Be Pro-Choice” states, “I am pro-choice because a pregnancy should never be mandatory” (Lunsford 1). She is saying that being pregnant should be optional. Women who get abortions are usually raped, have financial problems, or they just aren’t ready for a child. Readers should care about the importance of abortions because women go through making this impenetrable decision. According to dictionary.com, abortion is “The removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy” (n.p.). Although women might unintentionally get pregnant, they should have the right to have an abortion due to various physical, mental, social, …show more content…
Laguens says, “What we have found is that young people think about — and talk about—these issues differently” (1). The writer is expressing that the person’s age has a toll on their decision making and how it affects them in the future. Young people have less responsibilities. In other words, they do not pay bills, live on their own, and sometimes they do not have jobs. Even though young women think they are mentally prepared they are really not. Young people don’t experience any adulthood responsibilities yet to know the hardship of becoming a parent at such a young age. On the other hand older people know the amount of work it takes or at least seen it, but they still might be ready for a child. They may also be more financially prepared than a young person, but young or old women are not required to have an pregnant.
Abortions affects women differently physically, but also affects the women mentally. In “Abortion & Pregnancy Risks”, Rebekah E. Gee, MD, MPH explains, “Because every person is different, one woman's emotional reaction to an abortion may be different from another's. After an abortion, a woman may have both positive and negative feelings, even at the same time”(1). This means that people risks many effects to their body it doesn’t happens to …show more content…
The writer says, “I am pro-choice because pregnancy and childbirth is a massive financial undertaking” (Lunsford 2). In simple terms, being pregnant is very costly. Also stated in the article, “Unintended pregnancy rates among women below the federal poverty level are five times greater than those at the highest income level. The cost of pregnancy, partially depending on method of delivery, can range anywhere from $3,000 to $71,000” (Lunsford 3).” Most people do not have that much money set aside in their savings and especially not for a “unintentional pregnancy”. Some parents are happy, but it is an financial burden for them as well as the person who is pregnant. In “Planned Parenthood and the Next Generation of Feminist Activists”, Dawn Laguens gave an example, “She can't afford health insurance, and she relies on the Texas Women's Health Program—a program helping low income women access health care —to get her basic care and birth control” (1). In other words, she doesn’t have the finances to have her own health insurance, so she depends on a Women’s Health Program to take care of her. If our country did not have medicaid people would not be able to live a healthy life because they would not be able to afford