As a young woman stepping out into the world, I’m being brought to terms with the word “Abortion”. Seeking knowledge of the term, brought disbelief to my heart. As someone who believes everyone should have all equal rights, it’s not okay to get rid of one that has yet experienced life.
Abortion dates back as far as 1973 but has been going on for many years. It I said to have been legal from the time the earliest settlers arrived. Around the 1800s states began passing laws that made abortion illegal. The anti-abortion laws varied between states and that was because of the fear that population would be dominated by children of newly arrived immigrants, whose birth rate was higher than most at the time. Thinking about the concept for abortion …show more content…
The year is now 2017 and now our views have changed. Women in this time and age take the thought of abortion different than what it was portrayed back then. Back in 2014 a bill the House of Representatives passed a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. We had several House Republican women rebels against this, because they felt like an exception of this is rape. Normally in a situation when a female thinks it’s okay for abortion has a lot to do with them being sexually assaulted or if they have a life-threatening disease they fear might be genetically transferred to the child. Just the thought behind it is heartbreaking, because we don’t their story. My concern based off this, is these women don’t have someone to listen to them, so they see this as their only resort. Now that the bill has been revised a took into consideration, instead of having to report the incident, the new revision requires for rape victims to receive medical attention and counseling for 48 hours before going further with the option to go ahead with the abortion. Now we know that the government now somewhat cares about our decision, but it’s not our only decision. We appreciate the medical help and for someone to listen but it’s not enough and sometimes some individuals don’t even feel comfortable enough to tell their story and that’s okay, because as a female and someone that has feelings I know she’s hurt and in
Abortion dates back as far as 1973 but has been going on for many years. It I said to have been legal from the time the earliest settlers arrived. Around the 1800s states began passing laws that made abortion illegal. The anti-abortion laws varied between states and that was because of the fear that population would be dominated by children of newly arrived immigrants, whose birth rate was higher than most at the time. Thinking about the concept for abortion …show more content…
The year is now 2017 and now our views have changed. Women in this time and age take the thought of abortion different than what it was portrayed back then. Back in 2014 a bill the House of Representatives passed a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. We had several House Republican women rebels against this, because they felt like an exception of this is rape. Normally in a situation when a female thinks it’s okay for abortion has a lot to do with them being sexually assaulted or if they have a life-threatening disease they fear might be genetically transferred to the child. Just the thought behind it is heartbreaking, because we don’t their story. My concern based off this, is these women don’t have someone to listen to them, so they see this as their only resort. Now that the bill has been revised a took into consideration, instead of having to report the incident, the new revision requires for rape victims to receive medical attention and counseling for 48 hours before going further with the option to go ahead with the abortion. Now we know that the government now somewhat cares about our decision, but it’s not our only decision. We appreciate the medical help and for someone to listen but it’s not enough and sometimes some individuals don’t even feel comfortable enough to tell their story and that’s okay, because as a female and someone that has feelings I know she’s hurt and in