Don’t burn the buns in the oven About 1.1 million abortions are performed each year and about 51% of those women are under the age of 25. These statistics show that young adults are getting the idea that it is okay to just throw away lives because it is more convenient for them. Despite today’s society telling women that they can do what they want with their bodies, they should not have the option of abortion.
Despite people saying that abortions are safer than natural childbirths, studies show that getting an abortion is actually more harmful. If people read more articles about abortions, they might find some information surprising, like how abortions can lead women to depression or death. Researchers studied documents of deaths connected …show more content…
Since everyone has the choice to do what they want with their bodies, then the mother should not get to choose life or death for the baby. Everyone has the right to do whatever they want with their bodies, but “The fetus, or unborn baby, is a distinct individual. Even though it resides in its mother, it is a separate entity genetically” (Johnson). The mother is taking away the choice for the baby which is taking away the baby’s rights. Women should not make decisions for the unborn fetus, especially without the baby’s consent, even if they can’t think on their own. Numerous people think an important moral right is to control their own bodies. If a woman is not allowed to abort an unwanted baby, then one of their moral rights are being violated. A woman should have the right on what she can and can’t do to her body, and the unborn baby is inside the woman’s body. The woman has the right to decide if the baby stays in her body; Therefore, a pregnant woman has the right to abort the baby. If the woman gets control on what happens to her body, then she has to take responsibility for those actions. So, if a woman acts in a way that brings another life into the world, then she has to take care of it, or get someone else to take care of
Despite people saying that abortions are safer than natural childbirths, studies show that getting an abortion is actually more harmful. If people read more articles about abortions, they might find some information surprising, like how abortions can lead women to depression or death. Researchers studied documents of deaths connected …show more content…
Since everyone has the choice to do what they want with their bodies, then the mother should not get to choose life or death for the baby. Everyone has the right to do whatever they want with their bodies, but “The fetus, or unborn baby, is a distinct individual. Even though it resides in its mother, it is a separate entity genetically” (Johnson). The mother is taking away the choice for the baby which is taking away the baby’s rights. Women should not make decisions for the unborn fetus, especially without the baby’s consent, even if they can’t think on their own. Numerous people think an important moral right is to control their own bodies. If a woman is not allowed to abort an unwanted baby, then one of their moral rights are being violated. A woman should have the right on what she can and can’t do to her body, and the unborn baby is inside the woman’s body. The woman has the right to decide if the baby stays in her body; Therefore, a pregnant woman has the right to abort the baby. If the woman gets control on what happens to her body, then she has to take responsibility for those actions. So, if a woman acts in a way that brings another life into the world, then she has to take care of it, or get someone else to take care of