In New Zealand, it is legal to get an abortion at any age, only if two certifying doctors agree that continuing the pregnancy will put the women in serious danger either mentally or physically. After the abortion, it is advised that the women go and see a counselor, because women are likely to experience lot’s of emotions like anger and sadness that they might not be able to deal with. Getting rid of the baby should be a women’s choice, because if other people make the decision, it might not be the right one for her. If the women really did not want to keep the baby, and the people around her would not let her get an abortion, then the women could have a very unsafe and risky alternative. This could endanger …show more content…
One side of the argument is that having an abortion is wrong, because it is killing a baby and the it is not the mother’s choice.The other side of the argument is that having an abortion should be legal and it should be a women’s choice.
Abortion is important for those women who have found out that their baby is going to have a severe deformity or a disease that can not be cured. Abortion could be a way for the women so that they could spare themselves and the baby a lifetime of misery and pain. Abortions are also important to young women who got pregnant. If they keep their baby, then they could drop out of school, and not finish their education. They could also struggle with raising the child themselves, and they are more likely to raise the child alone.
In some cases, abortion is right and in some cases, it is wrong. In cases like the women who is pregnant is very young or the child has been conceived by harassment, then abortion is a helpful option for the women. In cases where the mother wants baby, the baby is healthy, but the mother wanted the other gender, then abortion should not be an …show more content…
This is higher by 18 abortions, compared to 2014. In the last five years, the number of abortions have been going down. The rate for having an abortion is 14.2 per 1000 women, between the ages of 15 and 44. It is slightly down from 14.4 in 2014. A solution to get fewer women to get rid of their baby is to talk to them to make sure that they know they have more options.
If a person is under 18, should they need parental consent?
Having a parent to talk to about serious decisions like this could be very good choice. A young women might not be able to make a such a big decision very early in their life, but sometimes having a parents consent to have an abortion might not be a good idea. If the parent does not want their child to have an abortion, because they think that it is wrong, then the child could l consent for having an abortion could be both good and bad. If the parents of the child is against abortions and the pregnancy is endangering the girl, then it could be a good idea for another family member to give consent.
In New Zealand, a women can be at any age and have a abortion. It is also the woman's choice to tell about her procedure to their