Pro-Abortion versus Anti-Abortion Abortion today is a very controversial topic and in some cases a very touchy subject for most women. For many years we have seen and heard so many people voice their opinions for either Pro-Abortion or Anti-Abortion. Abortion has went from being illegal to being legal to potentially being illegal again. What will all of this do for woman’s right? How did this all start?
In Reagan, L. J. (1997), abortion was practiced back in the 1880s, but some of the states had banned it and decided to only practice it when it was required to save a woman’s life. Back in those days, it was a lot harder for some women to get abortions due to financial constraints. Those women who were not financially privileged ended up going to incompetent doctors in their area to get an abortion, while those who were financially privileged would travel out of the country to get the abortion done by experienced highly paid doctors. Blanchard et al. (2016) states that women would attempt to perform self-abortions by inserting knitting needles and coat hangers into their vaginas and uterus. Many women died due to these unsafe and illegal abortions.
Prior to the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision to legalize abortions, some doctors were afraid to perform abortions because if they ever got caught, they could have potentially …show more content…
Doctors ensure to talk to patients prior to the surgical procedure and after the procedure woman would follow up two weeks later to ensure that there are no signs of infections or issues. Now abortions being done in the third trimester or commonly known as later term abortions do come with some risk, like damage to the uterus due to complications of dilation, infections, septicemia or heavy
In Reagan, L. J. (1997), abortion was practiced back in the 1880s, but some of the states had banned it and decided to only practice it when it was required to save a woman’s life. Back in those days, it was a lot harder for some women to get abortions due to financial constraints. Those women who were not financially privileged ended up going to incompetent doctors in their area to get an abortion, while those who were financially privileged would travel out of the country to get the abortion done by experienced highly paid doctors. Blanchard et al. (2016) states that women would attempt to perform self-abortions by inserting knitting needles and coat hangers into their vaginas and uterus. Many women died due to these unsafe and illegal abortions.
Prior to the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision to legalize abortions, some doctors were afraid to perform abortions because if they ever got caught, they could have potentially …show more content…
Doctors ensure to talk to patients prior to the surgical procedure and after the procedure woman would follow up two weeks later to ensure that there are no signs of infections or issues. Now abortions being done in the third trimester or commonly known as later term abortions do come with some risk, like damage to the uterus due to complications of dilation, infections, septicemia or heavy