Abortion has been a controversial issue for a very long time, with major arguments revolving around it’s been morally right or wrong. “An abortion is performed to end a pregnancy before birth occurs” (Wexler.) The two sides in the arguments about abortion are the pro-life movement, and the Pro-choice movement. The former takes a position that supports the legalization of abortion, and the latter sees no moral justification for abortion, and sees it as murder. This essay discusses the justifications as well as the limitations of the augments made by both sides. The different views about when a baby is actually living are the reasons behind the controversy of abortion. I choose to write about this subject because I want people to know what each
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The pro-choice supporters think these reasons all point to the fact that the baby is not wanted, thereby see no reason why the woman should be prevented or stigmatized for getting rid of something that belongs to her. It is analogous to going to the dentist to have a tooth pulled out because it is causing a pain that is becoming unbearable. Women should be given the full right to do what they want with their bodies. After all, a woman who wants an abortion will still have an abortion regardless of whether it is legal or not, and illegalizing abortion will only lead to the woman resorting to illegal means of aborting the baby. Women should be given that equal freedom of self-assurance that, if they get pregnant, they can easily get rid of the pregnancy if it is going to impair their career or education …show more content…
Certainly, there are complications resulting from abortion just as there are complications resulting from getting a tooth remove. Post abortion complications may include the following: blood cloth, premature death of subsequent pregnancies, stillbirths, low-birth weight, and so on. However, most of these complications can only be associated with the methods used to perform the abortion and not to the abortion itself (Hadley.) Similarly, there are some claims that women who have abortions suffer some mental hazards or psychological stress, but this psychological stress can even be worse if a woman is denied an abortion. In actual fact, any feeling that comes after abortion usually is relief. When a woman chooses abortion, “severe negative reactions are rare” (Hadley.) What happens to a child who was not wanted in the first place and the mother was denied an abortion? When she gives birth to the child, there is a slight chance that she will like the baby. However, what usually happens in such situations is that, the baby gets abandoned, or even killed. Crime studies reveal that more than eight out of ten new born babies who get murdered by their mothers are from unwanted pregnancies (Hadley). It is logical to say the mother who aborts her baby seven weeks after conception will feel less guilt than a woman who killed her one
The pro-choice supporters think these reasons all point to the fact that the baby is not wanted, thereby see no reason why the woman should be prevented or stigmatized for getting rid of something that belongs to her. It is analogous to going to the dentist to have a tooth pulled out because it is causing a pain that is becoming unbearable. Women should be given the full right to do what they want with their bodies. After all, a woman who wants an abortion will still have an abortion regardless of whether it is legal or not, and illegalizing abortion will only lead to the woman resorting to illegal means of aborting the baby. Women should be given that equal freedom of self-assurance that, if they get pregnant, they can easily get rid of the pregnancy if it is going to impair their career or education …show more content…
Certainly, there are complications resulting from abortion just as there are complications resulting from getting a tooth remove. Post abortion complications may include the following: blood cloth, premature death of subsequent pregnancies, stillbirths, low-birth weight, and so on. However, most of these complications can only be associated with the methods used to perform the abortion and not to the abortion itself (Hadley.) Similarly, there are some claims that women who have abortions suffer some mental hazards or psychological stress, but this psychological stress can even be worse if a woman is denied an abortion. In actual fact, any feeling that comes after abortion usually is relief. When a woman chooses abortion, “severe negative reactions are rare” (Hadley.) What happens to a child who was not wanted in the first place and the mother was denied an abortion? When she gives birth to the child, there is a slight chance that she will like the baby. However, what usually happens in such situations is that, the baby gets abandoned, or even killed. Crime studies reveal that more than eight out of ten new born babies who get murdered by their mothers are from unwanted pregnancies (Hadley). It is logical to say the mother who aborts her baby seven weeks after conception will feel less guilt than a woman who killed her one