Imagine a woman walking into an abortion clinic; already burdened with the difficult choice she has made, being harassed by other people for her decision that has been deemed legal but has an illegal stigma. It is not easy to make this kind of decision, because it will greatly affect any individual’s life. For any reasoning in receiving this procedure, it is emotionally stressful for so many, but it does not have to be. Mentioning the word “abortion” in daily conversation tends to make many people uncomfortable, while a legal medical procedure should not be looked at with so much disgust. Driving down the highways of Alberta, a person can easily come to the same conclusion. Some may defend that abortion should be considered murder,
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Abortion is simply an option to help women fix something that they cannot control. A victim of rape will not be forced to bear a child that she cannot bear herself. Situations of a disabled children due to incest can be avoided. Women can avoid giving birth to children that will surfer in life, by terminating a fetus with large fetal problems. Not only that, but women with significant maternal health issues can avoid their own injuries or death, such as in most cases of ectopic pregnancies. Ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilized egg attaches to any place other than the uterus, and no ectopic pregnancy can be saved, for it leads to internal bleeding, the victims fallopian tube to rupture and can be deadly. Sadly, women who have had ectopic pregnancies will be affected with difficulty in becoming pregnant again because they often have fallopian tube damage. In the case of ectopic pregnancies, abortion is necessary and without it the victim will most definitely suffer. The amount of damage from abortion can often be considered even less then the damage childbirth can put on the body and the mind, although so many consider it a violent process compared to childbirth when the risk is lesser. If more people were to put themselves in these women’s positions, anti-abortion views would not be as
Abortion is simply an option to help women fix something that they cannot control. A victim of rape will not be forced to bear a child that she cannot bear herself. Situations of a disabled children due to incest can be avoided. Women can avoid giving birth to children that will surfer in life, by terminating a fetus with large fetal problems. Not only that, but women with significant maternal health issues can avoid their own injuries or death, such as in most cases of ectopic pregnancies. Ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilized egg attaches to any place other than the uterus, and no ectopic pregnancy can be saved, for it leads to internal bleeding, the victims fallopian tube to rupture and can be deadly. Sadly, women who have had ectopic pregnancies will be affected with difficulty in becoming pregnant again because they often have fallopian tube damage. In the case of ectopic pregnancies, abortion is necessary and without it the victim will most definitely suffer. The amount of damage from abortion can often be considered even less then the damage childbirth can put on the body and the mind, although so many consider it a violent process compared to childbirth when the risk is lesser. If more people were to put themselves in these women’s positions, anti-abortion views would not be as