Economic issues such as poverty and lack of funding lead to abortions. The inability to care for their children also can promote abortions. Lack of state assistance and job opportunities also affects the increasing abortion rate. From the religious standpoint, people feel that sexual intercourse before marriage is not tolerated. Social factors that cause abortions is the idea of teen parenting. The idea of being a single mother raising a child and losing respect from families and friends is also. Mentally an individual can be challenged because they can become overwhelmed by the thought of having to raise a …show more content…
Christianity plays an important role in the pro-life perspective. In this view, women should have complete control over their bodies. The idea to give birth to a child is a personal choice that could greatly affect and change a mother’s life. Pro- life believe that life begins after birth which is why they are supporters of abortion. They feel it is not up to the government to decide what can and cannot be done to a woman’s body. Denying access to abortions is taking away from a woman’s individual freedom and taking one’s personal rights away from