Abortion is one of the most controversial issues in the United States today. If you look up the word abortion in the dictionary it is “the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks.” There are two opinions that differ greatly. The definition of pro-choice is “ favoring the legalization of abortion” (Merriam-Webster) whereas the definition of pro-life is “advocating the legal protection of human embryos and fetuses, especially by favoring the outlawing of abortion on the ground that is the taking of a human life.” Both sides have argued their sides since the U.S. Supreme Court Ruled in 1973 in Roe V. Wade. Roe vs. Wade is one of the most significant cases in U.S. history, when talking about supreme court
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If abortions were to be illegal, women would have to carry their children with serve life threatening abnormalities to full term and that could sometimes be dangerous to both mother and child. Deborah Anne Driscoll, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania, said "many couples... don’t have the resources, don’t have the emotional stamina, don’t have the family support to raise a child with down syndrome.” (Harmon)
A Sep. 2005 survey in the peer-reviewed Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health asking women why they had an abortion found that “73% of respondents said they could not afford to have a baby, and 38% said giving birth would interfere with their education and career goals.” (Lawrence) A woman should be prepared in every single way to care for a child, wether it be financially and mentally because caring for a child is not the easiest thing in the
If abortions were to be illegal, women would have to carry their children with serve life threatening abnormalities to full term and that could sometimes be dangerous to both mother and child. Deborah Anne Driscoll, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania, said "many couples... don’t have the resources, don’t have the emotional stamina, don’t have the family support to raise a child with down syndrome.” (Harmon)
A Sep. 2005 survey in the peer-reviewed Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health asking women why they had an abortion found that “73% of respondents said they could not afford to have a baby, and 38% said giving birth would interfere with their education and career goals.” (Lawrence) A woman should be prepared in every single way to care for a child, wether it be financially and mentally because caring for a child is not the easiest thing in the