Right now a woman somewhere is deciding between life and death. She is not deciding between her life or her death, but the life of the unborn child that she has inside of her. That unborn child has no say in if they will live or die. If the mother chooses to kill the child inside of her there are no legal actions for the murder of that child. In twenty nine states the killing of a pregnant woman and her unborn child can result in two counts of charges of first degree murder, second degree murder, and manslaughter. In 2002, Laci Peterson and her eight month old unborn son, Connor, were killed by her husband at the time, Scott Peterson. Scott Peterson is being charged with the murder of Laci and Connor, not just the killing of Laci (ABC News).
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In one hour roughly 114 babies are aborted. There are approximately two babies aborted each minute. That means right now a woman could be aborting her unborn child in the United States. In 2012, there had been recorded 58,586,256 abortions since the decision was made in 1973 (Abortion Statistics). In 2004, about twelve percent of abortions were performed because the mother’s health was at risk. Approximately one percent of abortions performed in 2004 were a result of rape. Less than one half a percent of abortions performed in 2004 were due to incest (Reasons U.S. Women Have Abortion). In 1971, Norma McCorvey, known in the court as Jane Roe, filed a case against the Texas law, that stated abortion was illegal unless the mother’s life was in danger. Henry Wade was the Dallas County district attorney at the time the case was filed. The case was known as Roe v. Wade in the courts (Roe v. Wade Fast Facts). In this paper you will learn some background information on the Roe v. Wade court case, how they took a stand, and the impact this case had on the concept of …show more content…
Before the Roe v. Wade case abortions were sometimes, in small towns that are poor, performed by the mother herself or by an untrained helper. When those abortion procedures were performed they woman that did it to herself or had it done to her would most likely get an infection or some sort of illness from that unsanitary abortion procedure. In some of the larger towns abortions were performed but they were still dangerous because the procedures were not completely sanitary, the medication they had was said to be up to par, but in reality it was not (What Americans Have Forgotten About The Era Before Roe v. Wade). In 1821, Connecticut passed the first official law stating that abortion by a “toxic substance” was illegal. Soon after Connecticut passed their law other states followed their lead. In 1873, Anthony Comstock, who was the head of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, went to Washington to try to convince politicians to vote in favor of the Comstock Law, which was a law to ban the supplying of materials to prevent pregnancy or to get an abortion. In the 1930s, abortions were increasing rapidly because of the Great Depression. The cost of abortion was too high of a cost for most women to afford in the 1930s. The procedure of an unregulated abortion was very dangerous in
In one hour roughly 114 babies are aborted. There are approximately two babies aborted each minute. That means right now a woman could be aborting her unborn child in the United States. In 2012, there had been recorded 58,586,256 abortions since the decision was made in 1973 (Abortion Statistics). In 2004, about twelve percent of abortions were performed because the mother’s health was at risk. Approximately one percent of abortions performed in 2004 were a result of rape. Less than one half a percent of abortions performed in 2004 were due to incest (Reasons U.S. Women Have Abortion). In 1971, Norma McCorvey, known in the court as Jane Roe, filed a case against the Texas law, that stated abortion was illegal unless the mother’s life was in danger. Henry Wade was the Dallas County district attorney at the time the case was filed. The case was known as Roe v. Wade in the courts (Roe v. Wade Fast Facts). In this paper you will learn some background information on the Roe v. Wade court case, how they took a stand, and the impact this case had on the concept of …show more content…
Before the Roe v. Wade case abortions were sometimes, in small towns that are poor, performed by the mother herself or by an untrained helper. When those abortion procedures were performed they woman that did it to herself or had it done to her would most likely get an infection or some sort of illness from that unsanitary abortion procedure. In some of the larger towns abortions were performed but they were still dangerous because the procedures were not completely sanitary, the medication they had was said to be up to par, but in reality it was not (What Americans Have Forgotten About The Era Before Roe v. Wade). In 1821, Connecticut passed the first official law stating that abortion by a “toxic substance” was illegal. Soon after Connecticut passed their law other states followed their lead. In 1873, Anthony Comstock, who was the head of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, went to Washington to try to convince politicians to vote in favor of the Comstock Law, which was a law to ban the supplying of materials to prevent pregnancy or to get an abortion. In the 1930s, abortions were increasing rapidly because of the Great Depression. The cost of abortion was too high of a cost for most women to afford in the 1930s. The procedure of an unregulated abortion was very dangerous in