Abortion has since the beginning of American history been a subject of much sensitivity. Throughout most of America’s history, abortion was outlawed unquestionably. It is very difficult to determine with accuracy the degree of existence and practice of abortions before the 1800s. The reason for the uncertainty being because the lack of legitimate statistics of abortions, added to the fact that unwed pregnancies were kept secret, thus produced a very difficult time for anyone attempting to conduct solid research on the history of abortion. Many believe that because the necessary medicine for abortions and medical practitioners necessary for abortions were not available, infanticide, according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary is: the crime of killing
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Wade there is another very important piece to the puzzle. Another reason why abortion as outlined by Roe. Vs. Wade should remain legal, is for medical purposes. Before explaining as to why abortion due to medical reasons is a very good idea, one must sometimes first consider opposing views. Those opposed to abortion claim that abortions should be illegal because of the possible abuse, physical and psychological danger it poses to females. They believe that if we continue to make abortions readily and easily available to all females, they will not use preventative care and instead just have uncontrollable amounts of abortions, they argue, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study showed that 19-25% of women who received abortions in 2006 had previously had one or more abortions. Those against abortion claim that it is a slippery slope, which would lead to excessive unhealthy abortions of many, but also the break down of the women’s psychological state. A 2002 peer-reviewed study published by the Southern Medical Journal of more than 173,000 American women, found that women who aborted were 154% more likely to commit suicide than women who carried to term. They claim that obviously there has to be come kind of after effect that women are enduring because of these abortions. Not to mention the unexpected repercussions of having so many abortions could damage the women body and possibly the ability to further reproduce. Although the argument presented by those who oppose abortion clearly has great substance and weight to it, it refuses to take into consideration several alternatives. First, although possibly more women are prone to abort more frequently, it is not as if they are making the decision against their will. And who is to say all women would go on an “abortion spree” now that they have the right to decided whether they want to keep the
Wade there is another very important piece to the puzzle. Another reason why abortion as outlined by Roe. Vs. Wade should remain legal, is for medical purposes. Before explaining as to why abortion due to medical reasons is a very good idea, one must sometimes first consider opposing views. Those opposed to abortion claim that abortions should be illegal because of the possible abuse, physical and psychological danger it poses to females. They believe that if we continue to make abortions readily and easily available to all females, they will not use preventative care and instead just have uncontrollable amounts of abortions, they argue, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study showed that 19-25% of women who received abortions in 2006 had previously had one or more abortions. Those against abortion claim that it is a slippery slope, which would lead to excessive unhealthy abortions of many, but also the break down of the women’s psychological state. A 2002 peer-reviewed study published by the Southern Medical Journal of more than 173,000 American women, found that women who aborted were 154% more likely to commit suicide than women who carried to term. They claim that obviously there has to be come kind of after effect that women are enduring because of these abortions. Not to mention the unexpected repercussions of having so many abortions could damage the women body and possibly the ability to further reproduce. Although the argument presented by those who oppose abortion clearly has great substance and weight to it, it refuses to take into consideration several alternatives. First, although possibly more women are prone to abort more frequently, it is not as if they are making the decision against their will. And who is to say all women would go on an “abortion spree” now that they have the right to decided whether they want to keep the