A woman has the right to choose what happens to her body and when in all aspects of her life. Pro-life activists are attempting to make all abortion illegal arguing that abortion is murder and goes against God’s decision. However, the right to choose is simply to choose whether or not to have to have complete control of one’s body.
Limiting an individual’s access to abortion may decrease the amount of abortions administered, however it increases the amount of unsafe, albeit illegal, abortions performed (Morrison). The Guttmacher institute shows that in Africa the rate of abortion per 1000 women of childbearing age (15 to 44) is 29, and in Latin America is 32 per 1000 women, while in both regions abortion is illegal under the majority of circumstances (Facts...Induced Abortion). In Western Europe the rate is 12 per 1000 women where it is generally permitted. The World Health Organization estimates 68,000 deaths a year due to unsafe abortions (Ahman & Shah). Prior to the Roe v Wade an estimated amount of 5,000 American women died annually as a result of illegal abortions (Our Bodies Ourselves). In South Africa, the annual number of abortion-related deaths fell by 91 percent after the liberation of abortion (Facts… Induced Abortion). …show more content…
This claim, however, is redundant due to the separation of church and state in America. It is wrong to force one’s religious beliefs against another, especially one who does not hold the same. Others argue that abortion causes a shortage of adoptable babies (Koch). Despite the claims of reduced adoption attempts, there are about 135,000 adoptions in the US a year, with 59 percent from the child welfare system, 26 percent from other countries, and 15 percent from voluntarily relinquished American babies
Limiting an individual’s access to abortion may decrease the amount of abortions administered, however it increases the amount of unsafe, albeit illegal, abortions performed (Morrison). The Guttmacher institute shows that in Africa the rate of abortion per 1000 women of childbearing age (15 to 44) is 29, and in Latin America is 32 per 1000 women, while in both regions abortion is illegal under the majority of circumstances (Facts...Induced Abortion). In Western Europe the rate is 12 per 1000 women where it is generally permitted. The World Health Organization estimates 68,000 deaths a year due to unsafe abortions (Ahman & Shah). Prior to the Roe v Wade an estimated amount of 5,000 American women died annually as a result of illegal abortions (Our Bodies Ourselves). In South Africa, the annual number of abortion-related deaths fell by 91 percent after the liberation of abortion (Facts… Induced Abortion). …show more content…
This claim, however, is redundant due to the separation of church and state in America. It is wrong to force one’s religious beliefs against another, especially one who does not hold the same. Others argue that abortion causes a shortage of adoptable babies (Koch). Despite the claims of reduced adoption attempts, there are about 135,000 adoptions in the US a year, with 59 percent from the child welfare system, 26 percent from other countries, and 15 percent from voluntarily relinquished American babies