There are so many controversies nowadays in the United States alone, and abortion remains one of the hot topics. Abortion is an act of terminating a growing human life within a mother’s womb either medically or surgically. Medical abortion is when a woman takes a pill early in the course of pregnancy to abort a fetus and surgical abortion is when a fetus is removed from the uterus with the help of a vacuum and a spoon-shaped device with sharp edges also known as a “curet” (Abortion Risks). There are many risks involved with abortion, such as heavy bleeding or hemorrhage, cut or torn cervix, complications from anesthesia and many more. There are two sides of this argument pro-life and pro-choice.
Many people who argue against abortion, think …show more content…
Wade “case gave strength to the argument that a woman should be allowed the right to have privacy over matters that relates to her own body, including pregnancy” (Fremgen, 2009, pg. 280). This particular case gave opportunities to many women to get an abortion that is performed legally with a safe practice. Before this law had passed many women were self-inducing abortion by taking medications, throwing themselves down the stairs, using chemicals, using coat hangers and many more (Socialistic Workers, 2005). By using these horrendous methods to perform abortions, women were jeopardizing their health with a complication of infection, hemorrhage, and possible death. With the legalization of abortion, many women are getting their procedures done under safe and sterile procedures from certified doctors.
After abortion has been legalized many people are protesting against it. Many argue about, how abortion is illegal and a fetus goes through pain undergoing this unpleasant procedure. However, According to Britain’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, many neurologists believe that “cortex is necessary for pain perception (Pro & Con Arguments, 2016). As the University of California, San Francisco states that a fetus does not feel any pain till 29-30th-week gestation. It is not advisable nor safe to undergo an abortion after 26th weeks of …show more content…
Additionally, from 2003 to 2012, the number, rate, and ratio of reported abortions decreased 17%, 18%, and 14%, respectively (Abortion Data and Statistics, 2016). I personally think that abortion rates have gone down severely because of various birth control methods. There are countless different methods that one can take to prevent unwanted pregnancy nowadays by using approaches such as abstinence, surgical sterilization (vasectomy and tubal ligation), male and female condoms, diaphragm, cervical caps, birth control pills, intrauterine device, birth control patches, rings and many
Many people who argue against abortion, think …show more content…
Wade “case gave strength to the argument that a woman should be allowed the right to have privacy over matters that relates to her own body, including pregnancy” (Fremgen, 2009, pg. 280). This particular case gave opportunities to many women to get an abortion that is performed legally with a safe practice. Before this law had passed many women were self-inducing abortion by taking medications, throwing themselves down the stairs, using chemicals, using coat hangers and many more (Socialistic Workers, 2005). By using these horrendous methods to perform abortions, women were jeopardizing their health with a complication of infection, hemorrhage, and possible death. With the legalization of abortion, many women are getting their procedures done under safe and sterile procedures from certified doctors.
After abortion has been legalized many people are protesting against it. Many argue about, how abortion is illegal and a fetus goes through pain undergoing this unpleasant procedure. However, According to Britain’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, many neurologists believe that “cortex is necessary for pain perception (Pro & Con Arguments, 2016). As the University of California, San Francisco states that a fetus does not feel any pain till 29-30th-week gestation. It is not advisable nor safe to undergo an abortion after 26th weeks of …show more content…
Additionally, from 2003 to 2012, the number, rate, and ratio of reported abortions decreased 17%, 18%, and 14%, respectively (Abortion Data and Statistics, 2016). I personally think that abortion rates have gone down severely because of various birth control methods. There are countless different methods that one can take to prevent unwanted pregnancy nowadays by using approaches such as abstinence, surgical sterilization (vasectomy and tubal ligation), male and female condoms, diaphragm, cervical caps, birth control pills, intrauterine device, birth control patches, rings and many