Women's Rights In America

Freedom was once an ideology appreciated in every American household; remembering the true value of being free and the rights they were entitled to since the day they were born into the United States. The real question being, do people still appreciate these freedoms fought for or have Americans simply forgotten the meaning of being a part of this country along with the privileges it comes with? Americans have been continuously fighting for rights, guessing that there are still freedoms that have not been granted. It is difficult to value rights that have not been admitted by government restrictions when they are put into play, their natural born right. The purpose of America was to escape from unfair rules and cruel dictatorship, yet it seems …show more content…
Government officials have tried to control what women do in their lives and how they manage their lives. In many cases, men and even women have branded abortion as wrong when it is none of their business. In many situations, girls have grown up in a broken household where they are not taught right from wrong, giving them the idea that sex is not something to take seriously, leading to a premature pregnancy. There are also cases of rape. Leaving the women not only mentally scarred by the abuse but not physically reminded with a child. Under these circumstances, it would seem healthier for them to abort the pregnancy. It should not be anyone's choice but the mothers to abort a child, yet people have countlessly tried to invade people’s privacy and affect their decisions. Not only does abortion help given these critical circumstances such as: harsh reality of sexual assault and unprepared mothers, it also helps with the extreme adoption rates in America. There are 423,773 children in the U.S. foster care system; 114,556 of these children are available for adoption. Their birth parent’s legal rights have been permanently terminated and children are left without a family (Dave Thomas). With the insane amount of children endlessly searching for a family and home of their own, certain individuals still see abortion negatively even when it prevents more children coming into this already over populated world we live in and it prevents contribution of the massive amount of orphans. “...we look forward to a world founded upon essential human.. freedoms,”(Franklin D. Roosevelt) but it is hard when people are making it difficult to do what is best for their