Legalization of abortion

Mohit Parkash 07/11-2011

Susan Pope English B

Termination of Pregnancy IEGS

Shall termination of pregnancy be legal? Through the incredible progress in technology and making the machinery such good and cheap, women can terminate their pregnancy without feeling any pain and whether this effect is good or bad, there is a lot of controversial issues about abortion being legal or not. One argument is that, abortion should be made legal within the first trimester of the pregnancy. If abortions were made illegal, then unprotected abortions would become more popular, hereby sets the woman’s life at risk. On the other hand, abortions should not be used as a form of birth control. Also, many couples are willing to adopt, who has been waiting for years to have a child.

88 % of all abortions that are performed in the world are carried out legally are performed within the first trimester of a woman’s pregnancy. (Lowen) At this stage, the fetus is said not to have developed human features. Yet, it is not breathing, the heart is not pumping and it still consists of multiple cells, known as an embryo. If it was made legal to only perform and abortion only in the first trimester, it would be gentler according to the religious morals. Nowadays, abortions are carried out with a safe medical procedure, if performed in a hospital. Medical abortions have a really small risk of serious complications for the mother.

Moreover, if abortions were made illegal, many women would consider having an unprotected abortion. Unsafe abortions are often known as “back alley” abortions, this is a popular place for medical procedures. At an estimate of 70,000 women die each year because of mistakes during an unsafe abortion, most of them being at the age of teens. (West) This is obviously an alarmingly high number; to prevent this from happening, a law should allow safe abortions. If abortion is made legal, nevertheless, a control should be made on who has the right to get an abortion. Such as, teenage girls, families ...

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However, there are many different forms of birth control, since before. When a woman is involved in a sexual assault, she should be able to decide the fortune of the embryo. She, not knowing the father changes the circumstances hugely. Even from a religious point of view, this case should be a legal form of abortion. If, however, another form of birth control manages to fail during a recreational activity, abortions should not be a seen as a back up, apart from age or financial status. In our society there are many forms of birth control, due to modern technology these methods are becoming more reliable. (Influencers)

There are always couples who are unable to have a child that wants one, through abortion. Instead of giving couples an option of abortion, they could grant it a live and by doing so making others happy. Studies have shown that in the USA 6 to 10 million people have a personal connection to adoption. (Anonymous) Themselves, friends or relatives have been adopted or adopted a child. Still roughly 1.5 to 2 million women are waiting or hoping to adopt a child. Many women who consider having an abortion could instead consider giving their baby up for adoption. If they decide to do so they are giving their baby a live with someone else. Studies show that some women suffer from psychological damage after experiencing an abortion, some feel guilty others sorry. Adoption would relieve the conscience of both the mother and father.

By concluding the results from the arguments above I would say that abortion should be a legal option; however severe restrictions should be placed on the law. If the family involved has a low income and if the mother and father are below the age of 18, abortions should be an option. Furthermore, a female that was a victim in a sexual assault should be granted the right to have an abortion. The age restriction should help to lower the number of unsafe abortions. Also, any abortion should be preformed within the first trimester. This should give both the mother and the father plenty of time to make a decision. Abortions after this period should be forbidden regardless of any reason. Also women considering having an abortion should be introduced to the idea of adoption; this could solve the problem of immoral abortions and give couples a chance of becoming a family.

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Influencers, Experts. TakeOnIt. - - 2010. 03 11 2011 <http://www.takeonit.com/question/53.aspx>.

Lowen, Linda. About.com. - - -. 03 11 2011 <http://womensissues.about.com/od/reproductiverights/a/AbortionArgumen.htm>.

West, Ed. The telegraph. 15 10 2009. 03 11 2011 <http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/edwest/100013743/is-abortion-killing-70000-women-a-year-yes-no-maybe/ >.