Pro-life or Pro-choice? As abortion becomes one of the most controversial topics with opinions ranging from completely legal to completely illegal. However, this is due to its depiction in societal views and people’s religious views. But this essay will argue how abortion should be legal in all cases as it is a woman’s right, how adoption isn’t an alternative and making it illegal will not stop it from happening.
Abortion is a woman’s right to her body, and no-one should have the right to tell her what she can and cannot do. People argue about the foetus’ right to live, but are we putting the right of an organism that cannot survive on its own, over the woman who has to carry it? In 2015, 50% of adults in the U.S.A considered themselves ‘pro-choice’ and 46% ‘pro-life’. This is the biggest gap there has been. Abortions can be very emotionally taxing and are not cheap, costing NZD$350-500 in the first trimester or more depending the stage. Getting an abortion is not a choice a woman makes easily, but it is a choice she should be able to make.
Adoption isn’t an alternative to abortion, because it still requires a woman to carry the baby and possibly deal with birthing complications. This can wouldn’t be ideal for teenagers who are still in school and trying to complete their education, with only 50% of teenage mothers …show more content…
Without a safe procedure done by medical professionals, women result to back alley abortions. 47,000 women die a year from unsafe abortions and millions are injured. Most of these happen in developing countries with the strictest abortion laws. With the 3 day waiting period some states in the U.S are enforcing and the limited abortion clinics due to the new regulations, it’s getting harder and more expensive for women to have an abortion and could prompt many of them to take unsafe and drastic measures to terminate the
Abortion is a woman’s right to her body, and no-one should have the right to tell her what she can and cannot do. People argue about the foetus’ right to live, but are we putting the right of an organism that cannot survive on its own, over the woman who has to carry it? In 2015, 50% of adults in the U.S.A considered themselves ‘pro-choice’ and 46% ‘pro-life’. This is the biggest gap there has been. Abortions can be very emotionally taxing and are not cheap, costing NZD$350-500 in the first trimester or more depending the stage. Getting an abortion is not a choice a woman makes easily, but it is a choice she should be able to make.
Adoption isn’t an alternative to abortion, because it still requires a woman to carry the baby and possibly deal with birthing complications. This can wouldn’t be ideal for teenagers who are still in school and trying to complete their education, with only 50% of teenage mothers …show more content…
Without a safe procedure done by medical professionals, women result to back alley abortions. 47,000 women die a year from unsafe abortions and millions are injured. Most of these happen in developing countries with the strictest abortion laws. With the 3 day waiting period some states in the U.S are enforcing and the limited abortion clinics due to the new regulations, it’s getting harder and more expensive for women to have an abortion and could prompt many of them to take unsafe and drastic measures to terminate the