Is Abortion A Right For Women?

On January 22, 1973, the freedom of women to make the decision to have an abortion was deemed legal after the Roe v. Wade trial. (Stewart) Since this trial, many people have voiced their opinions about whether or not abortion should be legal. Though abortion is safe for mothers, painless for the fetus and allows women to wait for the right time to have a child, it is not always accessible to women. By making abortion more accessible and less judgment based, the amount of unwanted pregnancies will decrease all while keeping the mother safe during this process.

Abortion, to some it is the murder of an innocent fetus with a heartbeat. To others it is considered an option to be freed from the responsibilities of parenthood. We all have different views that can be controversial to the opinions of others. Yet, there are proven facts and cases where making abortion illegal is the best decision. Propaganda for Prolife is everywhere, but is there enough to show the world how wrong abortion is? I believe there is not, yet there are some very emotional advertisements that can change your whole perspective. Abortion should be considered illegal because it is considered murder and can have severe consequences for woman, and there are other options to chose instead of abortion.

A young teenage girl is pregnant, but not because of a personal doing—she is carrying the child of her rapist. With abortion illegal, the girl must not only give birth to the offspring of her attacker, but because of the baby she will miss out on both vital opportunities and her childhood.

What is life to you? Is it being alive or not even having the chance to be alive? The simple word abortion sets off so many numerous sparks. Some of these sparks cause serious problems. Whether a person agrees or does not agree with it, there will always be problems with that word. Only a certain amount of states protect abortions. Whether or not the state protects the law about abortion, a woman will have major and minor effects after having an abortion. Abortion is destroying the life of an innocent human being who doesn’t even have a chance at life.

Among all the issues that have been fought for or against in the United States, abortion may be one of the most popular issues that Americans are passionate about. Abortion is defined as the removal of the embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy. Thousands of abortions take place every single day, and yet public opinion remains at a standstill as to whether or not abortion is ethical. Everyone holds different opinions on abortion. The proponents believe that it is the women’s private right to determine the future of the baby in her body. On the other hand, the opponents think a woman does not have the right to decide whether the person that she gives birth should live or die. They believe that life begins at conception. In fact, a person’s stance on the issue is often determined by how he views the fetus: a part of the mother’s body or as a human being. I am an opponent, and I believe abortion is murder. Also, abortion should not be legal because it harms women’s health, affects intimate relationship, and women do not have the right to decide the baby’s right to live or die.

A common debate in the world today involves abortion, the deliberate end of human pregnancy, and whether or not it should be legalized. “Every year in the world there are an estimated 40-50 million abortions. This corresponds to approximately 125,000 abortions per day” (“Abortions Worldwide this Year”). On one side of the argument, people are not disturbed by this grotesque number, and on the other side there are people outraged and simply appalled. Although people attempt to deem abortion acceptable in society because of circumstances like the mother not being able to support the child or in instances of rape, it is still morally wrong.

Imagine a woman was raped and later became pregnant. Shouldn 't she have the right to abort the child or should she be forced to deliver? Put yourself in her shoes. Can you imagine the pain she might feel every time she looks at the child? Should she be forced to endure this? Women should be allowed to have abortions under circumstances such as these.

Abortion is a deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. There are series of legal, moral and ethical issues which may arise about abortion. Most arguments about abortion are often focused on political insinuations and the legal aspect of such actions. Some frequently asked questions’ regarding the issue is if the practice should be outlawed and regarded as murder or should women have the right to practice it. For example, prior to becoming pregnant, some women feel that they would be able to choose the abortion option without trouble. However, even with reasons why having an abortion would be the best option, some women feel that this decision would not be right for them. On the other hand, some women have a strong belief that abortion is unethical prior to becoming pregnant.

Abortion, as you all may know, is a really popular topic. There have long been many debates between the two groups, pro-life and pro-choice. People who are pro-life believe that part of the government’s job is to protect all forms of human life. Those who are pro-choice believe that every individual should have control over their own reproductive systems. Pro-life supporters strongly believe that even an undeveloped fetus has life; it is still growing and it needs to be protected. And this sounds reasonable. However, after doing more research on this topic, I believe abortion should remain legal. In this speech I will be explaining how making abortion illegal could lead to emotional instability, illegal abortions, and how it could violate a women’s right to choose.

Forty-two years after the highly controversial case Roe vs. Wade, that made it legal for women to have an abortion, society continues to debate whether or not women should have the right to have an abortion. Judith Jarvis Thomson’s famous article “A Defense of Abortion” defends a women’s right to have an abortion. However, I disagree with Thomson’s defense against abortions, and believe that abortions are highly immoral and should be illegal.

Abortion is a topic that creates an argument in different aspects and everyone likes to be involved in it to share values and opinions. Most people when hear the word abortion the first thing that comes to their head is hate or not wanted. In this introduction I will offer information related to this topic in order to inform people. In the 1973 abortion was prohibited during the first three months in all states by the Supreme Court. The decision of a woman to terminate their pregnancy is inside the right of privacy which gives the right to terminate their pregnancy during the first three months. There are some serious consequences when an abortion is performed which are needed to have in mind. There are cases where the abortion is an option if the fetus is coming with a delicate disease or put the mother in imminent danger that it is either provoke by the mother or a genetic disorder. Abortion should be a woman right due to the fact that some woman’s are victims of rape. There are sexual transmitted diseases that can put the life of the fetus in high risk or be fatal to the fetus.

Is a fetus actually a “person” with full moral standing? Not that a fetus doesn’t matter, but is a fetus a person with a right to life over an existing person with full moral standing? I do not believe that it is, but I do not believe it is morally permissible or should even be legal in all cases to receive an abortion. A fetus may not be a person with full moral standing, but it is a potential person with a potential right to life. An abortion is only morally permissible and should be legal if it is justified significantly by reasons such as the child has a severe defect that would cause illness and a short painful life, rape, or to save the mother’s life. A fetus at any stage of pregnancy does not have the significant moral right over a woman making the woman to carry the fetus to term if her reasoning is justified. It should be legal for a woman to receive an abortion at any stage of pregnancy only if justified. A woman is a person with full moral standing who’s right over her body, including the right to defend one 's body, outweighs the right of a potential person’s right to life.

Abortion in the United States has been controversial for decades. Abortion has created a public, political, and moral divide. Some feel that abortion should be illegal, others feel it should be restricted. Still some feel it should be legal and freely accessed. Society associates the issue of abortion with determining when life truly begins, and at what point in a woman’s pregnancy does the fetus have the legal rights of a human being? Which begs the question of a fetus’s rights versus the woman’s right to choose and determine issues that deal with her body.

For many years now the topic of abortion has been very controversial and has indirectly split the country: Prolife and Pro choice. Pro-Life Arguments includes; abortions are immoral, causes psychological harm, and take away the opportunity for adoption for those who can’t conceive. On the other hand, pro-choice argues that the government shouldn’t be allowed to decide what a woman should do with her life/body and laws against this right is an invasion of privacy. The right to an abortion was given by the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. The Court ruled that the states were prohibited from outlawing or regulating any aspect of abortion performed during the first trimester of pregnancy and that laws could only enact abortion regulations reasonably related to maternal health in the second and third trimesters, Also laws could only protect the life of the fetus only in the mother’s third trimester. () The Political division of the nation on the topic of abortion has been a heated debate for many years and continues to be a hot topic. Though those who stand against the right cannot change the law, Pro-life lawmakers have attempted to regulate around it.

When a lot of Americans hear the term ‘Abortion,’ they think nothing of it. However, when other people hear that term it sparks controversy. Abortion is legal as of right now in the United States, but for some that just will not do. Expecting mothers have fought for the right to have an abortion for years. Which they won, in the Supreme Court Case Roe v. Wade. The 1973 supreme court case ruled a state law unconstitutional. The state law banned abortions except to save the life of the mother. The Court ruled that the states were forbidden from outlawing or regulating any aspect of abortion performed during the first trimester of pregnancy,