The Three Reasons Why I Believe In Abortion

On January 22, 1973 Roe vs Wade was passed, which was a Supreme Court case, that allows women to have the right to have an abortion. When Roe vs Wade zpassed there were 1000 abortions that day. According to this article “Abortions in America” there were 1.06 million abortions performed in 2011 so that was 13.9 per 1000 women with a baby. Also according to this article “Abortions in America” on 2008 there were 1.21 abortions which was 19.4 per 1000 woman. The past few years abortions have been reducing, however there are still people trying to eliminate Roe vs Wade.

From these two notions stems three basic views, or platforms, individuals use as the backbone for their argument when making their case for the right or wrongness of abortion. Conservatives believe under no circumstance is it morally acceptable to perform an abortion. Liberals believe abortions are permissible at any time during pregnancy and for any reason. Lastly, moderates stand behind the notion that abortions are morally permissible in some situations but not all. Over time hundreds of philosophers have attempted to justify their view point with sound theories; three of which, Don Marquis, Michael Tooley and Judith Thomson, seem to have done so successfully.

In this essay I will be talking about Abortion. How would you feel if someone took away your life without giving you any choice? If we are allowed to murder unborn children, then why is it illegal to murder other humans? Unborn babies has the right to be protected as anyone else. Abortion has become common everywhere and it’s not the right thing. There are other ways of dealing with an unexpected pregnancy other than Abortion. Imagine not even getting to chance to live. Well babies don’t have a choice when they are born. It all depends on the mother whether she wants to do abortion on her baby. The reason why many women do abortion is due to not having enough money to raise the child or being raped. However, there’s always other option than taking an innocent baby’s life away. The reason why I think women shouldn’t abort is human qualities, religious values, and estimations of profound quality.

Ethical justification of abortion is a controversial subject consisting of numerous significant theories that have been presented based on studies and researches. Basically, abortion refers to termination of pregnancy through removal of the undeveloped fetus. Seemingly, the act is highly condemned by majority sociologists and health practitioners due to violation of humanitarian ethics and morals. However, this particular perspective is orientated by the normative ethics system entailing utilitarianism versus deontology. Alternatively, this excerpt shall focus on analyzing the social altercations of abortion based on views and opinions presented by two influential individuals, namely Marquis and Steinbock. By identifying the main arguments and key elements apparent in the two arguments, the study is likely to derive rational insight concerning moral permissibility of abortion.

Abortion has been an issue of heated debate in the United States for numerous years. Legislation has ruled it legal to perform an abortion on any gestational age of an embryo or fetus. Some people agree with the law and consider themselves pro-choice. Others are completely against abortion and are pro-life. In addition to these two groups is another group who support abortion in the first half of pregnancy, but believe abortion should be banned for the second half.

Abortion really today has been a very controversial issue in today’s society. An interesting claim within it is that abortion can be done safely through the use of medical abortion and although medical abortions can be safe and trustworthy as experts might say, there still are risks that women will have to face and eventually take after abortion. Major types of risks can be pelvic infections, blood clots in the uterus or maybe a torn cervix. These are just few out of many health problems caused from abortion.

Abortion and the morality of it has been a hot topic for years in the United States although it has been carried out for centuries in different cultures. Abortion is a medical procedure deliberately terminating a pregnancy. Abortions usually happen within the first 28 weeks of pregnancy and are considered an outpatient procedure. The first abortion laws were passed by Britain in 1803 and by 1880 most abortions in the U.S. were illegal, except for those that were performed to save the life of a woman. This exception to the rule gives insight into the battle that exists today and the ethical debate of abortion.

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Abortion is one the most controversial topics in the United States. The issue at hand is should abortion be legal or not. It is highly debated with in both media and politics. According to History Channel, “Supreme Court legalizes abortion”, in 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court Case Roe V. Wade ruled that women have the constitutional right to privacy, thus legalizing abortion. This law gave women the right to terminate a pregnancy during the first two trimesters. This sparked huge controversy between pro-life and pro-choice believers. Both pro-life and pro-choice have numerous arguments to justify their opinions. In a report done by WebMD, “Abortion-Reasons Women Choose Abortion,” nine out of ten abortions are performed within the first twelve weeks. Abortion should be legal because it is a women’s constitutional right, mental and physical health, and other.

My second argument against abortion is due to the physical health issues having an abortion can cause for women. There are minor complications such as: minor infections, bleeding, fevers, abdominal pain, gastro disturbances, and vomiting that can occur as a result of having an abortion. Approximately 10% of women undergoing induced abortion suffer from immediate complications, of which one-fifth (2%) were considered major. Major complications that occur include: major infections, excessive bleeding, embolism, perforation of the uterus, anesthesia complications, convulsions, hemorrhage, cervical injury and endotoxic shock. Aside from the potential dangers of the abortion methods in general, abortion increases a woman’s chances of having miscarriages in later pregnancies; this is especially true for younger girls who have had an abortion. Also, repeated abortions increase the level of danger (Thiroux and Krasemann). I personally know several women who have had an abortion at some point. I conducted a very short interview with three individuals asking them the following questions:

For nowadays, the justification of abortion because of economic reasons is just heinous. Unfortunately, many people is in this case. The mother just do not have the correct  way  to raise a child on their own and they see abortion is the solution.Now while this concluding paragraph may sound like I am for the pro-choice   side of abortion, I am definitely for the pro-life side of abortion from a depressive realist mentality. Abortion is a terrible thing but people tend to do crazy things when they are desperate. The sad truth is that the United States needs to keep abortion legalized. If it was not for abortion being legalized, the amount of “homemade” abortions would skyrocket, along with that, the number of accidental deaths from performing

Abortions have become popular to the industry. About 43% of American women will have one or occasionally more than one abortions during their lifetime. Women's centers and hospitals perform more than a million abortions per year. Most abortions are done on women under the age of 25. Majority of abortions are done for teenagers. Abortions are obviously in great demand.

In “10 Reasons Why Abortion is Evil & Not a “Pro-Choice”, an American Society for Defense of Tradition, Family and Property student (TFP) states that there are many reasons why someone should disagree with the idea of “Pro-Choice.” Pro-choice is generally referred to as someone having the choice whether or not to get an abortion. Abortion is defined as the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy. While the author of this article gave some compelling arguments, I have to disagree with their opinions. After reading multiple statements from male and female doctors, scientists, and politicians, on both sides of this controversial debate, I have gathered a substantial amount of information to back up my pro-choice views. I personally do not have any experience with this issue, but I still feel strongly about it, and here are some of my main points.

The right to life is the most basic and important right that we have. In the past two hundred years, over one million Americans have died for their country. Monuments have been built and speeches have been delivered, honoring these American heroes. America is now engaged in a war where there are no heroes, no monuments or tributes - only victims. Our society has declared war on its most helpless members - our unborn children. Since that war was declared on January 22, 1973, there have been over 35 million deaths.

In this paper I am going to explain my view on why abortion is impermissible in most cases and agree with Judith Thomson. However, I do not agree with her examples and arguments and would like to explain why this contradicts with what she claims in her essay.