Abortion: A Heated Debate and Hot Topic in the United States

There are always a number of heated debates within the United States. These debates are always a hot topic and very controversial issues. Due to how controversial they are, is why they become such largely debated topics with many people having very different views on the specific topic. For example, there is a Democratic and Republican party in the United States; people either stick with one side or the other due to their beliefs and sometimes can be neutral or on the other party’s side for certain topics. Abortion is a very controversial topic as it always has been all around the country but more specifically in the United States. There are two sides to the debate: those who believe abortion should be legal and their organization is known as pro-choice. On the other side, there are the group of people who believe that abortion should not be legal and reverse the laws from what they are today this organization is known as pro-life. It seems as though both of the organizations are very extreme, while there can be some people who a neutral and believe in some ideas from the prochoice, yet they also agree with some of the ideas from prolife. The two sides to the debate on abortion are known as pro-choice and pro-life although, this topic is very controversial, today there are a history of abortion laws and a very important case known as Roe vs. Wade which played a huge role in determining what laws on abortion are in the present.

Additionally, the case of Roe vs. Wade was a pivotal moment in history changing the laws of abortion. Before Roe v. Wade the idea of abortion was a very controversial topic. Yet, abortion was frowned upon in many places around the world with the United States included. Abortion dates all the way back to...

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