Argumentative Essay: Should Abortion Be Legal?

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Gurvir Sandhu
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Argumentative Essay Should abortion remain legal?
J.R.R. Tolkien said, “Even the smallest person can change the course of our future.” Whether it is graduating school, buying a car or having a baby, no matter what it is even the smallest thing in our life can our entire future or all human beings. Whether one believes that an abortion kills a baby or just does away with an embryo, an abortion will have an effect on the future of the individual that makes the decision. Abortion is one of the many things that can affect a person’s life. It is a medical procedure that ends a life and sometimes can end our relationships with our close family members too. One in three women will have an abortion by the time
Abortion rights is one of the issues that has been around since the 1800’s. It became a highlight topic after there were many deaths caused by complicated and illegal abortions, due to unrefined medical procedures. By the end of the 19th century, in 1967, abortion was illegal in all U.S. States. (Opposing Viewpoints) Later, some states made it legal for women to have abortion with restrictions and some states have abortion restrictions at different stages of pregnancy. Most of the states prohibit abortion if the woman is in her second or third trimester. (Opposing Viewpoints) It is performed by a licensed physician in the hospitals. About 16 states allow abortion to take place in private institutions.
We might have some problem but killing a innocent baby is not the solution. Fighting through our obstacles is the best way to get through problems sometime. Mostly everything we get sometimes comes with little defect but we manage to get through it. Just like that having a baby comes with great responsibility but we should not run away from that responsibility because it also comes with endless happiness.

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Lupkin, Sydney. "Abortion 40 Years After Roe v. Wade." ABC News. ABC News Network, 18 Jan. 2013. Web. 22 June 2016.

Rao, Menaka. "India Weighs Update to 1970s Abortion Law." BBC News. Menaka Rao, 13 Aug. 2015. Web. 22 June 2016.

"Roe vs. Wade." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 22 June

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