Is Abortion A Leading Cause Of Women's Miscarriage?

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Ever since the women’s rights act started, around the 1960’s, things such as abortion have become a much debated topic. For over 40 years on the most debated and argues about topic in women’s rights, is abortion. According to Oxford Dictionaries, the definition of “abortion” is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy. There are two different types of abortion, Spontaneous abortion and induced abortion. A spontaneous abortion is usually a miscarriage; a spontaneous abortion is one that was not on purpose. Lots of natural affects can cause a miscarriage. The top 5 leading causes of miscarriage include, Hormonal Problems, the Lifestyle of the mother, Implantation of the egg, Maternal age, and Maternal trauma (Miscarriage: Signs, Symptoms, …show more content…

The “lifestyle of the mother” category of miscarriage is a topic that is debated in the spontaneous abortion category. Lifestyle miscarriage is caused when the fetus is exposed to smoking, drug use, malnutrition, and other toxic materials. The other form of abortion, induced abortion, is an abortion that is wanted. The way induced abortion works is by removing the fetus from the womb. The two most common forms of induced abortion are a surgical procedure or through a form of medication. One of the first few legalizations happen in 1967, when Colorado legalized abortion in cases of rape, incest, or physical or mental disability in the child or mother. Then in 1969 the California Court found that under the California Constitution, that woman could choose to have an abortion. The final act was in in 1973 in the Supreme Court case of Roe V. Wade. The Supreme Court proclaimed that the 14th Amendment gave women the decision to have an abortion (Findlaw). In this essay I will show the two sides of abortion, the one side that is for abortion, and the side that is against …show more content…

The first movement for women’s rights was in the 1920’s, when women got the right to vote. That was the first spark in the women’s rights movements. The next movement in women’s rights happened in the 1960’s after WWII. From 1970-1987 pregnancy in America rose 500%. (Mathewes-Green) Women’s rights activist fought for the right of women to be able to make their own choice in pregnancy. In 1821 Connecticut became the first state by law to criminalize abortion. In the early 1900’s abortion in most states was still considered a felony. “By the 1960s, public health officials, medical professionals, and women's advocates were raising awareness of the consequences of illegal abortions, which could result in permanent injury to the woman or even death” (State Abortion Laws). In 1973 the Supreme Court affirmed a woman the right to abortion in the case of Roe vs. Wade. What happened in that case was not just the legalization of abortion, but also a whole new debate started that is still debated till today. Women wanted the right to able to seek and be provided the right to abortion. In cases where rape, incest, and mental illness are in play, women wanted a voice

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