Roe Vs Wade Research Paper

Roe versus Wade was a court case which started back in Texas in 1973 but traveled up to the Supreme Court, who made the decision to legalize abortion within the first two months of pregnancy, proving that abortion is a fundamental right. Since Roe vs Wade, there has been reportedly over 56 million abortions performed (O’Bannon, 56,662,169 Abortions in America Since Roe vs. Wade in 1973)
Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion first appeared back in the 1820s, “forbidding abortion after the fourth month of pregnancy”. In 1920 the American Medical Association and others outlawed abortions in the United States.
Many people against abortion would say it’s closely related

to murder, which is against the law. How you may ask? It’s simply killing an unborn, which is unconstitutional. Ruling that abortion is murder, shouldn’t there be consequences and repercussions. The murder of the unborn is punishment to the baby, not anyone else. Allowing abortion goes against the unalienable rights given by our Founding Fathers of the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence declares “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (Declaration of Independence).
Not only are their problems during abortion, there are some afterwards. Studies have shown that “within 8 weeks after their abortions, 55% expressed guilt, 44% complained of nervous disorders, 36% had experienced sleep disturbances, 31% had regrets about their decision, and 11% had been prescribed psychotropic medicine by their family doctor” (Reardon, The After Effects of Abortion).
Abortion can result in medical complications later in life. Many times the mother is put at “risk of ectopic pregnancies which doubles the chance of pelvic inflammatory diseases” (EI, Abortion Risks: A list of major physical complications related to abortion).
Most believe that abortion prevents an unwanted child from harm, for example suffering, no parents, depression, sadness, etc. It is often seen that parents have a child they really don’t want and it leads to neglect. They avoid their parental duties because they feel the child is a burden.
On the contrary, it’s believed that with abortion being active, it minimizes illegal abortion risks.

Women who are denied abortions are more likely to become unemployed, to be on public welfare, to be below the poverty line, and to become victims of domestic violence. A University of California at San Francisco study found that women who were turned away from abortion clinics (because they had passed the gestational limit imposed by the clinic) were three times more likely to be below the poverty level two years later than women who were able to obtain abortions. 76% of the "turnaways" ended up on unemployment benefits, compared with 44% of the women who had abortions. The same study found that women unable to obtain abortions were more likely to stay in a relationship with an abusive partner than women who had an abortion, and were more than twice as likely to become victims of domestic violence. (ANSIRH, The Turnaway Study) Women who’s also turned away from abortion will try to find any other means to get rid of the unborn. There are other people besides the doctor who will perform the procedure for the mother but there are major complications because they could die from the use of the wrong surgical

tools.
If thinking logically, if a child isn’t born and not placed in foster care it keeps the level of foster homes low. Some believe that abortion isn’t bad or good. They are stuck in the middle, so there’s an alternative, adoption. You can have the baby, which also puts you at risk for things, but find a set of parents who may not be able to produce, to take the baby in. This eliminates two problems: a parent who can’t produce gets a child and a parent who doesn’t want the responsibility of a child puts the child in a better environment.
Abortion has been an ongoing debate since the Roe vs Wade decision over 40 years ago. Some believe that the decision for abortion should be totally left up to the mother or parents of the child. Hilary Clinton said it best, “We're always going to argue about abortion,” especially because it’s a controversial topics and it has many different aspects.