Should Abortion Be Illegal

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Should Abortions Be Legal or Illegal?

Imagine a world where everyone is more cautious and thinks before acting, think how many lives should be saved due to those people by having abortions be legal. Abortion is a very serious matter all over the world with the definition of “the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.” Abortion can be viewed in very different ways according to your perspective and religious faith. For example, some people think isn’t right in the eyes of God and for the unborn baby’s, and others believe it is the woman's body and, she may do whatever she desires with it. I personally believe that abortion should be illegal, because of the fact that we must …show more content…

As ProCon.org restated “Abortion takes away from the unborn the unalienable right to life that the Founding Fathers intended for all human beings.” Which may prove abortions may not be viewed as the politically correct decision for women to make. Another issue that needs to be addressed about abortion is “Since the legalization of abortion in 1973, over 56 million unborn children have been killed, more than the entire population of Spain. That's 155 babies per hour. About 1 every 24 seconds” according TFP Student Action.org. In addition to the baby’s death, 13% of all woman's death are due to serious complications during abortions claimed by e medicine health.com. Another way of looking at abortions is "When we tell one another that abortion is okay, we reinforce the idea that human lives are disposable, that we can throw away anything or anyone that inconveniences us." which is a great point made by ProCon.org, that reminds us that not all things in life are easy however, it doesn’t mean we can’t overcome those challenges. As Ronald Reagan said “I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been …show more content…

ProCon.org supports this statement by saying “The US Supreme Court has declared abortion to be a "fundamental right" guaranteed by the US Constitution.” This shows the natural rights of being a woman, “The same study also found that 95% of women who received abortions "felt it was the right decision" a week after the procedure,” showing that women know themselves very well and don’t need assistance while making decisions that have to do with oneself. These reasons and studies have proven that women are capable of caring for themselves without someone seeing their every move. While abortion is very dangerous and risky “3 out of 10 women in the U.S. have an abortion by the time they are 45 years old.” which was reported by Planned Parenthood.org. Abortions can be a helpful for women, but harmful to their unwanted

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