Abortion: Murder or Necessity

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    Whether it be the right to vote, the pay gap, or abortion, women's rights has always been that controversial topic that people do not want to talk about. Should women be able to make the decision whether to carry a baby or abort? This question basically comes down to  “Are you a democrat or republican? Are you pro-choice or pro-life?” 

    On January 23^rd 1973, the Supreme court struck down the idea of banning abortion all throughout the United States, also known as the Roe vs. Wade supreme court case. After years of women fighting for rights, they finally got them, including the right to abort a fetus if they choose to. Forty-nine years later June 28^th 2022, Roe vs. Wade was overturned making it illegal for women to have abortions. 

    To what extent should women be allowed to have an abortion in the United States? Abortions should be legal due to women having the right to their own body autonomy. Legal abortions also allow for safer abortions done by professionals. Not allowing abortions leads to further overpopulating the adoption systems allowing for a child to grow up in the system, bouncing back and forth between houses without a stable family.  

    Do you think abortion is the first choice that crosses a women’­s mind when finding out she is pregnant? Some women simply cannot carry a baby due to their medical history or problems that may arise in the mother or even the child during pregnancy.

     According to the CDC in 2020, there were 23.8 deaths per 100,000 babies born. The number of deaths increases from year to year only for the worse. One in every 50 pregnancies ends up being an ectopic pregnancy which is when the fertilized egg implants itself on the outside of the uterus, which can be life threatening to not only the mother but the child as well. If the egg proceeds to grow, the chances of it rupturing increases which then leads to the possibility of the mother bleeding to death. Not allowing for a woman to get that abortion can lead to her risking her life for the baby that might not survive.  

    On October 18^th, 2016 Natasha Brown released her story on Tommy’s Together, for every baby. Natasha Brown had gone to the doctor to report immense stomach pain after discovering she was pregnant. The doctor dismissed it and said that it was her IBS, however a couple nights later she was back in immense pain laying on the floor with her husband and four year old son. Her husband then called the 911 and Natasha was rushed to the hospital. Come to find out, her baby was growing on her fallopian tubes and had ruptured causing her internal bleeding. If she had just dismissed her stomach pain for her IBS and came in a half hour later, the surgeon would be telling her husband different words. 

    

    Making abortions illegal will not prevent abortions from happening, it will only allow for unsafe abortions done by nonprofessionals. If abortions are not allowed to be given by professionals, women will perform the procedure on themselves for the desperate measures they might be in. Women who experience trauma such as rape, might not want the constant reminder of a baby. 

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     Sometimes women are afraid to be asked the questions “Why are you aborting your baby?” “How could you do that to a child” which can prevent them from going to these clinics to get this procedure done by these professionals. Having these safe and open clinics for abortions can save the women from the harm that could be done unto themselves.  

    Abortions should also be covered by health care making it accessible for majority of women. Paying out of pocket might not be an option for every individual. If women are unable to cover the costs of having a baby or aborting the baby, it can lead to them trying to abort the baby themselves, leaving them with permeant damage. 

    Taxpayers may argue that they do not want to have to pay for abortions, or as they claim, “why should we have to pay for YOUR mistake?” Health care doesn’t cover all birth controls or all types of contraceptives, which would help prevent a situation like this from happening. Not all women have access to the money for these contraceptives that helps prevent situations like this to arise. Covering abortions and contraceptives through healthcare might put the women at ease and could help prevent abortions. 

    You might say, “ Just put the child into the adoption system.” Further populating the adoption system would not be beneficial to these children. Some parents give their children up for adoption due to money issues, birth defects or simply teenage pregnancy. However, in the adoption system it is so hard to adopt a child.  Some women would prefer to abort their baby than put them in a system that would leave them in bad situations then, if not adopted, on the streets once they turn 18 years old. 

    

    Once reaching the teenage years children are less likely to get adopted. Most families that adopt are unable to have their own children, leaving them to adopt the babies so they can experience every steppingstone with those children. Not to mention, the children that have disabilities are less likely to be adopted due to medical needs and some of them might never be able to live on their own. Which then leaves these children in desperate need of a family at a loss with no one in their corner. Some people might not want that for their children so they might choose to abort the baby for the better.  

    Making the decision to abort your baby can leave a lifelong emotional impact but taking away the ability is not the decision for the better. Abortions were put into place for women to make the decision of whether they want to carry another life no matter how the child was conceived. Allowing women to have an abortion prevents them from future medical problems, the overpopulation of adoption facilities and fewer unsafe pregnancies done by nonprofessionals.