Since the earliest settlers arrived in the United States abortions were being performed in society. That was the case until the late 1800's when some states began passing laws that made abortions illegal. This law stayed in effect until January 22, 1973 when the Supreme Court ruled on Roe vs. Wade. It was then that the Supreme Court decided that it is a woman's right to have an abortion, if she chooses, without state interference.

Pro-lifers want the law changed so that abortion is made illegal again. Between 1880 and 1973, when abortion was illegal, many woman died or had serious medical problem after attemp

Pro-lifers believe abortion is morally wrong, some perceive abortion as murder, and there are those who believe it is a selfish act. I see abortion as putting a child out of misery while he or she doesn't have the ability to reason or fear. Abortion allows a woman to retain her constitutional rights and it relieves a would-be suffering child out of distress.

The decision to have or not to have an abortion by some women is based on standing family values. Some women choose to protect and preserve those values; therefore, an abortion it not even a consideration. The women deliver an unwanted child, resentment harbors within the women through the years. As time passes, this harbored resentment may surface and lashed out towards her spouse or significant and possibly even the child because she was forced to have a child she did not necessarily want at that time in her life. The end results being an unhappy home, possible abuse, or even divorce.

"Pro-lifersaE? alternative for abortion is for women to bear a child and place it into the system- -adoption. Even though it is thought that being an orphan is only temporary, this isn't necessarily true in all cases. Because adoption rules, restrictions and costs are so rigid most families willing to adopt are not able to or may not qualify. Therefore, many unwanted children placed in orphanages are shuffled through the system until they are 18 or live with foster parents who sometimes tend to be uncaring and abusive. According to Frederica Mathewes-Green "the abortion rate in this country is about 1.5 million a year, a rate that has held fairly stable for about 15 years. Divide that by 365 and that equals about 4,

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