Opposite arguement essay on abortions
Before I tell you my position on the right for a woman to have an abortion, you must know exactly what an abortion is. An abortion is a "Induced termination of pregnancy and expulsion of an embryo or fetus that is incapable of survival." (The American Heritage Dictionary). Now that you know what an abortion is it is your turn to decide weather you think a woman has the right to choose. I feel that it is the woman's right to choose and I feel that if she wants to have the procedure done, and has a way to pay for, that we should not be able to stop her or force her not too. It is said that in the United States in 1996 doctors performed more than 1.3 million abortions (Painter). That means that 1.3 million U.S. woman said that don't want to have a baby and what gives anyone the right to say no to all of those women. In 1972 the decision of Roe V. Wade, in which the Supreme Court ruled that a woman has a constitutional right to an abortion during the first six months of pregnancy (United States Government). This decision was based on many things, but the main reason for the decision is because the supreme court was influenced by what it believes the majority of American people support, showing just how many people agree
Most studies have also showed that the operation is safe and that there is very little mental danger to having it. One particular study was performed by Arizona State University psychologist Nancy Filipe Russo. She found that having an abortion has no independent effect on mental health, but woman with low self-esteem before pregnancy are more likely to become depressed after the procedure (Elias). Another example of why women should be able to choose is; what if a woman is raped and she feels that she doesn't want to have the baby because she is just not ready, why can anyone just say that she can't and deny her of a right which is given to her by the Constitution. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Many people also claim that this procedure is an act of "Feticide." This is because "Women have the right to 'terminate pregnancy' --the right to empty the womb -does not of necessity include a right to feticide" (Greenhouse, Narrow Abortion Case Before Court Leads to a Wider Debate). Feticide is the intentional destruction of a human fetus (The American Heritage Dictionary). According to one study, most woman, seven out of ten, feel that they have made the right choice two years after having the procedure (Elias). They also said that if the circumstances where the same they would have the procedure done again. According to Serrin Foster of Feminists for Life of America, she says that, three in 10 women feeling regret two years later is a "sizable minority." Out of the 1.3 million U.S. women that had abortions in 19
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