Roe V. Wade Pros And Cons

June 23, 2022 the US Supreme Court made a choice that drastically changed women's health care in many ways, for me, my mom, and my friends. The courts voted 6–3 justices to abolish Roe v Wade: a landmark case that protected the right of abortion. This law is something that has protected women's access and rights to abortions for 50 years. Without this protection, each state is able to individually choose the laws and rights behind abortion. This decision has caused and will cause countless issues across the world such as medical issues, safety issues, and human rights being taken away.

The overturning of Roe v Wade has led to major medical issues such as drastic increase of maternal deaths, which affected both families and hospitals.

This is because when a woman has a high risk pregnancy, having to carry a baby to full term and giving birth, can be detrimental to her body or even cause death. High risk pregnancy can imply so many different things, like being more prone to infections and miscarriages. If a woman has HIV, diabetes or high blood pressure, this can all complicate the pregnancy, making the woman more prone to miscarriages or complicated birth. Miscarriages are a common thing, but if the woman's body can handle it, it can cause serious internal issues or even death. So without having the resource of abortion for medical reasons, it could go as far as death for some women. Additionally, without women having the resources to abortion, some will find ways to still do so unsafely. With banning abortion in certain states, the lack of resources will cause women to attempt to do it themselves, which can be extremely dangerous. There are approximately 36 million women child baring age who could lose access to a safe abortion because of the overturn of Roe v Wade, they could possibly resort to unsafe actions to terminate a pregnancy on their own (Rice).

Your body, your choice. An abortion is an incredibly personal decision that a woman may need to make for herself. It is not someone anyone else should get to determine. Not giving her that option takes away her right to choose what's best for her and her body. With certain states banning abortion, it is practically controlling and choosing what a woman should do with her body. In addition, banning abortions in certain states also affects women by making them travel up to thousands of miles, spending hundreds of dollars just for a clinic that will legally take care of her. That is a lot, especially for a pregnant woman that is already struggling with this tough decision, almost equivalent to a punishment. Additionally, abortion isn't something easy on a human body; there can be heavy bleeding, severe abdominal pain, etc. Traveling can be a lot for someone who just got an abortion, especially with the after effects of it. With that being said, some women don't even have the option to travel for that access, leading them to carry against their will. Being a parent is a big deal, something you have to be physically and mentally ready for. It is not something you should have to force anyone to do by making a woman carry and birth against their will. Morally, making someone become a parent or even birth a child without being ready is not good for them physically or