Why do we make choices? Everyday we make a choice, whether it's to get up in the morning or sleep in, dress up to school or dress casual to work, each day we are hit with thousands of choices to make. Now women are being forcefully relinquished of their rights to certain choices. Recently, abortion has been a reemerging topic amongst the Supreme Court. With the overturning of abortion rights, two separate views on abortion have formed. The “Pro-Life” advisors argue that abortion is murder, and fight for the birth of the baby. On the flip side, “Pro-Choice” advocates fight for a woman’s right to choose what happens to her own body. No matter which side of the argument is “right”, what is for certain is that women’s health and safety outweigh …show more content…
An abortion is an extremely private matter, and is ultimately up to the patient. Safe and regulated healthcare is crucial for personal health and wellbeing, and taking this away from women is stripping them of their rights. A child in its fetal stage relies on the mother for survival, so why do abortion laws bypass the mother keeping the child alive’s rights? “The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), with over 57,000 members, maintains the highest standards of clinical practice and continuing education for the nation’s women’s health physicians. Abortion care is included in medical training, clinical practice, and continuing medical education.” The practice of an abortion is still included in medical training, so politics aside, it is still a major part of healthcare. It is honorable to mention that the majority of Supreme Court who voted in favor of overturning Roe v Wade were male. Why is the fate of women’s reproductive rights being decided by men? Of course it is easy for a man to vote against abortion, because that is a decision they will never have to face. Male healthcare has never been discriminated against nor turned political. Yet time and time again women have to fight for their rights to their bodies, minds, and lives. This brings about the question of what “Pro-Life” protesters are really fighting for, because it is obviously …show more content…
Pregnancy complications can include an ectopic pregnancy, preeclampsia and eclampsia, and so many more. In many cases, these symptoms and disorders can be so severe it can cost a woman’s life. “In 2021, 1,205 women died of maternal causes in the United States.”(Donna L. Hoyert). Now imagine these numbers if abortion was off the table, the numbers would skyrocket. As thus far, states who have banned abortion have made rape, incest, and life threatening conditions exceptions for abortions. Nevertheless, doctors will now shy away from proceeding with an abortion as to not receive legal actions against them. Abortion in many states is chargeable as a felony. Without access to abortion, women will die untreated, contradicting why such laws are put in place to begin