Arguments Against Abortion

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Within the United States an increase in pregnancies are being seen, along with pregnancies in younger people. Every year, an estimated 1.2 million women in the United States are choosing abortion to alleviate themselves of their pregnancy, while the other half choose to keep their child or place it up for adoption (Jones & Kooistra, 2011). Abortion has become one of the most debated topics in today’s society, and focuses on whether or not the pregnant individual should have the right to end an unborn child’s life (Jones & Kooistra, 2011). In the eyes of many people in within the United States, the women who decide to have an abortion are looked at as though they have committed a crime and are judged by their actions (Jones & Kooistra, 2011).