Abortion and Contraception
While the U.S. Supreme court case Roe v. Wade decision gave women the right to an abortion, some states such as Louisiana and Mississippi peculiarly in recent years have passed laws restricting it. Throughout time, abortions have been viewed as a selfish and sinful act because of the traditions that were passed down from each generation; on the other hand, abortions have significantly decreased in modern times due to the stabilizing and acceptance in society. I believe that the government to a certain extent should regulate abortions, and as a result of increased accessibility of contraception, abortions have decreased and sexual activities have become more admissible to society.
Abortion is a controversial topic and can be interpreted in dissimilar ways, depending on one’s beliefs. Abortion’s literal meaning as defined in Merriam-Webster is “a medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the fetus”. A fetus usually develops in an eight week time period. Across history, women have had minimal rights to their body, I consider that abortion relies on the mother’s
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A 2005 University of California at San Francisco study said “fetuses probably couldn’t feel pain until the 29th or 30th week of gestation and the flinching and other reactions seen in fetuses when they detect pain stimuli are mere reflexes, not an indication that the fetus is perceiving or feeling anything”. Government should help supervise abortion procedures, allowing it to be safe for women; however, it should not deny one’s rights over their bodies. In some states, there are policies that require women to look at an image of the fetus before undergoing abortion. Charmaine Yoest, the president of Americans United for Life, one of the groups behind the measures, argues that the laws are forcing women to consider the full implications of the decision to