Persuasive Essay On Abortion

The topic of abortion is a continuing conversation when it comes to the future risks and conflicts with access to abortion care and the safety of receiving an abortion now that Roe v Wade is overturned. Because of the overturn, states are now able to make their laws and restrictions towards abortion, now that is not a right that is protected nationally. This will continue to put a risk towards women and other people who wish to terminate a pregnancy. After the overturn of Roe v Wade, states were quick to make or enforce their laws and policies on abortion. While some continued to make it legal and give access to it, others quickly banned it. With these upcoming and ongoing issues, illegal abortion has become an issue and continues to be an

Roe v Wade legalized abortion in 1973 throughout the United States. This stated that people had the right to an abortion but it never included that people had the right to have access to an abortion, which was the loophole that states used to still restrict people from receiving an abortion. “The decision reverses nearly 5 years of precedent in the United States, explicitly ending Federal Constitutional protections for abortion diminishing the rights of women and threatening their access to reproductive care.” A quote from Open Society Foundations goes on to explain that the overturn will continue to put people at risk. (Open Society Foundation 2) This will allow states who are already working around the loophole, to completely

With the ban in multiple states, surgeons are still performing abortions under the radar. There have also been other ways abortion has still been continuing, many were unhealthy and even risked death. Additional risks of maternal morbidity and mortality will depend on the method of abortion used. Some unsafe ways that women, who have no access to legal abortions, would be consuming toxic substances such as bleach. They would also purposely cause injury to the inner vagina. Because of the multiple unsafe ways that abortions have been performed, many women end up hospitalized, later having permanent damage such as infertility. (Haddad 5) Now that there is no legal access, many have turned to doing it themselves which is not safe at all. This has also made many have long-term damage to their reproductive systems, making it impossible for many to carry another child if they were to consider having a child in the future. But how could these unsafe abortions also lead to death? Some ways that women have died from abortions would be incomplete abortions, hemorrhage, and infection. From the lack of the proper healthcare to receive an abortion, the usage of unsanitary and toxic items is harmful to the organs that carry out the pregnancy. This can also cause distress and stigma which will continue to affect and damage the organs when performing an unsafe abortion. (Who.Int 12) With states now