Most women in the world would presume be able to have decisions over my own body and my health. Kate Michelman, former president of the abortion-rights group Naral Pro-Choice America, said, “It is simply unthinkable to imagine an America where women cannot be guaranteed the right to medical advice and care that is based on their needs and not determined by the threat of criminal penalties… Anti-choice lawmakers have their priorities backwards. They should be working to promote policies that give women full control of their lives and health and the ability to prevent unintended pregnancies, not banning safe, legal abortion procedures.” (infobasedlearning.com)
Women should be able to decide what is best for their bodies and futures without the
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One reason for why women get the procedure is for the health reasons of the fetus. In recent medicine there are many new ways to test for chromosomal abnormalities, birth defects, fetal anomalies or genetic disorders. Some of these health issues can be fatal, cause a life of disability and create enormous financial health care. These responsibilities can cause physiological burden onto families that are not able to provide or help the fetus when born. Some fetal abnormalities are anencephaly, which is a lethal fetal anomaly that creates the absence of the brain and cranium above the base of the skull, limb-body wall complex which makes organs develop outside of the body cavity, and caudal regression syndrome which defects the structure of the lower spine which leads to neurological impairment and incontinence. (scienceprogress.org). Even though many of these fetal abnormalities are rare, most all of them lead to death before or shortly after birth. Down syndrome, the most common genetic condition, occurs in 1 of every 800 infants. Down syndrome is caused by abnormal cell division, which creates a 21st extra chromosome. The chromosome originates in development and can become attached to another chromosome. 85% of infants with Down syndrome are estimated to survive one year and 50% of those will live longer than 50 years old.(American Pregnancy Association) Down syndrome is genetic condition that can be lived with; it is just