Picture this: you just graduated from Rocklin and you got accepted into your dream school. You are all packed for college and ready to start your path to become a successful doctor which you have dreamt about for your entire life, until you suddenly discover that you have become pregnant. Now all of your plans are suddenly compromised. Most will agree that pregnancy is a beautiful miracle of life that happens to women all around the world, however, most overlook complications that may arise with becoming pregnant. Having an alternative to terminate unwanted pregnancies should be a crucial factor in health care. Abortion is a very controversial topic of discussion all around the world. There are generally two sides, pro-life (abortion becomes …show more content…
“Results indicate quite consistently that abortion is associated with moderate to highly increased risks of psychological problems subsequent to the procedure” (Dr. Coleman). While this is a valid point, the physical risks to the mother and her body are virtually nonexistent. Especially with modern forms of termination such as medical abortions (taking medications early in your pregnancy so the fetus will not continue to develop). Is the outlawing of abortions really supposed to help strengthen and empower them? In actuality, it is quite the opposite.. if abortion was outlawed, women are likely to seek other solutions which could bring the greatest risk of them all. Making abortion illegal will not prevent abortion from happening, but having it as an option will provide the opportunity for women to get it done professionally in a safe and risk-free manor. “Medication abortion promises the ultimate in women’s empowerment and privacy”(Greenhouse). With support from communities for abortion, it will be more widely accepted as an educated decision not a panicked resort. “Abortion exists because women need to make their own, best decisions about whether or not she can carry a pregnancy to term at that particular moment in her life. Making abortion illegal will not change that”(Glass). It is crucial for women to have a reliable option to go take care of things so that she isn’t forced to pick between carrying out an unwanted pregnancy or having an unsafe