Abortion is a voluntary act taken by women to finish pregnancy. It results in the death of a fetus and embryo. Abortion has occurred since the beginning of human societies. Abortion can cause women long-term health conditions. Abortion is an emotionally charged subject of public debate. Emotions and reactions have such a high impact that often leads to abortion debates. The debates over whether or not abortion should be a legal possibility continues. Most positions range from opposing abortions should be only done for situations of rape, incest, or when a women’s life is at risk. For instance Pro Life-10 arguments that abortion punishes the unborn child who has committed no crime; individuals state that it is the perpetrator who should …show more content…
Abortion always causes short-term and long-term physical complications and can significantly affect a women’s ability to have future pregnancy. One recent large –scale evaluation published in Pediatrics, as concluded that preterm birth is the most frequent cause of infant death in the U.S pregnancies complicated by the placenta previa results in high rates of preterm birth, low birth weight, perinatal death and maternal morbidity (Wetstein, 1996, pg. 22). Pro-Choice is another example of arguments for abortion. Lowen discusses that the concept of personhood is different from the concept of human life, human life occurs at conception, but fertilized eggs used for in vitro fertilization are also human lives and those not implanted are routinely thrown away (Lowen, 2014, pg.1). Is this still considered murder, and if not, then how is abortion murder? However, adoption is not another course of action to abortions because it is the women’s choice whether or not give her child. I believe that abortion should not be allowed in the United States, or anywhere in the world. However, teenagers, who become mothers often, do not have the ability to take care of