Pros And Cons Of Abortion As A Choice

Abortion As a Choice

Abortion is an interruption of pregnancy either voluntarily or involuntarily. Abortion is a controversial and controversial issue today; however, abortion must be a legal right for all women, respecting their freedom to dispose of their bodies. The freedom of the woman over the control of her body and choice of it. In addition, with the passage of time and the need for evolution, humanity has adopted 2 perspectives regarding abortion: in favor and against. As a consequence If a woman has to interrupt a pregnancy, for whatever reason, it is according to her circumstances, including not planning an unwanted pregnancy, because contraceptives are not 100% safe. One of the causes in which society differs is when the fetus is

One of the main barriers includes several myths or beliefs about abortion. As for example, the myth that a person is irresponsible / promiscuous and should pay for their behavior; being this an error because according to the Website,"Studies have shown that between half and two-thirds of people who had an abortion were using contraception at the time they became pregnant" (SA Health). Contraceptive methods are not 100% effective, and have their margin of error, it is wrong to say that a person is irresponsible for contracting a pregnancy, in addition factors such as health, support and available resources. On the other hand, sex is not always voluntary. Bearing in mind that people who need an abortion are promiscuous, they emphasize how women and their bodies are still judged on the basis of a sexist morality. Furthermore; the myth that abortion is dangerous to your health, this being false, even early abortion is much safer than childbirth. The Website stated that, "only about 0.5% of abortions resulted in complications, and these are generally minor and treatable, such as infection" (Action Canada). That said, there is no relationship of an abortion with any disease or damage to health or supported by scientific data. In addition to the belief that having an abortion does not allow you to have children in the future, according to Action Canada for Sexual, Health and Rights "Having an abortion does

In the first trimester there is the option of medical abortion or a surgical procedure. Furthermore, in the second trimester according to American Pregnancy "Medication-based abortion procedures are not an option during the second trimester"(Abortion Procedures). Only surgical procedures are used here because of the advanced nature of pregnancy. Being Dilatation & Curattage (D & C) or known as vacuum aspiration, as well as dilation & Evacuation or induced abortion. According to the committee assembled by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, available data on abortion safety, quality and care stated that, “the four major abortion methods used in the U.S. - medication, aspiration, induction and dilation and evacuation (D & E) - are all safe and effective, and that are very rare" (Times). With this in mind, with these procedures there is no danger and they are reliable methods in the intervention of an abortion. In the third trimester the abortion methods are not legal because of the advanced pregnancy, except for certain medical situations that endanger the life of the woman. It is considered late because the baby is already able to survive outside the uterus, besides any The procedure used is based on the laws of each state, where induced abortion or dilation and extraction (sugical abortion) can be used, and this stage