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The Abortion Debate

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Taylor Wright
Ms. Murphy
English IV
10 April 2015
Abortion
The issue of legalized abortion in the United States has been a major point of debate among many groups of people. Even though abortion became legal in 1973, the controversy still exists. Many questions are raised such as should a woman have control over her body, when does a life begin, and should it be permissible only in extreme cases of rape and incest? There are several health problems that can affect the mother after having an abortion. Any individual has the right, even if it is still in the fetus, to live. Abortion should be illegal in all cases such as rape and possible birth defects. Abortion is also harmful long term for the female. (Gale)
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If a woman gets pregnant, in the case of rape, the baby should still be able to live and not be aborted. For cases of rape or incest, having an abortion is pretty much blaming the child for the situation that happened. Punish the person that raped her not the unborn child. If we were to consider two infants, one created through marital intercourse, the other through forcible rape, would we say that one person was "more human" than the other (Brown, Judie, and Robert P. Evangelisto)? If the mother doesn’t want to have the baby then she can give it up for adoption. Going through something like rape or incest is very hard for the mother. But that gives the mother no reason to have an abortion just because she’s going through a hard time. Killing a baby that isn’t born yet is not the right thing to do. Someone is thriving right now to have a baby that can’t. There are people that will take care of that baby and will do everything they can for it. (Apolitano, Andrew P.) (Brown, Judie, and Robert P. …show more content…

You are at higher risk of getting breast cancer, cervical cancer, PID, and infertility. Once the mother reaches a certain point in her pregnancy, her breasts tissue start to grow rapidly. When an abortion occurs, the mother still has that extra tissue and cells that stay in the breast and it can cause breast cancer. Cervical cancer can happen during induced abortion. PID is found more in women who have had 2 or more abortions. Excessive bleeding is another harmful thing that will occur after having an abortion. It feels like you have menstrual cramps all the time during it also. Women get depressed usually when they are about to have an abortion. They think that once it is all over that being depressed will go away. That’s not completely true. Some women take several weeks after the procedure to get over being depressed about the situation. (Gentles,

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Imagine a young girl who is set up for success and could lead a very fulfilling life, gets raped and he impregnates her. She did not choose to get raped and she did not choose to get pregnant, so even if the fetus is a complete person and it has a right to life, she has a right to her body and she does not have to sustain the life of the

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Although it may be hard to carry a child for someone who took advantage of them, the baby is also part of that women. 5.9% of women who conceive due to rape actually give their babies up for adoption stated in an article by NCBI.gov Adoption should also be an option for women who become pregnant but are not financially stable enough to raise a baby or do not want kids. Adoption is a beautiful process in which a baby gets to live and gives the baby a family who will love and cherish it. Many families try for years but fail to conceive; adoption gives these families the opportunity to have children, but when people are aborting their babies they are denying other families who can't get pregnant the opportunity to raise and give the baby a proper life. Getting an abortion can affect women financially and mentally as stated in article done by Americanpregnancy.org.

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A woman may not be mentally strong enough to endure seeing a child that was created not by love . Not to say she couldn’t but we don’t know if the woman can live with that for the rest of her life. If the women decides to abort a rape it may feel like a relief because it is her child so regardless there will be pain either way so there are no right or wrong situation to me if she does or

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Imagine yourself at twelve years old, getting brutally attacked by someone you thought was going to protect you forever and was family. Then you end up pregnant by someone you thought was very close to you, you either have to live knowing the fact that your family member has raped you and you have to raise a child that you didn’t have a part in making or terminate the pregnancy. On average a woman is pregnant for 38 weeks. However, what if the woman makes the decision that she doesn’t want to follow through with the pregnancy? If a woman or a child decides to no longer be pregnant, abortion is a popular way to terminate a pregnancy.

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The possible physical effects from an abortion can range from abdominal pain to nausea and vomiting. More serious effects can occur such as scarring, damage to the uterus, sepsis and death. (Americanpregnancy.org) Any woman considering this option should not make the decision

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The fetus isn’t a human because it lives off of the mother and is considered only a human after birth. They believe adoption isn’t a great alternative because the mother would still be stuck with the choice of giving up the newborn or not. Some people believe that abortion is a safe procedure and that it doesn’t effect the body in any way. Rape is a serious and unfortunate incident that happens in some people’s lives. In The Second Rape: Legal Options for Rape Survivors to Terminate Parental Rights, Melissa Holmes and a few colleagues had estimated that about 5% of rape related to pregnancies (1996).

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Abortion should remain legal, woman should have the choice to choose. Pregnancies are not always planned or welcomed especially in the case of rape or incest. This could affect anyone, while some believe that this just punishes the unborn child, but it is the better option. Keeping the child causes the mother to suffer and have a constant reminder of her rape. In certain instances, medicine can

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If they were to becomes infected and the infection gets bad the women has a risk for death because they could get sepsis. If infection is in the middle of the placenta it could spread to the uteru and cold have fatal damages and could even damage distant vital organs. This may cause death or lifelong problems. Not only does it put the women's health at risk but it also can put her future child’s life at risk, if she chooses to have the baby. If a women had a surgical abortion it could damage the cervix and the

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But, in some cases, months or even years after having the abortion a woman can develop problems with their emotional and physical health. Abortion can be related with clinical depression, drug and alcohol abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and even suicide. Women who have previously had an abortion can develop symptoms like: guilt, grief, anger, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and eating

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In the case of rape, it is an awful and disgusting thing no one should have to go through. When a child is the product of a rape most people choose to abort the baby, for fear it will be a reminder of what happened. Why punish an innocent living organism for something that was not it’s fault? If women who get sexually assaulted do not want their infant they should give it up. You never know that baby could grow up to find the cure for cancer, or be the first person to find a new species.

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