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... The Results of Laws Against Abortion…………
V. Legal Abortion and the Preservation of
Women’s Health…………………………………
VI. ... Abortion is Reputed to Lower Crime Rates……. ... Anti-Abortion Laws Violate a Free Society……. ...
“Abortion; from a Pro-Choice Stance”
By Barbara Smith
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I. ... It is the woman’s choice to have an abortion, and legislation should not take that choice away. ... Woman have always used abortion as a means to prevent a pregnancy and they always will irregardless of what the rest of the world thinks. ... will have an abortion. 18-19 year olds have the highest abortion rates (59-1000 woman). Lower income level women are three times more likely to have an abortion than higher income level women. Among those that report having an abortion, three quarters are not ready to have children, and say that having a baby would conflict with work, school or other responsibilities. ... Wade decision in 1973 ruled that women have an unrestricted right to an abortion in the first trimester. During the second trimester, states can regulate abortion only for the purpose of protecting the health of the mother. An example being, states can require special medical training for doctors performing the abortion. In the third trimester, when the fetus is considered viable, states can regulate and prohibit abortion - unless continued pregnancy jeopardizes the life of the mother. 2 This is the case of a single woman from Texas who sued the government for an abortion that was not deemed medically necessary. ... to decide if abortion was right for them. ... The Results of Laws Against Abortion
Outlawing abortion has only a small effect on the number of abortions being done. Instead of eradicating abortion, it instead leads to backroom abortions done by unqualified and unskilled people. This leads to abortion complications and death. ... As a result, about 2,500 women died each year from abortion complications, accounting for 1 in 4 maternal deaths. 3
From 1950 to 1965 in the U. ... , there were 200 to 250 abortion-related deaths reported each year, a number that is acknowledged to be lower than the actual amount of deaths. ... Wade, abortion accounts for only 3% of maternal deaths. 5
"It is impossible to achieve a low maternal mortality without access to safe abortion." 6
Abortion should be legal even if for only the reason that of making it illegal would cause more harm than good. ...
Laws have never stopped abortion, but only sent it to back-alley butchers. The hypocrisy is clearly evident; when illegal abortion was the leading killer of pregnant women in the U. ... Legal Abortion and the Preservation of Women’s Health
Sometimes an abortion is a necessary and wise decision when there are health risks as a result of a pregnancy. Women with heart disease, kidney disease, seizure disorders, mental health problems, severe hypertension, diabetes, sickle-cell anemia, Cancer’s and AIDS as well as other serious illnesses are able to preserve their health when they become pregnant and then opt for an abortion. ... Legal abortion allows women in many cases to continue living. ... A woman should have the freedom to choose her life and have an abortion. ... 8
Studies have further proved that women who have an abortion are more likely to have a healthy baby in the next pregnancy, when it is desired. ... Rape and Incest
Victims of rape and incest should not be forced to carry a pregnancy resulting from this to birth. ... A hypothetical example of this would be, say your 16-year-old sister was walking home from a friends house one night. ... A subsequent pregnancy would be even more detrimental without pro-choice options for the victims.
Approximate Word count = 3046
Approximate Pages = 12.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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