Abortion is the ending of pregnancy before birth; it results in the death of an embryo or a fetus. There is no way to reverse the procedure so women have to be one hundred percent sure that they want to have an abortion before they actually do it. Abortion emotionally and physically effects the woman. Even though women are asleep during the procedure and do not feel physical pain, many wake up with the emotional pain that their child is dead, which results to depression. A woman is also effected physically because each time she has an abortion she destroys her body. With each abortion her reproductiv

In order to understand these views it can be divided into three categories, which are based on the reasons why woman have abortions. These categories are based on birth defects, rape, and economics (financial condition of a family). On the issue of birth defects pro-choice activists believe that since deformities and Down’s syndrome can be detected during the early stage of a pregnancy a child should not be born to live a life of suffering. However, pro-life activists argue that if there is an indication of a deformity of disease it does not guarantee that the child will be born into a life of suffering. Also through love and support anyone with any form of deformity or disease can live a normal life. On the issue of rape pro-life activists have different views because while many believe that having the child can help the mother get through the horrible experience by providing love to each other; others believe that since the a woman was impregnated without her consent the child can be aborted. Pro-choice activists justify abortion due to rape by the belief that if the child was born it would be an image of the pain the mother has suffered. Regarding the issue of economics, teen pregnancy is also included under this category; abortion is used as a form of birth control because they are not financial stable. Pro-choice activists believe if a family is in financial trouble the child will be born into a life of poverty, suffering and inadequate living conditions; not only would the child suffer but the family as well. However, pro-life activist believe that just because a child will be raised in a family that has financial trouble doesn’t mean that the child will be suffering or depressed; the child can live a normal life. They also argue that there are many programs including welfare programs to help families in these types of situations. The two opposing sides of abortion are obvious but to completely understand abortion became such an important social issue and how it developed you must explore the history of it.

Pro-life activists have been in existence and protesting since abortion began in the eighteenth century. During all the changes that abortion has gone through pro-life activists have made sure their voices were always heard. They constantly held protests and tried to appeal to the Supreme Court several times over past 25 years. Many activists over time have become violent in fighting for their cause. There were many bombings of abortion clinics, threats against abortion doctors, and even murders of doctors and workers who assisted them. The fight is not over for pro-life activist and will never end for them until abortion is declared illegal again.

Abortion is an issue individuals feel very strongly toward. Many people today prefer not to bring up the issue of abortion in conversation because the divided views people have. Both sides in the controversy made their impact in American history with their great efforts. The three reasons why women have abortions that were discussed earlier that were birth defects, rape, and economics. In this present time in society the number one reason women have abortions is as a means of birth control, which is under economics. Studies show that 95 percent of all abortions in the United States are done as means of birth control and that only 3 percent of all abortions are due to a mother’s health problems. Abortions performed due to rape are only 1 percent and abortions due to birth defects also only make up 1 percent. In this present time over sixty million abortions are done yearly and the number continues to grow. Pro-life activists will continue their campaign against abortion because they believe where there is life, there is hope.

The Roe v. Wade case argued that the state law violated the constitution’s implied right to privacy that is under the Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments and that it protects a woman’s freedom to c

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