There are two views towards abortion in todays society. People who are pro-choice believe that the decision to abort a child is to be made only by the woman; the state has no right to interfere. At the same time that choice should be protected by the law whether society labels it the right or wrong choice for the situation. On the other hand pro-life advocates hold that from the moment of conception, the embryo is alive and tha

Cases where a woman has been raped or if incest has occured, are circumstances that are not frivolous or unconsidered. Incest and rape occur in all societies, even though, for understandable reasons, their incidence is seriously unreported. Many of these victims are desperate to end any pregnancy resulting from their violation, and even countries with some of the most restrictive abortion laws sometimes permit pregnancy termination on these grounds. Psychological and mental distress are likely to occur under these circumstances. Rape victims did not make an irresponsible decision, or a bad choice, they were victims of a harmful act. A woman seeking a legal abortion after she has been raped is forced to relive the horror of her experience with family members or friends, possible with a social worker, often with a lawyer and invaribly with a doctor or nurse. Pregnant not only means carrying an unborn young, it also has the strong definition of "full of signifigance." A child that was created through an act of violence cannot, and should not, be catagorized as significant. A woman should not have to bear the living memory of such a tragic event.

bility they also choose to terminate it (Hyman 3). They would rather not give a child a fair chance to live than to be treated like any responsible person and asked to live with some of their choices instead of trying to reverse them whenever it suits their fancy (Hyman 2). Society often argues that abortion is the right choice for women that are economically unfit to bare a child. They may be unstable, drug addicts, alcoholics, or of low income. To these women the best choice is to un

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