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Rebecca Rose

Marta Lord

English 1301

October 20, 2020

Abortion in America

An abortion is a medical procedure that ends a pregnancy, abortion have been around for quite

some time now and has become one of the most controversial topics in the United States of

America which resulted in this topic being very ambivalent. According to the article of The

Atlantic people often debate whether it should be legal or not and have even created social group

for protesting that pertains to the topic of abortion. Abortion has become a prominent debate

because supporters claim that abortion should be a women's right and they and are safe,

meanwhile opponents state that abortion cause serious side effects and are another form of

murdering an unborn baby. One of the groups is known as pro-life which agrees with abortion

and the other group being pro-choice which is against abortion. This has caused a major divide

within this country regrading abortion and which decision is considered to be right.

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Abortions have become one of the most common ways to end pregnancy.

Pregnancy is any condition or period of time in which a woman is pregnant which is a fetus

developing inside a woman's womb which usually lasts about nine months. Pregnancy can result

in a life and or baby being born. The most common way in which most women get pregnant is by

sexual intercourse. Pregnancy can either be a gift or a curse to some depending on the secretaries

of their one's own life. (Bennett) Pregnancy and raising a child are not for everyone and

sometimes just not at the right time but most importantly one might not be able to take on the

responsibility of carrying and even caring for a child. This can result in one choosing to get an

abortion, but the types of abortion depending on how far a long woman is in her pregnancy.

Abortion is defined in several ways all of which end a pregnancy. There are serval different

types of abortion, which are surgical abortion, spontaneous abortion and medical abortion which

are all depended on the pregnancy trimester. For the first trimester the most common abortion are

medical abortion and vacuum aspiration. For the second trimester the most common abortion are

dilation-evacuation and labor induction abortion. Abortion in the third trimester is rare manly

because of the size of the baby and can be dangers for the mother.

There are many reasons on why a woman would consider and or decide on getting abortion, the

most common reason is an unplanned pregnancy, not ready to be a parent yet, not good timing,

are in abusive relationship or were sexually assaulted, pregnancy is dangerous or bad for their

health or they just don’t want to be a parent. (McCurdy)But Everyone has their own unique and

valid reasons for having an abortion.

The controversy surrounding abortion is pretty much divided into two groups Pro-Life and Pro-

Choice. In some cultures, and religions, abortion is frowned upon as it is considered to be moral

wrong. While on the other hand some feel that abortion is a self-choose and don't see anything

moral wrong with abortion.

Pro-Life or also known as the anti-abortion movement, the pro-life movement is a social and

political movement in the United States that consist of different elements opposing induced

abortion on both religious and moral stands and supports its legal prohibit or restriction. In which

they advocate for human life from the baby being born to even as the baby as a zygote they

support all forms to the right life. (Bruce)The anti-abortion movement see abortion as something

frowned upon as it is considered and or perceived as murder. Most of the pro-life activist feels as

if abortion is moral wrong and that there should be law reagitating the topic of abortion.

Pro-Choice or also known as the abortion-rights movements advocates supporting the rights for

woman at that they should have the legal right to have an elective abortion meaning the right to

terminate one's pregnancy. In which they are believe that women have the freedom and the right

to choose abortion. They also feel that abortion is a personally protected choice that all women

should have the right to. Pro- Choice actives also believes that life begins after birth and not so

much during pregnancy. (Scarfone) In fact, there is a Roe V Wade court case in which the

Supreme Court ruled that protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion

without excessive government restriction. Most pro-choice activists feel as if abortion is only a

choice that only a woman can decide on.

Of course, there is political aspect in the dissuasion of abortion in fact the are many laws that

permits, restricts and prohibits and or regulates the disuses of abortion. Abortion has been a

controversial subject from societies and culture, and religious, moral, ethical, practical, and

political grounds are a constantly consideration in the discussion of abortion. (Montanaro) There

are many legal restrictions when it comes to the topic of abortion in the United States and there

are laws intended or resulting in restricting the availability or practice of abortions in the United

States. The topics of abortion is cut 50/50 and is heavily divide in the U.S currently.

In conclusion abortion is definitely a controversial and divisive issue in the society, culture and

politics of the U.S. Taking into consideration all about abortion it is possible to conclude that

there not a right or wrong answer on the matter of abortion. It is Soule the women choice and

decision if she wants the abortion or not. In addition, abortion is controversial. This topic in itself

its going anywhere anytime soon but will continue to be discussed politically and in society. But

there is no true right or wrong decision on the matter of abortion.

Works Cited
Pilpel Harriet “The Atlantic” theatlantic.com. N.p, June of 1969.Web.11 October 2020,
From https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1969/06/the-right-of-abortion/303366/

Bennett Julie “The Lancet” thelancet.com. N.p, May 25, 2019.Web.11 October 2020,
From https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)31182-1/fulltext

McCurdy Stephen “NCBI” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. N.p, January 1, 2020.Web.11 October

Scarfone Matthew “The Conversation” theconversation.com. N.p, March 4, 2020.Web.

Montanaro Domenico “NPR” National Public Radio, Inc. N.p, June 7, 2019.Web. 20
October 2020 From https://www.npr.org/2019/06/07/730183531/poll-majority-want-to-keep-
abortion-legal-but-they-also-want-restrictions

Bruce Tricia “The Wall Street Journal” wsj.com. Np. September 25, 2020.Web. 20
October 2020 From https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-americans-really-think-about-abortion-
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