Keep Abortion Legal Research Paper

Keep abortion legal Many think that abortion should be legalized in all countries. The issue of abortion is one of the most controversial topic discussed today, especially amongst teenagers. Many people define abortion as murder. To put it in better terms, it is more of a "termination of pregnancy that results in the death of the fetus, but it is usually used to describe pregnancies that are intentionally terminated rather than to describe miscarriages or abortions that occur naturally" ("Facts on Pregnancy and Abortion"). There are many facts on the issues of abortion such as" nearly half of the U.S. women will have an abortion by the time they are 45 years old" (Planned Parenthood). "More than six million women in the U.S. become pregnant …show more content…
One woman stated how she can't have a child because she should be focused on trying to do things for herself. Having a child gets people unfocused. Many teenagers drop out if school because they don't want to bring an innocent child knowing that they aren't going to be able to raise them in a stable household. How would a high school or college dropout support a child financially with little education and minimum wage job? They wouldn't be able to because they are barely supporting themselves let alone another child. Many of these have become a statistic and have failed to realize all the responsibility it takes to care for a child. A lot of them find out later that it is tough struggle, and they end up regretting it. Young teenagers or woman in general shouldn't involve themselves in sexual activates with expecting the worst, knowing that there are consequences behind the act that could change their whole life around …show more content…
Abortion will prevent unwanted and abused children. There are many women out there who neglect their children and treat them as if they are worthless. According to the article" facts on abortion" a 19 year old who lived below poverty lines explains," well I allegedly had a son and right now he's grown up with out a father, just me and him…of you ain't got a lot of help with the family support, it's really hard. Sometimes I can't handle it, but I have to, you know for my son's sake I believe right now, I'm gonna take care of myself and my son." Rape or incest is another reason why woman get abortions. Women choose not to keep the baby during these types of incidents because they may feel the child doesn't belong to them. They may feel that the child will remind them or bring back memories of the incident. In conclusion, having an abortion should be a woman's freedom of choice; it's her body. Why should anyone else have say? Although many people are against abortion, there is no better way to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy. As stated before many describe it as murder and if it's something being argued against, then may be why. If abortion is something agreed upon, then it's looked at in a way of not putting a life to waste. Or in other words not bringing children that are not going to be able to take care