Persuasive Essay On Reproductive Rights
Reproductive rights are one of the most divisive issues in our country today. Emotional appeals made by Conservatives lead many to believe abortions are being used as contraceptive by promiscuous young women who refuse to deal with the consequences of their actions. Pro- life arguments fail to acknowledge that abortions are a fundamental right afforded to women. Without the right to access safe contraceptives as well as safe and healthy abortions women no longer have a right to plan their futures.
Abortions are a necessary right that allow women to not only have children they can raise well but also affords them the ability to plan if and when they want to have children. By limiting a woman’s choice to family planning we are limiting the equality …show more content…
The idea that restricting abortions protect women and children is ultimately false. Abortions don’t stop just because they become illegal, desperate women just go underground to have abortions in unsafe facilities risking their lives for the right to choose. Restrictive reproductive laws have little impact on stopping women from having abortions but instead force them to seek out covert means. In places where reproductive rights are restricted women routinely die of complications surrounded by unsafe abortions. Of the almost 42 million abortions that take place around the world each year, about 20 million are unsafe. Women who can pay can sometimes find a qualified provider; however, most women in these countries are too poor to use these resources. (Cohen 2009). The impact of restricting reproductive rights cannot be ignored and neither can the hurt it forces on our most vulnerable, poor women and children. Historically, women have ended unwanted pregnancies regardless of its legality, often jeopardizing their safety out of desperation. There is little to no correlation between abortion legality and abortion frequency but there is a very strong connection between abortion legality and abortion safety. In the 1950s and ‘60s illegal abortions ranged from 200,00 to 1.2 million per year and today more than
Abortions are a necessary right that allow women to not only have children they can raise well but also affords them the ability to plan if and when they want to have children. By limiting a woman’s choice to family planning we are limiting the equality …show more content…
The idea that restricting abortions protect women and children is ultimately false. Abortions don’t stop just because they become illegal, desperate women just go underground to have abortions in unsafe facilities risking their lives for the right to choose. Restrictive reproductive laws have little impact on stopping women from having abortions but instead force them to seek out covert means. In places where reproductive rights are restricted women routinely die of complications surrounded by unsafe abortions. Of the almost 42 million abortions that take place around the world each year, about 20 million are unsafe. Women who can pay can sometimes find a qualified provider; however, most women in these countries are too poor to use these resources. (Cohen 2009). The impact of restricting reproductive rights cannot be ignored and neither can the hurt it forces on our most vulnerable, poor women and children. Historically, women have ended unwanted pregnancies regardless of its legality, often jeopardizing their safety out of desperation. There is little to no correlation between abortion legality and abortion frequency but there is a very strong connection between abortion legality and abortion safety. In the 1950s and ‘60s illegal abortions ranged from 200,00 to 1.2 million per year and today more than