The abortion debate is one that has been going on for years now. When an abortion is performed, an embryo or fetus is removed from the uterus, causing its death and termination of the pregnancy.
Some argue that a fetus has the right to life, and the mother should not be able to make life and death decisions for it. Whoever has that idea in their head really needs to rethink things over. The mother should be able to make this decision no matter what the circumstance. Needless to say, victims of rape should be allowed abortions. But for mothers who are not in the right position to care for and provide the baby with a good life (financially, physically or emotionally) this should be an open option for them as well. In all these situations, both the mother and baby's lives would have been better off if an abortion had been performed.
Approximately 25% of the world’s population lives in countries where abortion is illegal or very restricted. In some countries, such as in Chili, women go to prison for having an abortion. It has even been proven that abortion rates are very similar in countries where it is legal compared to countries where it is not. So why bother restricting abortion laws at all? We can all see that these laws do nothing to deter women from getting them. Also, abortion is much more dangerous in countries where it is illegal, and many women die as a result of this. It is said that 80,000 women die EVERY YEAR due to illegal and unsafe abortions in India.
In order to prevent these unnecessary deaths and suffering, all the world leaders need to do is legalize abortion. We really need to give women the right to choose a better life for both herself and her baby.
Click on the map to enlarge it and see which countries heavily restrict abortion.
1 comments:
I agree with the fact that abortion should be allowed for victims of rape or mothers who are unfit to raise their children. However, I believe that abortion should only be allowed at the early stages of pregnancy. When the fetus begins to develop into a human being, the thought of killing the baby is sickening. Some mothers have abortion for personal reasons, even when they are capable of raising the child, and I think that this is selfish and a disrespect to life. I don't think abortion should be completely legalized but should be legalized with some restrictions.
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