Essay On Abortion In The Media

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16 Is Abortion As Empowering As The Media Makes It? Abortion is a very controversial subject. Up until the infamous Supreme Court case of Roe vs. Wade society frowned on abortions. That court case changed everything, and the propaganda began. Where abortion was once unaccepted, and not discussed in public company, it is now touted, flaunted and pictured in a positive light. Mainstream media only seems to share the “positive” stories of abortion, but there is a side to abortion they are ignoring. There are so many negatives to having an abortion that women need to know.. Afterabortion.org states on their website that 10% of women will immediatly suffer complications after an abortion, and 2% of those are considered major (after abortion). Let’s explore the downside of abortion see if it is truly worth the risks. During recent years the media has built abortion up to be an issue all about the woman and the empowerment that it gives her. The question of …show more content…

Actress Jennifer O'Neill, known for her role in the movie, The Summer of `42, spoke out about her abortion when she was the key speaker for “Silent No More” in Washington, DC. She discussed how after she had received an abortion she had 9 miscarriages (Cross). There have recently been more and more women who have chosen to speak out about their stories of regret and depression after an abortion. Many have come forward and shared that they are in physical pain because of the procedure. One woman who had an abortion in 1998 went on to sue her doctors in 2002, for not being made aware on all of the effects it would have on her (Dyer). She alleges that she began to feel depressed after her abortion and that that depression escalated to

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