Is Abortion Necessary Essay

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I am pro-abortion due to my belief that abortions are necessary in many different situations. To understand my opinion on the abortion topic, I believe it is crucial to understand what form of abortion I will be discussing in this essay. I will be using the definition stated in the Oxford Dictionary which states that abortion is “The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.” (Oxford Dictionaries) I personally believe that an abortion should be performed during the first 28 weeks of gestation unless a medical problem presents itself that would put the mother at risk for her life. There are many reasons I believe that abortions should be legal and I will be going over a few reasons …show more content…

In these instances, women have no choice in the matter. If the act of sex was not consensual, making her carry a child for nine months is just cruel. Just image yourself in this type of predicament. Imagine the emotional pain of being raped, imagine waking up every day for the next nine months with a child inside your womb that was forcedly put there against your will. By forcing that woman to carry full term and deliver, you are forcing that woman through a great deal of emotional pain as well as physical pain. You are punishing her for having the ability to carry a child and potentially scarring her for the rest of her life. The woman now has to take care of this baby on her own, a baby that is a constant reminder of the horrible crime of which she was a victim. This child will be at many disadvantages before it is even born such as the resentment from its own mother, having no father around, the possibility of mental and physical deformities from being a product of incest, etc. How is this fair to either the mother or the child? It’s not. If you believe a woman should be forced to give birth no matter what, you are saying that a woman’s life is only important until she is pregnant. You are now classifying her as a vessel, not a human life with rights and

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