The Pros And Cons Of Abortion

“Half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, four in 10 of these are

terminated by abortion.” “In 2011, 1.06 million abortions were performed, down 13% from 1.21

million in 2008. From 1973 through 2011, nearly 53 million legal abortions occurred.” “At least

half of American women will experience an unintended pregnancy by age 45, and at 2008

abortion rates, one in 10 women will have an abortion by age 20, one in four by age 30 and three

in 10 by age 45.” (Gutmacher, Induced Abortion) These sad but very true facts are why this issue

needs to be brought to the attention of everyone once again. Abortion is a form of murder that is

publicly praised and needs to be eradicated because it is a selfish and morally wrong act.

After the prostaglandins are put inside the vagina and the

pitocin is given to the mother intravenously the baby dies and the termination is successful.

Abortions at this stage is mostly illegal due to the fact that by the time the mothers are in the late

second trimester the baby is considered viable and able to survive on its own outside of the

womb. (American Pregnancy, Unplanned Pregnancy) “Forty-six percent of abortion providers

offer very early abortions (before the first missed period) and 95% offer abortion at eight weeks

from the last menstrual period. Sixty-one percent offer at least some second-trimester abortion

services (13 weeks or later), and 34% offer abortion at 20 weeks. Only 16% of all abortion

providers offer abortions at 24 weeks.” (Gutmacher, Induced Abortion)

There are complications that can occur very soon or even immediately after an abortion.

Around 10% of women who have abortions are affected by some sort of complication. Infection,

in a place that deep inside the body is very harmful and dangerous, it can cause high fevers

An incompetent cervix can result from abortions and in later pregnancies it can cause abortions

or make it very difficult to hold the weight of a baby. This is caused by the early and forced

opening of the cervix. The medical equipment used for abortions can accidentally stab or cut into

the organs in your body like the uterus, bowel, or bladder, immediate surgery is needed and

sometimes a hysterectomy.

The tools used in an abortion can easily cause scarring of the uterine wall so that an embryo that

has already been sterilized cannot attach leading to a miscarriage and can sometimes cause a

woman to be completely sterile. Having an ectopic pregnancy, where the embryo attaches and

starts to grow inside one of the fallopian tubes, is much more likely to occur after an abortion

and this kind of pregnancy is life threatening to the mother. (Birthmothers, Abortion Risks)

A woman who has had an abortion is 65% more likely to develop long term clinical

depression than a woman who has not had an abortion and a woman with no history of anxiety