An Insight On Teen Abortion

An Insight on Teen abortion

Teen abortion is a major issue in today 's society, it has been for years. This is both a difficult and controversial topic for many. In this article it talks about the history of abortion, safety as well as protection, the emotional trauma, being a teen parent, having parental consent or making the decision as a pregnant teen, who lives with the decision, restriction on abortion and those who are against it.

"Historically,Americans opinions on the issue of abortion have been fairly constant among the three options offered- whether abortion should be generally available to those who want it, available but under stricter limits than it is not or not permitted at all” (Public Opinion). This has been a topic of discussion since the late 1800’s when it first began. Many look to it as murder, others unholy as well, but some as a way out of a bad decision or traumatic incident. "A child should not come into this world that is not wanted and traditional contraception is not an option if someone is raped” (Abortion Impact). The author has an interesting point, many stand with this opinion that abortion is acceptable under any circumstances. Pregnancy is a very emotional part of life for woman and young adult, not many look at it this way.

"If emotion is taken out of the argument and replaced with facts and real life scenarios, the reality of giving women the right to choose becomes clearer. When performed by a professional, abortion is a safe medical procedure. The vast majority of women - 88 percent - who have an abortion do so in their first trimester. Medical abortions have less than a 0.5 percent risk of serious complications and do not affect a woman 's future ability to become pregnant or give birth” (...

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...the man you tried to keep her from- had given her alcohol, gotten her drunk and impregnated her. The man’s stepmother, upon learning her stepson had impregnated the girl, helped arrange a plan to take your daughter, to drive to another state and to abort her unborn child- all without informing you” (Maclean). There is no mistaking the difficulty the mother had trying to comprehend what her child had just gone through. Not only did the mother not realize her daughter was sexually active but had been brought to have abortion without her knowing. This is why many want restrictions or even termination on abortion, laws have been made to prevent incidents such as this one. "Hundreds of proposals to require parental consent or notification have been introduced in state legislatures throughout the country; of these proposals, 67 have become law in 31 states” (The Conflict).