Abortion Hurts a Women's Health

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“I’ve noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born” - - Ronald Reagan Abortion, just saying the word will cause heads to turn, ears to perk, and elevates tension for everyone present. The topic evokes such strong reactions it should be included in the taboo list normally reserved for politics, religion, and money. As emotionally charged as the subject of abortion is, the practice itself is actually relatively new. Less than two centuries ago abortion wasn’t a large issue. This was not because society didn’t have strong opinions on the matter, but because of where we were in the industrial revolution. 150 years ago most of the jobs in America required large amounts of manual labor compared to today. Families had to be large in order to operate the family farm. Families also had many children because many did not live past the age of ten. Life expectancy of adults was also much shorter than todays. As technology advanced along with medicine, the role women had to play changed. As people moved to cities and jobs required much more education, the role and necessity of children changed. Instead of being an income source (helping on the farm or working in early factories) children became more of a financial responsibility. Families also didn’t need to have children out of necessity. Couples have children today because they want someone to love or to carry on their family name. In time as women began having fewer children and life expectancy doubled, the amount of time spent as a full time mom has decreased significantly.(Friedman, 2009) The advance in medicine, after the decision of Roe vs. Wade, allowed for women to have a choice once they became...

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