Argument Essay On Abortion

Although the amount of abortions per year began decreasing from 1.36 million in 1996, to approximately 1.06 million in 2011, hopes to continue the decrease are still high as more pro-life advocates step forward. This paper will cover the dangers of abortions, not only for the child, but for the mother, statistics, and the history behind abortion. I will explain all the popular methods of abortion and what happens after them. This is a serious topic to me because I think there aren’t enough pro-life advocates out there. I believe we are somewhat naïve about what truthfully happens during abortions and we tend to sweep them under the rug.
In the 19th century, abortion was illegal. Medicine was advancing in specific departments such as surgery, anesthesia, and sanitation. The most common form of abortion back then was to inject and flush the inside of the uterus with water. According to an article written by Ely Van de Warkle, this procedure was so affordable that even a maid could get it done. In the United States, women of higher class could still get access to an abortion, although it was difficult and very expensive. Unfortunately, if you were a poor and young woman in the 19th century, the only abortion you could afford were the most dangerous methods, which were also illegal.
In other countries during the 19th and 20th century, abortion was also illegal. India ordained the Indian Penal Code from 1860 to 1971. The Indian Penal Code criminalized abortions completely and not only were the practitioners who provided the abortion punished, but the women who asked for the procedures as well. Chinese government made abortion illegal in the early 1950s, stressing the importance of their population growth. In the early 1980s, Chin...

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...s before the procedure but only if the mother is at physical or mental health risk. In the United States, the Supreme Court rules the decisions on abortion.
A lot of people wonder what pro-life advocates think of abortion in cases of rape or incest. As we should, we view rape as something traumatic that happens to thousands of women every day. We feel pity for the women who have gone through it and survived, and for the women who are still trying to get through it. If a woman falls pregnant after a rape, how can we expect her to want to keep the baby that was provided by her attacker? Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina did a study in 1996 that estimated about 5% of rape victim’s fall pregnant. That is approximately 32,000 pregnancies from a rape victim each year. However, only 1% of rape victims who become pregnant seek an abortion each year.