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Topic: abortion

Half of society believes in abortion, however; another half of society supports anti-abortion, also called as a pro-life activist, as they believe that killing unborn babies is equivalent to murder. The pro-life people call the people who support abortion as inhumane. If the ethics of humans were removed from abortion, it would have been considered as a medical procedure. “There are women in abusive relationships who become pregnant; the problem is that they are in abusive relationships, not that they are pregnant.” (Clancy, par 8). No one knows if the relationship they are getting into is abusive or not. If the person [mother] is not happy with the pregnancy caused by the abusive relationship, then she can opt for abortion and leave the relationship which can result in a positive outcome for the person [mother] as she does not have to manage the child of someone who she is not happy with. This shows how beneficial abortion can be for everyone. “Some people oppose abortion because it can damage the long-term physical and emotional health of women who have an abortion.” (Clancy, par 9). There is a common myth that abortion could stop a woman from having children in the future. This myth has been identified as a false myth as women could ingest medicines which could help her avoid from being pregnant. Abortion has been seen as detrimental for a woman’s health which is situationally false as a woman would not want to become a parent without planning about it, being impregnated from rape and be a teen parent. Most of the time, this could help the women remain mentally and physically healthy, except rape which could cause trauma resulting in being mentally unhealthy. Abortion can be seen as a positive action rather than the negative connotations which are given to it.
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During 2019, Alabama had 800,000 Alabamians living below poverty thresholds (Apadmin 2019) and 243,880 children were struggling with hunger (Feeding America 2019). This issue should be taken care of by the nation because abortion is a key part of women’s liberty, equality, and economic security. Therefore, the U.S should make sure the law of abortion being legal is obeyed by all states.
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Why can men do as they please with their body but not women? Women have the right to treat their body anyway they want if it does not affect any other person. In this case, a fetus is can not be counted as a separate human being due to being inside the mother’s body. In 2019, Alabama passed an abortion law known as Alabama Human Life Act. This act made abortion almost impossible for women in Alabama. Yes, abortion is still legal in the state, but this act can make any doctor or person who performs an abortion get a Class A felony and get a jail time of 20 years. All the events that lead up to women having their freedom such as Roe v. Wade can not be taken in vain. Federal judge Myron Thompson did his part when trying to halt this Act on Oct 29, 2019, but unfortunately was overruled (Berry 2019).
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Alabama is not the only state with that mind set. The state of Georgia is very similar and wants to follow the steps of Alabama in creating a law that will affect the people doing the abortion. We can also see this type of ideology in another country states such as in Ireland and El Salvador. Both places are extremely restricting abortion, causing women not to have access to safe abortion and/or being charged with aggravated homicide (Amnesty International 2015). In contrast with Alabama, we have a good example of states who respect the women’s right such as California, Nevada, and Oregon. In this state, every woman can find safe abortion options near them and they can decide what they want to do with their body without any restrictions.
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With the Alabama Human Life Act, Alabama is just adding one more obstacle that minorities must overcome. We can take Mexicans and Blacks for example, these population already has a huge disadvantage against white because they are discriminated. Both races are more likely be forced to take unsafe actions because of the inequality. Minorities are a huge part of the lower social-economic group that also may not have insurance and will most likely go to a unsafe form of abortion to hide from the government and avoid having a child they will not be able to support economic wise.
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Legislative branch already made abortion legal in the U.S., Executive branch oversaw the law went into effect, now the Judicial branch is the one who needs to interpret the law correctly to all states. The judges from all states should obey the law but instead, they have some representatives, like in Alabama, who have tried to find loopholes and abuse their power to avoid what they do not believe in. The government should create an agency that can make sure the rights of the women are carried out in every state.
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A solution must be found for all women to have equal rights across the U.S. One way to create a solution would be to have a vote among the population to see what the law should be. That way, everyone can give their opinions and women can voice out. Make similar as an election, fair and square for everyone. Or the other simple solution, leave it up to the women. Have abortion available, but each woman will decide what they believe in. They will have their right to do whatever they please with their body and if they are against abortion, they are not forced to do anything they do not want.
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What you need to do is to make the state of Alabama re-evaluate their abortion law and make them take it down. If this is not done, the people in favor of abortion, which is the majority of Texans, will make sure you are not re-elected in the upcoming elections. Every woman should have equal rights and the option to have a safe abortion. The Alabama Human Life Act need to be shut down, no other anti-abortion state needs to get the idea from Alabama on how to evade the law. If this law-breaking act is left alone, many other states could adopt a similar act and overuse their state power.
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As a member of the democrat party, you need to empower abortion such as many of the other democrat party members. Most current running democrats are in favor that abortion should be up to the women, and not the opinions of states. At the moment no legislation or court is pending about this issue, but as our representative of District 34, our voice needs to be heard through you. All the citizens need to make a stand and voice their opinion to help Alabama women overcome this. This is a government by the people for the people, meaning that if people unite, they can make the necessary changes.
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Callan, D. Francesca.; Dolan, M. Elizabeth. “ Parenting constraints and Supports of Young Low-income Mothers in Rural United States” Journal of Comparative Family Studies, vol.44, no.2, 2013, pp. 157-174, Print . This article argues that low-income mothers and adolescents have a hard time parenting. The article also argues that teens that give birth have more health issues and financial issues than the average adult woman. Many of these teens end up living in poverty due to the expenses of a child and health care.
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Several studies were able to show that “… teen mothers were more likely to have difficulties with their pregnancy, labor, and delivery. Other studies on teenage mothers have indicated that their children were more prone to social, behavioral, and mental deficiencies” . The author also mentions how teen mothers can be disadvantaged by having a child so young. The author states, “ Teenage mothers are more likely to be socioeconomically disadvantaged, high school dropouts, and have more marital instabilities than older mothers” . In summary, the author concludes that first time mothers that are teenagers face challenges and are under great stress due to their young age and they face even more difficulties when living in poverty.
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The author makes a good point about how we, as Americans, shouldn’t repeat history if all these women suffered when abortion laws were illegal. What makes these laws even harder to keep legal is when our president doesn’t want them to exist. The article states, “ In an interview, candidate Trump declared declared that women who obtain abortions should be punished, before recanting hours later”. The rest of the article talks about how we should be concerned about these comments made by our male president and that women have rights to their own body and can make their own decisions.Greasley, Kate. “Taking Abortion Rights Seriously: Whole Woman’s Health Hellerstedt” Modern Law Review , vol.80, no.2, 2017, pp. 325-338, Print. This article’s argument is that what are called “TRAP” laws are doing more harm to texan women than we think. According to the article, “ TRAP laws… aim to use putatively health-based regulations to force the closure of abortion clinics – in effect, regulating them to rubble”.
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These TRAP laws, as the article stated, tears these clinics down which results in fewer clinics for women to seek medical procedures from. In the article, the author states, “The provisions continuing effect, as the Supreme Court noted in its majority judgement, would reduce the number of functioning abortion clinics to seven or eight in the whole of Texas, left to service an approximate 60,000-72,000 Texas women who seek abortions each year”. The sad thing about these laws is that many women end up having to travel great stretches and have to wait on a waiting list until they can get an abortion due to the lack of clinics in their area. These TRAP laws do a lot more harm to women and are unnecessary. Joyce J., Theodore; Kaestner, Robert; Korenman, Sanders. “ The Effect of Pregnancy on Child Development” Demography, vol.37, no.1, 2000, pp. 83-94, Print. This article argues that unintended pregnancy does affect child development in the long-run. For example, “ Unintended pregnancy has been shown to be associated with late prenatal care, maternal smoking during pregnancy, low birth weight, infant mortality, child development, and developmental delay”. In another part of the article, it states,” Parents may resent an unwanted or mistimed child for the burden it imposes on the family… Consequently an unwanted child will receive less nurturing and resources than a wanted child, and will experience less favorable outcomes than his siblings”. These two quotes support the author’s argument by telling readers how an unwanted child could be affected by being unwanted.
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When an unexpected pregnancy happens, the mother can do things to harm the baby because she might not know she is pregnant which is a risk to the child’s health. Mothers that are younger can have the consequences of not being able to finish school due to unintended pregnancies. When abortion laws are put on top of an unintended pregnancy, it can make it more complicated for the woman and her wellbeing.Kacanek, Deborah; Dennis, Amanda; Miller, Kate; Blanchard, Kelly. “ Medicaid Funding for Abortion: Providers’ Experiences with Cases Involving Rape, Incest, and Life Endangerment” National Institute of Justice, vol.42, no.2, 2010, pp.317-390, Print. In this article, the argument is that medical providers don’t want to reimburse victims of rape, incest, and life endangerment and the consequences it has on women. Some Medicaid funding does not cover the expenses of the abortion procedures. “… states in which Medicaid funding is limited to cases of rape, incest, and life endangerment: Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wyoming”. Abortion procedures tend to cost a good amount of one’s money. More money is spent if the abortion clinic is miles away or in another state where women have to buy hotel rooms to get their procedure done. For example, “The median costs were $450 for a medication abortion, $425 for a first-trimester surgical abortion, and $900 for a second-trimester abortion, but costs varied considerably”.
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Many male doctors like the one mentioned in this article “don’t believe in abortions” and refuse to perform on these patients because of their own personal beliefsO’Keefe, Janet; Jones M. James. “Easing Restrictions on Minor’s Abortion Rights”, Issues in Science and Technology, vol.7, no.1, 1990, pp.74-7, Print. This article argues that states should ease restrictions on minor’s abortion rights. If states do not do this, many teens can have serious health and educational issues, the article states, “In 1988, Becky Bell, a 17-year-old girl in Indianapolis, died from an abortion obtained outside of the healthcare system. Her parents are now actively lobbying against parental notification and consent laws…”. Many female teens have a fear that their parents will be really hard on them or greatly disappointed if they were to find out that they were pregnant. Many of these laws state that the parents must give consent for their child to get an abortion. This makes the situation for a teen even more difficult. In some families with issues, can have aggressive tendencies and can possibly harm their daughter when hearing that they are pregnant which can harm the baby and/or the teen. Many studies have shown that teens can make the decision of terminating their pregnancy on their own without their parent’s consent, “…support by the conclusion that by age 14 most adolescents have developed the intellectual capacities necessary to understand treatment alternatives, compare risks and benefits, and give legally competent consent”.
Topic: abortion

Teens should be able to make decisions on their future without the opinion of their parents. Ozment A., Valerie, “Can Requiring a Woman to Obtain the Consent of the Father Before Receiving An Abortion Really Be Constitutional? Brief Answer: No” Journal of Legal Medicine”, vol.37, no.¾, 2017, pp. 559-578, Print. The argument in this article is that women shouldn’t have to get consent from from the father of their child in order to get an abortion. In some states, their laws for abortion require the mother to get consent from the father of the child before getting an abortion. The bill in these states says, “No abortion shall be performed or induced unless and until the father of the unborn child provided written, notarized consent to the abortion…”. The bill excludes this law from women that are victims of rape or incest. Women have the right to do what they think is best fit for their bodies, health, and future. No man or politician should have the power to take that away. The article states, “In reality however, because men generally cannot get pregnant, it is a woman’s right to abortion that has been the topic of their male counterparts for years”. Shepherd, Lois; Turner, D. Hilary. “ The Over-Medicalization and Corrupted Medicalization of Abortion and its Effect on Women Living in Poverty”, Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, vol.46, no.3, 2018, pp.672-679, Print. This article argues that the effects of the of unnecessary and harmful abortion laws can affect women. Many have said that giving birth is even more dangerous than getting an abortion which seems to be accurate in a majority of studies in these articles. Another issue I have noticed in some of these articles is how these abortion laws have an even greater impact on women that live in poverty. For example, “… such restrictions are likely to have a greater effect on the experience of women seeking an abortion. Longer waiting periods between an initial visit and the abortion can require more time off work, with greater consequences for hourly wage earners”.
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Some women do have to travel long distances to get to a clinic because of the shortage of clinics in most states. Traveling these distances require money for a hotel, the abortion service itself sometimes, and to take time off work which affects their paycheck. “ In sum, abortion access is denied, restricted, or delayed by unnecessary regulations that add to the expense of obtaining the procedure, require multiple visits, result in clinic closures or depress the number of facilities and providers”(674). In summary, the over-medicalization of these abortion procedures affect women in general but particularly women that live in poverty.
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So after that when do you believe the baby should be killed? Now the fetus has the potential of human life it can be a millionaire or an olympian and maybe be the one to cure cancer. But it is stripped for the mother’s convenience. Even though abortion is a population control, it is still killing a baby and is very horrible. The baby can feel the abortion. I haven’t experienced it cause im here right now thank god, and thank god none of you were aborted.
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But I imagine that it is painful, scary, and very inhumane. But when should we draw the line? Before the heartbeat? What about the adults with a pacemaker to keep a heartbeat. Should we just pull the plug for the convenience? No because that’s illegal and you would be charged with murder. Now what about a fetus? You can pull it out and stab it in the back of the head, and suck out its brains that’s legal.
Topic: abortion

The baby will be scared and try and crawl away. After that, you need a long toothed grasping clamp as you can see on the left. You need to reach into the woman’s private part and whatever you get a hold of, you yank as hard as you can and you usually pull out an arm or a leg. Now if a giant tweezer came and pulled off your arms and legs, It wouldn’t be very comfortable would it? So you reach in and pull out all the limbs. Now you have to pull out the intestines and all the other insides. But some time during the procedure, you will feel the head where you have to open your full hand for it. You will have to squeeze the head until it’s`crushed. You will see white liquid ooze from your pliers and that’s the brain. You will have to pull out the rest of the body parts and arrange them as a full body. If you do leave body parts in the woman will come back infected. Here’s the other way. You will end up pulling out the fetus whole, you will have to stab the fetus in the head, and suck out the brains. Now the picture on the left seems gross but that’s the hole made in the head to suck out the brains of the fetus.
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The most sad part of abortion that I’ve ever seen or heard of is when an abortionist used a ultrasound of the baby while she was doing a normal abortion and she just wanted to see what it was like so when she watched it she saw the baby as she put the tube in it. The helpless little baby trying its hardest to swim away from the tube that would ultimately seal it’s doom. Once the tube had got hold of the baby, on the ultrasound she had saw the baby’s mouth hanging open and she heard a very faint scream. The baby was in agony through the procedure. She never did another abortion ever again.
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Now what if the woman had been raped? Rape is a horrible crime and the rapist should be thrown in prison for a very long time, castrate, and maybe even kill them. Rape only makes up about one percent of all abortions. The baby did nothing wrong. Killing babies is wrong. If the baby will kill the mother during the mother during labor, which the chances are very slim, you may need to take the baby out early and treat it up to health as a baby coming out the womb early is very possible to handle. If the mother doesn’t want to keep the baby an abortion isn’t necessary put it in an adoption center there’s no need to kill the innocent. A baby in the womb is the most innocent thing ever and people want to kill it for living.
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Over the course of time abortion policies have been added, removed, and amended. Because every state in the United States is its own entity, each state has the right to create their own laws or policies and enforce them as needed. Abortions are legal in the United States; however, the states can individually set restrictions of their own to limit when and how abortions can be performed. Texas is pro-choice; therefore, abortion is legal. However, there are restrictions on the abortion policies set by the state of Texas just as every other state.
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On the contrary, those who protest for the pro-choice point of view argue that a woman should have the right to choose what they want to do with their body. These women are fighting for their right to choose what they want to do with their pregnancy. A woman should not be forced to follow through a pregnancy and raise a child if they do not wish to do so. If women were to completely be stripped of their right to terminate a pregnancy, then they would argue that their civil rights as a citizen and as a female are being violated.
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Forty-three states in the United States do not allow abortion procedures to take place in general, unless a woman’s pregnancy was caused by rape or if the woman’s life or health is at risk. Other states like South Dakota for example, restrict their abortion policies to say that abortion procedures cannot be performed unless there is a case of life endangerment for the woman. These policies prove themselves to be unconstitutional because these rules and regulations make it nearly impossible to have an abortion. This is what Pro-life supporters are in favor of. They protest to try and get rid of the abortion laws completely which will leave women arguing about their rights as a female citizen being violated.
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There have been cases where women commit suicide due to not being able to terminate a pregnancy that they do not wish to complete, causing the suicide rates and probabilities to increase. Women who follow through with pregnancies that they did not want are also more than likely to give their child up for adoption. Putting up these infants for adoption enhances the issue concerning foster care systems where many children are not fortunate enough to get adopted. Additionally, there are some individuals who are willing to abandon babies in random places such as trash cans or alleys, simply because they do not want the baby. Those who choose to keep the baby against their desire to raise it, have a high probability of maliciously raising the child. The child may grow to be physically and mentally abused. Instead of risking the life and health of a child , women should just be able to do what they planned initially without having to worry about the strict laws set up by the state they live in.
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Even if the decision on whether or not abortion should be generally legal and available for women was not something that women wanted, then groups to fight against this ruling would start to form. Individuals would come together, by the power of the first amendment which grants the ability to protest freely and peacefully, and keep fighting for what they believe in no matter what it takes to get their voice out. This proves that whether or not citizens get their way, there will always be that group of people trying to make a change.
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Yes, federal policies do allow for abortions to take place, but they set so many rules and regulations up so that women can struggle to have an abortion performed. Each state has at least one abortion clinic, however there are a limited amount of them. There is no guarantee that a woman is going to live close to an abortion clinic if they need to have a procedure done. Having a very limited amount of abortion clinics that actually perform the abortion procedures causes major issues. Some women do not have the ability of traveling such a far distance due to economic and financial stability. Also, not every state uses government funds to cover the costs that an abortion procedure takes.
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For those states that do not use government funds to pay for abortion surgeries, require the women to pay out of their own pocket. Government assistance such as Medicaid or any other kind of health insurance do not cover the costs of an abortion. Surgeries alone cost a lot of money, so women will struggle to find a way to pay for such a procedure. Some women may even risk their entire life to have an abortion procedure done unprofessionally. The extremities that some women are willing to take in order to avoid being a parent are quite irrational.
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In order to be a more civilized and peaceful Union in terms of the abortion topic, the courts should take every reason into consideration, from the rights of a woman to the rights of a fetus. There will always be a problem with federal policies involving abortion because it is impossible to satisfy everybody’s beliefs. However, it is possible to create policies that can ease the tension and eliminate some issues that exist around this subject. It should not be so difficult for a woman to have an abortion that it is nearly impossible. The rights of a woman are what matter and should be protected at all costs.
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In the 1990s, abortion was already legal but was ere were still many opponents because of religious beliefs. The Catholic Church opposes abortion because it’s about a guarantee of human rights. People have no right to deprive others of their right to exist. Catholics and Christians believe that an embryo that is fertilized in the womb is already alive. Since he is an individual, he has human rights, and there is no right to deprive him of his right to live and his right to come into the world.
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At the end of the movie, the anti-abortionist shot the doctor, and Anne held the bloody doctor yelling for help. The word “help” represent the voices of thousands of women. Everyone makes mistakes in their lives, and they are eager to get help. Abortion is already a psychological and physical injury for women. They should not be attacked by words and hurt by society. Women are the people who bring life to the world. Children are born in their bodies. They have the right to decide the survival of their children.
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Wade and Roe presented a petition, in the year 1973 to the Supreme Court concerning the right of women to privacy, and hence the right to abortion when necessary. The Supreme Court therefore, ruled in favor of Roe. During the first trimester of pregnancy, women have the right to privacy. This meant that women could opt for abortion in case they felt not incapable of keeping the pregnancy. Aborting the fetus during the first trimester does not endanger the life because the fetus is underdeveloped.
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This is why they opt to get an abortion to be happy. Women have the responsibility of ensuring that they offer the best conditions for the fetus to ensure proper development. When they feel can provide such situations to their baby, they feel the need to get rid of the fetus as early as possible. The new laws will affect these conditions for women. They will be forced to raise babies whom they have no connection to and in terms that are not safe for babies’ growth, as opposed to babies that are born at the right time and in good conditions. That is why men have joined hands to prevent women from being assault when it comes to sexual matters. They desire women to get the right to do what they feel like with their bodies (Loofbourow, 2018).
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In the year the 1840s, the state had made it illegal for abortion drugs to be sold publicly. Despite the rules, drugs were sold, and women would buy them over the counter. Those who failed to abort at home would go to physicians to perform the procedure. This made abortion a common issue, and no one complained about it. Women had the freedom to decide whether to keep the pregnancy or abort it. This reduced the discrimination against the women that had abortedbeen assault and brought equality. No one was seen to be evil for aborting, as long as they had their reasons (Gerdits, 2015). Women raised children they planned for and when they were capable of providing. When the laws changed, there were more adoptions because most women were unable to support the babies. When someone is raped and impregnated, the pain of living to see such a baby never goes away. When they look at such children, they feel more pain. If they got the chance to abort, such pain might go away with time, and they get to heal as time goes (Wurth, 2019).
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It is hard to be denied medication because one is pregnant. There was an incident in the United States where a woman has rejected chemotherapy with b doctors for having leukemia, in the year 2012 (Wurth, 2019). The family requested an abortion, but the doctor refused to say it was against the law. The woman died a few days later, and the family blames the doctors for not saving the life of their daughter. When the state brings back such days, most people are going to lose the chance to get medication, mostly when it comes to chemotherapy. If the state intends to enact the laws to save the lives, is it worth protecting the life of a mother or a fetus that is underdeveloped? I think a grown-up is worth saving because they have families to take care of. Imagine a situation where doctors called police officers on a lady who had a miscarriage without her knowledge that she was pregnant. There is a need for the state to allow women to exercise their rights to their bodies (Ganatra et al., 2016).
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Abortion was illegal until 1973. Before the legalization, most women were forced to give up their babies for adoption because they never got a chance to abort, and they were not in a position to take care of the babies. According to the University of California (2020), it is one thing to abort a fetus. Still, it is excruciating to give up a baby because you cannot provide for him or her. In case the United States changes the right to legal abortion, people will still go for it but with caution not to be realized. Before the constitutional abortion law got enacted, in the year 1969, most women performed illegal abortions in privacy because they never wanted to raise the babies. They endangered both their lives and those of the fetus because they never had medically approved abortions. They never had a right to a medical procedure. This took away the ability to control their bodies. This is what should be expected when abortion is illegalized. The United States has reduced the funding of abortions. This is affecting the poor women who don’t get the right to access safe and legalized abortions (Assifi, Berger & Ganatra, 2016).
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In conclusion, I think it is better if the states reconsider the idea of illegal abortions. There are some situations where women have to be considered. There is a need for the state of feeling the pain that women undergo. They cannot be forced to carry the pregnancy for nine months in distress and hardships. The law should leave the choice to the women. They need the right to privacy and to decide as to what is best for their bodies and the children they desire to carry. Most women defy the rules of the law to get rid of the pregnancies they are unable to take.
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Before 1967, abortions abortion rates in Romania were extremely high. Ceausescu had plans to make Romania stronger by increasing its population. Sure enough, his plan worked as Romania’s birth rate doubled within one year of the ban. These children were born in a country where life was miserable for most people. This quickly leads to an increase in crime in the country. The ban went on until 1989, when thousands of people, mostly consisting of the youth, took to the streets in protest.
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Ceausescu was eventually captured and executed. The abortion issue in Romania is the reverse of the crime story in the United States. In 1900, abortion was illegal in the U.S. In the 1960s and 1970s, abortion was slowly becoming legal, with it being fully legalized in the entire country by 1973 in Roe v. Wade. By 1980, there was one abortion for every 2.25 live births. With abortion costs dropping, women who were single, young, and poor were likely to take advantage of the new law.
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Had these women given birth, most of those children would have had a 50% more chance of becoming criminals in the future. By the early 1990s, just as the first children born after the legalization of abortion were in their late teens, the crime rate began to fall dramatically. Crime kept falling as the entire generation became older, minus the children who would have been born had abortion been illegal. The authors acknowledge that a different explanation for the crime drop would have been more comforting, but the link between legalized abortion and the crime drop says otherwise.
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The other two explanations for the crime drop include the increased reliance on prisons and the increased number of police. Between 1980 and 2000, the number of people sent to prison increased by 15 times. Sentences were also lengthened, especially those for violent crimes. By the year 2000, over two million people were incarcerated, about four times as many as back in 1972. The evidence linking the increase in prison use with the crime drop is strong, as imprisonment and longer sentences acted as a disincentive. This caused one-third of the crime rate to drop. The other factor in the crime drop is the increased number of police. The number of cops rose by 14% in the United States during the 1990s. To show causality, the authors found scenarios where police were hired for reasons unrelated to crime increase. Causality is the relationship between cause and effect. The perfect scenario is vote-hungry politicians hiring more police before election day to lock up the law-and-order vote. By comparing the crime rate in cities with recent elections with cities without elections, it was evident that additional police affected lowering the crime. Police acted as a deterrent and also provided much-needed manpower to imprison all the criminals. Extra police accounted for 10% of the crime drop.
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This chapter shows that large changes in society, such as the unexpected drop in crime, often have unexpected and remote causes. Abortion is not only controversial, but it is hard to accept as the root cause of the crime drop because it happened two decades before the incident. It would be simpler to believe that a more recent event, such as a better economy, stricter gun laws, increased police force, etc, produced a more immediate effect. In conclusion, finding the root cause of an event often requires digging deeper.
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Abortion is a topic that has been around for many decades all across the United States. Everyone across the United States has a different view on Abortion including Presidents. The feminist movement has a close eye on all Supreme Court cases regarding this matter. What does a 22-year-old woman that has been recently divorced, and afterward finds out she is expecting a child? What exactly does she do? By herself? Alone for the next 9 months of her pregnancy. In 1973, abortion in Texas was illegal unless it was to save the life of a mother.
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They both agreed that the decision shouldn’t be made by her doctor, but by herself and only herself. This case went so viral that he went to the Supreme Court and “According to the 14th Amendment of the Constitution that abortion was a fundamental right guaranteed by the Due Process Clause.” (Seward, 2008) This case gave women the right to terminate their pregnancy within the first trimester, however, the state was given the right to choose the right to terminate the pregnancy within the second or third trimester.
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This case was important for women all over the United States because gave women rights and a choice to abort in every state legally. Each state must have at least one clinic that can perform the procedure. Furthermore, each of the states is given the right to regulate the limit or the use of abortion. Each state is legally subjected to respect the women’s right to abortion, however, they don’t have the right to abort within the second or third trimester. A woman has to complete her pregnancy to a full term if she has surpassed the first trimester, it is still done nationwide.
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It is still a topic today in our modern world, why do women get abortions? One of the many reasons is the fact of not knowing how to raise a baby. It’s also highly like to get an abortion because of financial stability. Jane Roe was a victim of rape and was a victim of abuse, financial hardship, drug and alcohol addiction, and personal frailty. (Langer, 2017) Regardless of what a woman’s reason isis to have an abortion, she still has the right to choose whether or not she can carry the baby to full term or terminate her pregnancy within the appropriate time frame. Even though there are other options that women have if they carry the baby full time, they don’t want to live with the guilt. For example, women can give their child up for adoption, but they do not want to have to answer the question “why?” from their children when they get to a certain age. This will haunt them forever, for the rest of their lives.
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Abortion is an important topic for many women in the feminist movement simply because women should never be stripped of their rights on what they can and can’t do with their bodies. Many women have a hard time getting pregnant and they see pregnancies as a blessing some women get pregnant and she sees their life going downhill. Even though there are other options that women are exposed to when they do get pregnant, for example, support clinics and ItsinItsfinds. It’s very difficult for women to contemplate aborting the baby knowing that society would judge for the decision that was made.
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Planned Parenthood is a national nonprofit organization that assists many people with getting the proper education about sex. This nonprofit organization helps women around the world by getting educated on STDs, unprotected sex, and cancer, and offers emergency contraception. There is at least one clinic in every state in the United States and they are completely private. They offer free condoms, birth control, abortions, and support systems for women who are in a crisis. Their mission statement says “To empower individuals to make independent, informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive lives, we provide information and health care, and promote public policies that make those services available to all. Planning is power.” (Parenthood. 2018) Just by reading their mission statement, women are already welcomed regardless of their sexual identity, gender, race, and even circumstances.
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The feminist movement has spoken and ptheirrotested regarding abortion. In certain states, they still believe that abortion should be illegal. In addition, they protest outside of abortion clinics, like theItsin herself themselves city of Jackson, however people stand back and they fight. They voice their opinions and make it clear that at the end of the day, you have no right or say in what women should do. Women should never feel guilty for doing what’s best for herselfthemselves or hertheirherself themselves future. As a 22-year-old woman, I would never be okay with another female or male telling me what’s best for me. People can reference the Bible as much abutofs they want, butofhaveat the end of the day they are not helping provide for my future, emotionally and/or physically.
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People, especially females, need to stop slut-shaming women who have abortions because they “open their legs” and have unprotected sex. They need to support other women and help educate them. I personally feel like Planned Parenthood has done a good job on keeping everything private between the clinic and the patient, as well as informing women that they will still end up receiving support if they need it from the state and other organizations. Planned Parenthood does not judge women based on the decisions that they make and they do not provoke women into having an abortion, they are just there as a backup and support system to help women make an important decision.
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Stripping the right on whether or not a woman is legally obligated to have an abortion does not make it impossible to have one. Women will find a way to have an abortion. Whether it’s them doing it by themselves (coat hangers, alcohol, drugs, etc), or if they find a doctor that has a private clinic in their basements. Women should not risk getting an infection, paying more than they should have an abortion, havhave having to be afraid of getting arrested for their own life decisions or even risk the possibility of death. It’s not fair for women to risk their lives because they are afraid, can’t afford another kid, or are being afraid of being a single mom.
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Constitutional controversies are at the forefront of today’s news, social media discussions, and politics. The most discussed controversies are abortion, gun control, marijuana usage, and gay marriage. The nation is split on these issues and some believe they are not Constitutional issues at all. Arguments are fueled by personal rights, religion, and Constitutional law and have been extremely divisive. The nation has become so divided over these topics, it is uncertain if agreements can ever be achieved and there is no telling what this could lead to in the future.
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Gay rights have been debated for decades and are still a hot topic of political campaigns. The gay rights movement is traced back to 1969, with the Stonewall Riots. The riots occurred after the New York police raided the Stonewall Inn because they knew most of its patrons were homosexuals. During that period, having homosexual sex was illegal in almost all states but many people thought it was a violation of their rights and were tired of being ridiculed and punished for being homosexual.
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The homosexual community did not start fighting for gay marriage at this time, they were simply fighting for the right to be who they are, to love who they want to love, without persecution. Shockingly, it was not until 1973, that homosexuality was declassified as a mental disorder (Background of the Issue – Gay Marriage). Even though gay marriage was legalized in 2015 by the Supreme Court in all 50 states, there is still controversy if gay marriage is constitutional. Opposing views site that marriage ishavehaveremoved defined between a man and a woman and not the same sex.
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People who oppose gay marriage, argue that marriage is traditionally between a man and a woman with the intent to procreate. Since two men or two women cannot procreate, it does not fit in their definition and thus it should be illegal. This logic is mainly backed by religion. In Leviticus 18:22 it reads “You shall not lie with a male as with a female; it is an abomination.” The Bible mentions how having same-sex relations is an abomination multiple times but this should not impact what is legal and illegal in the United States, since we have a separation between church and state. Simply, religious laws should not impact constitutional law.
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Abortion is removed and is removed another huge issue discussed today is whether or not abortion should be legal or not. There are many reasons why abortion should be legal, both medical and personal. Sometimes having a baby can be very harmful to the mother and can even risk her life. In this situation, it should be recommended that the mother terminates the pregnancy, instead of being guilted or shamed into risking her life for the babies. Sometimes the mother can’t afford to have a baby and doesn’t want to relofhavey on the government to pay for her having a child. There are countless situations that which the mother should be able to terminate her pregnancy. It is her body and it should be her choice, no matter what anyone else thinks. In 1973, the Supreme Court declared abortion a “fundamental right” in Roe vs. Wade, but it is still up for debate throughout the United States.
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The biggest issue in this argument is the definition of life and when life starts. Some people believe that life begins at conception, some people believe life begins when the fetus has a heartbeat, and others think life begins at birth. So where does this leave us? Is abortion murder or the mother’s choice on what she wants to do with her body? Is it even her body anymore or does it belong to someone else as well? These questions are still heavily discussed and debated every single day. People that are anti-abortion or “pro-life” argue that life begins at conception and having an abortion is killing an innocent life, making the mother a murderer. People stand outside clinics, hammering this idea into young girlsseemedwere heads and pressuring them into making a decision that can impact their entire lives. No matter what you believe, there are certain situations when a mother should terminate the pregnancy and should be able to make that decision for herself.
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As a young mother, I can say that when I found out I was having an ofaaanofan  theand then and an I went in to get my first ultrasound I was scared. My family is very religious and I thought they would disown me if they found out that I was having a baby out of marriage. I was always told that sex before marriage is wrong, your body is a temple, and having a baby before marriage is unacceptable. When I went in to meet my son for the first time, the woman that was helping me was obviously very very pro-choice. The problem I had was that she was so pro-choice it moves seemed like she was telling me that I needed to get an abortion. She talked about how I was too young, and how I probably couldn’t afford to have a baby with my financial situation. The choice was entirely mine to make, and it’s something hundreds of girls have to decide on every single day. Nobody should have a say or try to persuade someone into doing something because of their own beliefs. Everyone should have the right to do what they want with their body. I decided to keep my son and I’ll never regret that decision, but other women should be able to make a different choice if they want.
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Another huge controversial topic that is especially popular today is gun control. With the rise of shootings and automatic weapons, people are calling for more and more control off goveunsgovernsbabyanan. I myself go back and forth on this topic pretty often. People who support more gun control argue that the Second Amendment was intended for militias and that gun violence would be reduced if there was more control on guns. Realistically, the people could never overthrow our government. Even if we wanted to and formed militias, we would never stand a chance. Our guns are no match for their bombs and we would be wiped out before we could make the first shot. The Second Amendment was made in a time that people probably could overthrow their own government if they thought that that was in their best interest. In our time now, that idea is just completely unrealistic. But at the same time, I do believe that we should be able to have guns, just not these huge crazy automatic weapons that we see today. It’s important to have weapons to protect ourselves from local and foreign criminals. A video is going around the internet right now of a man walking up to a group of mothers with their children in front of a school and pulling out a gun on them. A woman in the crowd quickly reacts, pulling out her gun, taking down the man, and disarming him. She saved all those mothers and their children because she had a weapon that she was using to defend herself and others. This is a great example of why we have the right to our weapons and why we should be able to keep this right.