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Abortion
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Abortion has not only become a moral issue but a legal tug-o-war since it was made legal in 1973. The famous “Roe v. Wade” court ruling stated “ a woman and her doctor may freely decide to terminate a pregnancy during the first trimester”. Yet Pro-life (which are the people which are fiercely oppose abortion due to political and/or religious reasons) and Pro-choice (people who are for the women’s right to abortion) advocates face off with what they believe should and shouldn’t be a law. Abortion has grown to be quite a trend in the past 30 years. Some see it as a legitimate answer to a problem, and others see it as taking an easy way out at another’s expense. Whatever your opinion we have to accept that its happening, about 25 percent of U.S women choose to end their pregnancy in abortion. An excess of 90% of all abortions are done because of personal reasons, reasons like economic problems, relationship uncertainty and the parents may be to young to parent a child. Another 6% is done because either the woman or the fetus has a medical problem and abortion would be in the best interest, complications like genetic defects in the fetus. Surprisingly enough only 1 percent of all abortions done in the U.S. are sought because of abusive sexual acts like rape. No one would think it was such a small amount because that is one of the Pro-Choicers most heard comments. Abortion was legalized because making abortion illegal would be in direct violation of a woman’s right to privacy and the right to do with her own body as she pleases. They state that a woman should have the discretion to choose the roles they play in their life, whether it is mother, career woman, etc. The right to privacy was interpreted from the 14th amendment in the constitution. Many cynics are outraged at this, saying that there is no direct mention of any justification for abortion.
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