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Abortion
Abortion is the most controversial issue and is between pro-choice and pro-life. Making
abortion legal was an ongoing conflict until the Supreme Court made abortion legal in the United
States. This court decision gave women freedom and the right to request abortion services from a
doctor without legal restrictions. Today, people think that abortion should be allowed in cases
when the mother's health is at risk and in case of rape. In addition, the mother has the right to
bodily autonomy by deciding if the fetus has the right to life or not. According to Scarfone, a
fetus has no right to live until it reaches viability, usually around twenty-four to twenty-eight
weeks of pregnancy (2). However, abortion is accompanied by dangerous side effects; it is the
leading cause of maternal mortality to women. Abortion also has life-threatening complications
such as bleeding, fever, and infections, and psychological disorders such as regrets, guilt, self-
destructive behaviors, and in some cases, suicide.
Abortion is considered a life-threatening practice, which negatively impacts the mother's
health. It is known as the leading cause of maternal mortality in women. Abortion has physical,
social, and psychological side effects; most mothers who perform abortions undergo
psychological disorders such as regrets, guilty, self-destructive behaviors, and in some cases
committing suicide. Many states have established various restrictions, although they do not
directly challenge the constitutional right of abortion. These restrictions aim at preventing the
risks of abortion; serious risks include heavy bleeding and damage to the womb. According to
Thomson-DeVeaux (2), one out of one thousand women experience serious complications. The
government has to impose regulations on clinics and abortion doctors by adding mandatory
requirements such as ultrasounds and counseling services to curb this problem. These
requirements increase the cost associated with abortion, pushing for closure of many clinics in
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the past few years because they can not combine all these factors, including other new state laws.
The successful implementation of these restrictions may pave the way for a complete abortion
ban.
Nevertheless, public opinion on abortion rights is probably getting heated. People are
increasing concerns about revisiting the moral arguments to support both pro-choice and pro-life
sides. On the pro-choice argument, mothers have the legal right to choose whether or not she will
have an abortion; the mother has the right to bodily autonomy. Mother's right to bodily
autonomy is morally allowed. The pro-life argument concerns the fetus's right to life, considering
abortion morally forbidden. People who support pro-life argue that a fetus's right to life
outweighs the mother's right to bodily autonomy. Likewise, people who support pro-choice say
that a mother's right to bodily autonomy outweighs the fetus's right to life because they are not
aware that the fetus will survive or die (Scarfone, 4). All the people in the conflict accept
numerous other positions. There is a consensus that mothers should be allowed to have an
abortion when the mother's life is at risk. It is advised that one should save the mother's life
rather than focus on the fetus's life, which they are not sure will survive.
Although people have certain beliefs concerning the problem of abortion, these two
positions are not constant. People who believe in pro-life have three underlying exceptions about
abortion. In a pro-life position, abortion is morally forbidden, excluding cases where the mother's
life is at risk or in situations where the pregnancy is due to incest or rape. Pro-choice and pro-life
people are almost equally split, with most people who are pro-life believing rape is the justifiable
exception of abortion. In addition, pro-life people believe in three underlying claims. First,
human life starts from the moment of conception. It is morally established that every human
being has a right to live the same as a fetus, categorized as a human being. Second, pro-life
Abortion
Abortion is the most controversial issue and is between pro-choice and pro-life. Making
abortion legal was an ongoing conflict until the Supreme Court made abortion legal in the United
States. This court decision gave women freedom and the right to request abortion services from a
doctor without legal restrictions. Today, people think that abortion should be allowed in cases
when the mother's health is at risk and in case of rape. In addition, the mother has the right to
bodily autonomy by deciding if the fetus has the right to life or not. According to Scarfone, a
fetus has no right to live until it reaches viability, usually around twenty-four to twenty-eight
weeks of pregnancy (2). However, abortion is accompanied by dangerous side effects; it is the
leading cause of maternal mortality to women. Abortion also has life-threatening complications
such as bleeding, fever, and infections, and psychological disorders such as regrets, guilt, self-
destructive behaviors, and in some cases, suicide.
Abortion is considered a life-threatening practice, which negatively impacts the mother's
health. It is known as the leading cause of maternal mortality in women. Abortion has physical,
social, and psychological side effects; most mothers who perform abortions undergo
psychological disorders such as regrets, guilty, self-destructive behaviors, and in some cases
committing suicide. Many states have established various restrictions, although they do not
directly challenge the constitutional right of abortion. These restrictions aim at preventing the
risks of abortion; serious risks include heavy bleeding and damage to the womb. According to
Thomson-DeVeaux (2), one out of one thousand women experience serious complications. The
government has to impose regulations on clinics and abortion doctors by adding mandatory
requirements such as ultrasounds and counseling services to curb this problem. These
requirements increase the cost associated with abortion, pushing for closure of many clinics in
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the past few years because they can not combine all these factors, including other new state laws.
The successful implementation of these restrictions may pave the way for a complete abortion
ban.
Nevertheless, public opinion on abortion rights is probably getting heated. People are
increasing concerns about revisiting the moral arguments to support both pro-choice and pro-life
sides. On the pro-choice argument, mothers have the legal right to choose whether or not she will
have an abortion; the mother has the right to bodily autonomy. Mother's right to bodily
autonomy is morally allowed. The pro-life argument concerns the fetus's right to life, considering
abortion morally forbidden. People who support pro-life argue that a fetus's right to life
outweighs the mother's right to bodily autonomy. Likewise, people who support pro-choice say
that a mother's right to bodily autonomy outweighs the fetus's right to life because they are not
aware that the fetus will survive or die (Scarfone, 4). All the people in the conflict accept
numerous other positions. There is a consensus that mothers should be allowed to have an
abortion when the mother's life is at risk. It is advised that one should save the mother's life
rather than focus on the fetus's life, which they are not sure will survive.
Although people have certain beliefs concerning the problem of abortion, these two
positions are not constant. People who believe in pro-life have three underlying exceptions about
abortion. In a pro-life position, abortion is morally forbidden, excluding cases where the mother's
life is at risk or in situations where the pregnancy is due to incest or rape. Pro-choice and pro-life
people are almost equally split, with most people who are pro-life believing rape is the justifiable
exception of abortion. In addition, pro-life people believe in three underlying claims. First,
human life starts from the moment of conception. It is morally established that every human
being has a right to live the same as a fetus, categorized as a human being. Second, pro-life
