We all know that the topic of abortion has been a main issue in our society for decades. Should a woman have the right to choose if she wants to carry out a pregnancy, or should the embryo that is in her uterus be treated in the same regards as any other human and be given the right to live? Both of these questions can lead to many disagreements within people due to different morals, religious views, and their views on basic human rights.
While abortion is currently legal in some states such as California, we can all see how illegal abortion has affected women around the globe. Women who live in countries or states with illegal abortion have taken steps such as inserting knitting needles or clothes hangers into the uterus in order to cause trauma to the abdomen which results in a self-abortion their child. This is 98% of the time seen in developing countries where there is no means of having an abortion and there are also many restrictions. It is said that approximately every eighteenth minute, a woman in a developing country dies of self-induced abortion. This shows that even if there is no way possible to obtain a safe abortion, women will continue to make the choice weather to carry out her pregnancy or not. These abortions account for approximately 13% of all maternal deaths. Society doesn't realize that if abortion was legal and easier to obtain, that there would be a drastic decrease in maternal deaths (which take the life of both the child and the mother). Instead of putting the money and effort into making abortion illegal and forcing women to continue with their pregnancies, the states should put effort into having abortion available to women who are not able to have a child. This is just one of the many reasons why abortion needs to be legal for women to have the choice because it could prevent further deaths.
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