Abortion

For a while, I have been seriously concerned with the issues of abortion. I'd like to start off by saying I am not "Pro-Abortion." I, personally, don't think I would ever get an abortion, unless the circumstance was absolutely dire. I don't necessarily encourage abortions, either. I am "Pro-Choice." I feel like it is a woman's decision whether or not she gets an abortion, not the government's choice. The government should not have control over a woman's body. It is my body, I can do what I like with it. If I am allowed to poke holes through it and tattoo ink across my skin, I should be allowed to have an abortion if I so wish. I understand the argument that taking a young life is horrible, and I agree. I don't believe aborting a fetus that actually looks and resembles a human is right. However, I believe abortions are perfectly fine during the first trimester of pregnancy, when the baby is still an embryo - merely a sack of cells. 

The Circumstances which surround the pending abortion must also be taken into consideration. Will a fifteen year old girl really be a fitting mother for an infant? Should a rape-victim have to raise a child which would remind her of her attacker everyday? What if the woman's life and health is at risk during a pregnancy and an abortion is the only safe way out? There are circumstances in which a baby would be least healthy for the woman's physical and mental stability. Furthermore, making abortion illegal is potentially as dangerous to a woman as an abortion is to an unborn child. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and if women can't turn to a clinic abortion, they man attempt to perform the abortion themselves. This is very dangerous and potentially lethal. Death by home abortion is easily preventable if women have the option of a clinic abortion. Taking the option of a professional abortion away not only stifles women's rights, but takes away a woman's security blanket as well. 

I completely believe it is up to the woman  whether or not she goes through with the pregnancy. It is the woman's choice. She should not have the right to decide taken away from her. I fully support the Freedom of Choice Act, which would protect and guarantee women in coming generations the right to a choice. I must make this clear again: I am not arguing for the right to abortion, but rather, I am arguing for a woman's right to choose and the control over her own body. 

LINKS !

Planned Parenthood
Prochoice.org
Pro-Choice

PRESIDENT'S VIEWS ON ABORTION !

Obama's Views 

On the Issue

THE FREEDOM OF CHOICE ACT !

Freedom of Choice Act