Abortion Issues
Abortion has been one the most controversial
subjects in American history both
socially and politically. Both sides have
their points that they stand on.
Though it looks like both sides will
never come up with a solution to their
problem it has split America in to two
sides; pro - choice and pro - life. In
January 22, 1973 U. S Supreme
Court declared that a women had the "
Fundamental Fight" to have an
abortion, the ruling set off a vociferous and
protracted battle marked by
demonstrations and sloganeering, sit - ins and
arrests. There included dozens
of legal challenges that gave some victories in
court. These rulings gave
some comfort to the pro - life supporters to their
defeat. In 1973 the
rulings impose some restrictions on miners seeking
abortions, usually
requiring parental notification or consent. Nineteen states
have imposed a
mandatory waiting period for women seeking abortions, and all but
12
states oppose public funding for abortions. Opponents of abortion state
the
point that abortion is morally wrong and is also a form of murder.
Meanwhile,
pro - choice objected by saying it's the individuals choice of
free will to do
what they think is right. Pro - life brings up a point by
saying what right do
people have to aborting a fetus simply because it's the
wrong sex. Another
reason for abortions are unwanted pregnancies as well as
the emotional
instability of teenage girls in deciding how to handle an
unplanned pregnancy.
Rape is another reason for people to have abortion;
pro-life simple say's it's
not the feuds fault for what's happened. Simply if
you can't bare raising a
child because of rape, money problems, or
commitment, just give the child up for
adoption. Many who protect abortion
are people of conscience. They know that
their opposition to this procedure
can not justify murdering those where medical
practice includes ending
unwanted pregnancies. A few however consider themselves
religious warrior and
above the law. These radicalists go to extremes by bombing
or shooting
clinics. Several insentience of this type of violence has acceded
around the
U.S. Including the murder of Dr. Slepian who was shoot when leaving
the
abortion clinics where he worked at. While the debate over abortion's
seemed
to be intensifying with protests in front of abortions clinics,
courtrooms
battles, and with shooting and bombing of clinics in the media.
New evidence
shows that abortions has dropped to about 1.5 million a year in
1996, the lowest
since 1979. For abortion opponent's it's their efforts both
protects and public
education that seems to be working. "Hallelujah!" says
Randall Terry
of the protect group Operation Reuse. Also pro-life are happy
that there's fewer
women seeking abortions. But abortions supporters feel
that clinic protests have
driven some patients away. There is some evidence
that more women have started
using birth control, because of the fear of
AIDS. Yet it has not effected the
teen abortion rate any. The new laws also
may play a part for the down fall of
abortion's which includes parental
consent, and waiting requirements, may make
some women choose to change their
minds. The propaganda techniques use on TV
like showing a children swinging
on swings. Since 1982 the has been an 18% drop
in abortion providers
nationwide, leaving 84% of counties with none. Hospitals
dropped from 81% in
1973 to 36% 1996. "Many women change their minds not
because they want to
remain pregnant but because they've afraid of going though
the picket lines",
says Rode Island abortion doctor Poblo Rodriguez. While
clinic violence may
have contributed to the decline in abortion's so have the
general changes in
society and morality. Although there will probably never be a
solution to the
abortion issue. It boils down to the individual choose. If you
decide to have
an abortion make sure your totally confident before you make
dissonant. If
you not confident there alliterative.
Bibliography
Election
Library, Anti-Abortion Terrorism, Christian Science Society,
11-02-1998
USA TODAY, Abortion is here to stay, Mimi Hall, 6-16-1995