The Necessity of Banning Abortion: Health Risks and Side Effects

According to the World Health Organization, “every year in the world there are an estimated 40-50 million abortions.” A lot of women get abortions because they are way too young to have a baby, think they will not be able to provide for their kid, or they may have been raped. There are so many reasons on why people decide to abort their child, but I personally do not think abortion should be allowed. Women think having abortions is an easy way to avoid having a child, but technically it is not.

Abortions should be illegal because, it is killing a human being, causes damage to the body, and it lowers people’s chances to adopt a child.

Firstly, abortion should be illegal because it is killing a human being. To my perspective, abortion is considered murder, which is a crime. People do not think about abortion being a crime because they are only thinking of themselves instead of their child’s life. Every child should have the right to live their own lives, and there is no right for their own parent to take their lives from them. Most females who have unprotected sex take plan B (which is the only thing that should be allowed because the child has not actually been fully developed). I feel like if people put themselves in this position, they should just deal with the consequences. Just because two people made a mistake should not give them the entitlement to end their child’s life. Also, I think people should not be sexually active if they are not ready to face the outcome. The decision of taking a child’s life should not be legal anywhere. Honestly, it disturbs me how women have the courage to abort their child.

Secondly, the reason abortion should be illegal because it causes damage to women’s body. Most females who get abortions are underage and do not know any of the risk that can happen during the procedure. Females can damage their cervix when getting an abortion. “In order to perform an abortion, the cervix must be stretched open with a great deal of force” (Advice & Aid). So, when females force open their cervix, it can cause damage to the body (especially when women are very young). Also, abortions can cause excessive bleeding. Some bleeding is normal after having an abortion, but heavy bleeding is not safe at all after an abortion. The excessive bleeding can be caused by an injury in the uterine during the abortion. In addition, women who have abortions can also get breast cancer. Breast cancer is probably the deadliest risk when having an abortion. Having an abortion can also ruin a woman’s chance of getting pregnant later in life. As a result, abortions changes women’s bodies forever and not always for the best. What women fail to realize is not only are they hurting their child, but they are also hurting themselves.

Lastly, abortions should be illegal because it lowers people’s chances to adopt a child. Obviously, when people get abortions it means that they do not want to be a parent, or they just do not want their kid at all. Adoption is also an option if people do not want to keep their child. There are so many people in the world that would love to have a kid but do not want to go through the process of having one. “Before the availability of legal abortion became widespread, relinquishing children for adoption was one of the few options opened to women with unwanted or mistimed births. The number of adoptions rose from 91,000 in 1957 to 175,000 in 1970, then fell to 130,000 by 1975; the decline of the early 1970s coincided with the legalization of abortion” (Bitler and Zavodny 25). Abortions have been increasing while adoptions have been decreasing over the past years. If abortions were illegal, adoption rates would start to increase more and giving these innocent children opportunities to live their lives. Most females do not have the heart to give their child up for adoption because they feel less of woman not being able to raise the child, but I think not every woman is ready to raise a child and there is nothing wrong with that. Also, adoption is a great way for parents to keep in contact with their child while she or he grows. Personally, I understand why women get abortions, but adoption is a preferable way to protect the child’s life.

In conclusion, abortions should be illegal because it is killing a human being, causes damage to the body, and lowers people’s chances to adopt a child. “As of 2018, public support for legal abortion remains as high as it has been in two decades of polling” (Public Opinion on Abortion). This must be stopped because it should be against the law to be able to kill a child. Abortion should not be an option when it comes to an unwanted child. I feel like some females get rushed to do this procedure, and they do not realize not only are they harming their child, but they are also harming themselves. There are a few options that can prevent pregnancy such as: being on birth control, using condoms, and taking plan b, but the easiest way to prevent pregnancy is to not have sex at all. There are so many debates on if abortion should be legal or illegal; this situation came upon us because of how abortions have been increasing over the years. Besides, if abortion becomes illegal, it will encourage people to be more responsible with their sex life. A mother being able to legally kill their own child is no difference in someone murdering another person (which is not legal). It is so cruel how a woman would even think about killing her own child. Abortions are hurting our society; therefore, it should not be allowed. If we all come together and make abortion illegal, we can help our society to become less harmful.

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