abortion rights

Essay by tsobi April 2002

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Abortion is a very complex subject that can create many different questions and answers. In today?s society abortion has become more common. I think abortion is right, based on the circumstances of the pregnancy and the fact that it is a person's right to do what they will with their body.

Sadly many women become victims of rape everyday and in many of these cases these women become pregnant. This circumstance is one where the woman may not want to have the baby and with good reason, as many would agree. Let's say a young teenage girl has been raped. She is forever traumatized by the event. A few weeks later the girl finds out that she is pregnant. Since she unwillingly got pregnant, she may not be ready to have a baby. If this is the case then abortion should be the logical conclusion to this dilemma. Here she is facing a situation that could affect her for the rest of her life.

This situation is one where the bringing of life into this world could be more of a burden than a joy. Why should she be forced to have the child she didn't ask for nor had she had any say in the conception of?

Some say that she could have the child and give it up for adoption. Even in this case she is still forced to endure the long nine months of pregnancy and the pain of childbirth. She should have the right to control what happens to her body. A person?s body is like their own person temple. It?s the right of the person whether or not they want to have an abortion or not. It shouldn't be anybody else's business. Why should the people have a say in how one person goes about...