Should Abortion Be Legalized - 1680 Words

In the United States in 1848 the Women’s Rights Movement began and a little shy of 100 years later in 1920, women all across the nation were said to have finally gained their rights. A hot topic that is one of the most refuted in today’s society is abortion. One may not see abortion to be acceptable, although, does it make it right to take away that right from someone else? It has taken women a lot of fight and willpower to gain rights to their own bodies, illegalizing abortion would take that right away. Therefore, the question is, should abortion continue to be legalized? First and foremost, abortion can be seen as a way of having full control over one’s personal body. For instance, a young girl may make the wrong decision and end up†¦show more content†¦Many children in foster homes or within the government system find it hard to find nurturing and caring homes. Therefore, the young girl has decided as a mother of that unborn child to prevent a burden on both the child and herself. Not only can the girl be young, but many women get raped. If abortion was illegalized, the victimized women would either have to raise a child that would just be a reminder of the incident or put a burden on the child by having to live life wondering who its mother is, why she left, and when they will find their forever home. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) performed a study on 8,000 men and 8,000 women, â€Å"among the survey findings are that intimate partner violence is pervasive in U.S. society, with nearly 25 percent of surveyed women and 7.6 percent of surveyed men reporting that they were raped and/or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, cohabiting partner, or date at some time in their lifetime† (Tjaden and Thoennes). These numbers show the number of women and men who fall victim to rape, a fourth of women are raped, this should rise the question of how many men were careless to get the woman pregnant? I t was not the woman’s choice to become pregnant, nor would they want to bring a child of their rapist into the world. Along with young and promiscuous girls, and women who fall victim of rape,