Abortion is an extremely controversial topic. There are people who are for it, against it and some who do not have much say either way. According to an article on pro-life website issues and abortion at About.com, it is not an option. This website explains the different options you can have instead of abortion such as adoption. Adoption provides an alternative to for many families who cannot conceive the conventional way. In addition, abortion can put women at a higher risk for ectopic pregnancies, a pregnancy outside of the womb, and increases their chances of miscarriage and pelvic inflammatory disease.
However, despite its negatives, abortion also can be seen as pro-choice. Every woman should have the right to do with her body what she pleases and every woman should have the right to decide if they want to have a child or not. According to Things Eternal, a pro-life website, the threat of taking away abortion can lead to women doing illegal or self inflicted abortions which are extremely dangerous. Women will begin to depend on these procedures and they can lead to death or serious, long term injury.
I believe that the pro-choice side of abortion is more convincing. To me it deals more with the facts and results of abortion rather than the emotional side and in this case facts are more important. The lifestrategies page showed more of an unbiased and factual side to having abortion as an option and that is why I feel I can relate to it more. It does not argue that abortion is something that does or does not have to happen but rather that it should be available as an option. There are many beliefs and opinions about abortion and everyone has the right to express what they feels is important, so therefore I will never judge anyone based on their stance on
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