In "The Way it Was", Eleanor Cooney explains the
difficulties a young girl experiences in order to get an abortion. Unfortunately
many of these procedures are done in unkempt places that may not be sanitary
because they are inexpensive and low key. People try to keep the procedure a secret for fear of judgement.
Although I have been raised Catholic, I have always been
very pro-choice. I believe in a woman's right to choose what she does with her
body. If she wishes to abort a fetus, I only hope that it is done in a proper
way, rather than tripping or falling down a flight of stairs. Even though I do
not agree with using abortion as a form of birth control, I do believe that the
procedures should be safe and not cause judgment from others.
I completely agree with you that abortions need to be done in safe and sanitary circumstances. If abortion were to become illegal, we would just go back to the old ways of unsafe abortions done by un-trained individuals. Regardless of a person's view on abortion, they should understand that even when abortion was illegal, women were still having abortions. The only difference is that they were having unsafe abortions and dying from complications.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that abortions need to be legal so women can have a safe option. No matter what, women will get abortions. They need to be legal and regulated so that no one has to resort to trying it themselves (use a knitting needle or have their boyfriend punch them in the stomach) or have a dangerous, unsanitary procedure. That's just absurd and a complete violation of a women's rights.
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