Abortion Persuasive Essay

More than one third of all teenage pregnancies in the U.S end in abortion, as well as 45 percent of unintended pregnancies, according to childtrendsdatabank.org,. Many concerns with the process of raising a child include how a persons life may change with bringing a baby into the world, their financial inability, their lack of education and their maturity in still being a child themselves yet raising a child. The history of abortion dates back as far as a thousand years ago. In the mid to late 1800’s, states began passing laws making abortion illegal. So what factors led to the legalization of abortion? Abortion has come to be more controlled with decision in age and reasoning. Abortions are now widely available with parent consent and to legal adults. Although there are fewer deaths as well as fewer teen abortions, it is still a problem in our society due to the careless repetitive decisions of women who chose to use abortion as a form of contraception. Abortion was once a dangerous practice that killed many women while performing the practice illegally. Abortion has been an acceptable option due to safer medical practices. With abortion now legal in some states, there has been a lower rate of back alley abortions over the years. Back alley abortions are the most dangerous way of removing the baby, this was a method often used by unwed women. This usually consisted of removing the baby with a coat hanger and other unsafe, unsanitary tools. With many pros and cons, choosing between life and death is a decision that involves much stress mentally and physically. There will never be a point of readiness in choosing an abortion. Some may say there is a widely held belief that in dealing with abortion, rape and incest are special cases. Yet according Matt Kaufman of boundless.org (2004) the only major study of pregnant rape victims done by Dr. Sandra Makhorn found that 75 to 85 percent chose against abortion (paragraph 11). When reading more in depth through the