Argumentative Essay About Abortion

Abortion has been a subject of controversy for years, but recently it has come to light in the media more and more. Anywhere from social networking to television news, the topic almost seems unavoidable in today’s society. Why is abortion so vastly debated? Is there a true black and white answer to the concept at hand? In short, not particularly. It’s true, there is a heaping amount of grey area when it comes to abortion, and those who hold opinions hold them tenaciously. But are their ideas well researched? There are many myths about pregnancy among those who identify as pro-life, and there is strong evidence that legal abortions may be the safest route after all.

While there are many who claim that abortion is unsafe to the mother both physically and mentally, this is actually untrue. In fact, 99.75% of abortions are done with no medical complications. That’s 2.5 in a thousand women who will experience problems after the abortion, making the procedure about as safe as a typical colonoscopy.
While this is relatively true, it’s far more complicated than that. Firstly, the mother may have medical reasons why continuing a pregnancy is not a good option for herself, the baby, or both. Beyond that, is adoption really a safe option for newborns? In the U.S., nearly 400,000 children are living without permanent families. 32% of those children will wait three or more years before they are adopted. Children raised in orphanages have some major setbacks. For instance, out of those who aged out of the foster care system in 2012, 40% had been homeless or couch surfed, almost 60% of young men had been convicted of a crime, 25% did not have a high school diploma or GED, and only 48% were employed. There are also studies claiming those raised in institutions have significantly lower IQs, and those placed at an age younger than three were likely to suffer attachment disorder, developmental delay, and neural