Abortion should be allowed in the United states because a woman could have an unplanned pregnancy. “Just because someone consents to sex does not mean their consent to raising a child. Similarly, just because one consents to a date does not mean their consent to marriage. The situations are similar: the former eventually causes the latter. Just because step 1 has taken place does not mean step 2 has to." (a comment from pros and cons). This is an example of what …show more content…
“We can't really choose what the parent does with the fetus, and well, sometimes there is a good reason to abort and a bad reason to abort. A good reason would be if the fetus has a lethal anomaly. A bad reason is that you messed up and got drunk. But it's not our decision to make, all we can do is debate like this.” (comment from debate). Like the text says, the baby could have a lethal anomaly or some other life threatening disease, tumor, etc. The test results from a doctor could indicate that the baby would die at birth, so an abortion would be better for this kind of issue. Another case could be,” After a sonogram 29 weeks into her pregnancy, Weinstein learned her daughter's brain hadn't formed properly and that the baby would face severe health and mental problems, if it survived at all. Several weeks later, she made the painful decision to end the pregnancy before "Baby W" was born.” (Why This Woman Chose Abortion at 29 Weeks). Learning that your child will possibly die without getting to enjoy life is probably the most devastating thing to find out.There are so many things that could go wrong in those stressful nine months of pregnancy. This is what a lot of women are scared of finding out. Birth defects are just another reason why abortion should be allowed in the united