The Women The Abortion War Leaves Out Analysis

Before the nineteenth Century, abortion was legal in the United States, and it could be performed by one’s request. However, abortion became illegal in the mid-nineteenth Century because of dangerous surgical procedures. However, in 1973, Roe v. Wade case made abortion to get legalized back in the United States. Jane Roe, a 21 year old woman who lived in Texas at 1973, wanted abortion but could not get it since it was illegal, went against Henry Wade who was Texas Attorney General defended the law that states abortion is illegal. In January 22nd 1973, Supreme Court held a hand of Jane Roe and affirmed the woman’s right to have an abortion. Later in 1992, Casey v. Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania case enacted the abortion law that women have the rights to have abortion before fetal viability.

Abortion in the United States is still debated a lot between people who promotes abortion and people who are pro-life. “The Women the Abortion War Leaves Out
”, which is written by Michelle
She especially focuses on logos to undermine her argument. For example, she states, “Birth Choice sees 300 to 400 women a month at its center in Oklahoma City.” She then adds these women come to ask for abortion, get pregnancy tests, and ask about housing and needs. She talks about how many women visit the center to get help. In addition, she claims many of the women who visit the center have violent partners, mentally ill, addicts, and seventy-percent of them are Spanish-speaking who are illegal immigrants and nowhere to go. Moreover, she supports the fact that a lot of women who wants abortion make their decisions with specific reasons. She comes up with the statistical data that indicates out of 1,200 abortion patients, seventy three percent said they made that decision since they could not afford the cost. This statistic supports her argument that abortion decision made by women can be