Abortion is the one of the most debated social and medical issues of this

century. The controversy as to the right that man has over the life of a

baby in the fetus and in controlling its entry into the world is a much-

debated topic. Abortion is the process of putting an end to the life of the

baby by killing it in the womb itself. This social issue assumes all the

more importance given the fact that an astounding 1.7 million people have

abortions every year in the United States alone. There is much debate that

the procedure, which was initially indicated as a life saving method, is

today misused

Each year there are sixty to seventy million abortions which occur worldwide, eighty thousand of those occur in Australia and forty thousand occur in the United States alone. Forty-one percent of deaths that occur in the United States are caused from having abortions, The first place that a baby lives is in the womb. Although some say it may seem very safe and secure for the baby, it is actually the most dangerous about Eight-hundred abortions are performed each week in the U.S. and ninety-eight percent of those are done for convenience. Sometimes teenagers may not want their parents to find out that they ever got pregnant or maybe the family is just not ready for the baby.

Abortion is not simply a quick easy procedure that is over and done with no problems. There are a number of effects that you can receive from having an abortion. 10% of women undergoing induced abortion suffer from immediate complications, 2% which are major. Minor complications include minor infections, bleeding, fevers, chronic abdominal pain, gastro-intestinal disturbances, vomiting, and Rh sensitization. The most common major effects include infection, excessive bleeding, embolism, ripping or perforation of the uterus, anesthesia complications, convulsions,