Top Three Reasons Abortion Should Remain Legal What would you do if the government repealed your rights to control what you do to your body? Whether it be a tattoo, a piercing, or giving a transplant, those are decisions that should be left up to you. So imagine how some women must feel when abortion is the main topic of a conversation. Imagine how women must feel when people around her are saying that abortion should be illegal because the mother is “murdering” her child. The fact of that matter is that there are multiple reasons a mother may abort her child. Abortion is not always necessarily done to benefit the mother’s needs, in many cases, it benefits the unborn child's life as well. Abortion mitigates the risk of mental, physical, …show more content…
For instance, “Women aren't forced to bear children, they choose to bear children by the act of having sexual intercourse” (Why Abortion Should Be Illegal). Most women who get pregnant and choose to abort their child are young. No matter what anyone does, people are bound to have sex. In addition to that, protection during sex does not always work. There have been many instances where a woman still ends up pregnant even after protection. In the case of birth control, that is not something that every woman has access to. Those who are pro-life also believe that in the case that a woman is raped, there are other ways to go about aborting their child. For example, an article states, “In the instance of rape and incest, proper medical care can ensure that a woman will not get pregnant.” ( Lowen, Linda. 10 Common Arguments For and Against Abortion). While this is true, either way you put it, the baby is being terminated. There is no right way to terminate a baby that makes it completely okay. The fact of the matter will always be that the baby is being aborted. Some pro-life supporters often mention the fact that abortion may lead to other complications later on in life. An article showing the point of view of those for and against abortion clearly states, “An abortion can result in medical complications later in life; the risk of ectopic pregnancies doubles, and the chance of a miscarriage and pelvic inflammatory disease also increases.” (Lowen, Linda. 10 Common Arguments For and Against Abortion). Although this is accurate, this is not something that is very common. Most of the times that an abortion has led to other complications has been due to that fact that the person who operated on the women was not qualified or it was a back-alley abortion. However if a woman