According to Lisa B. Haddad and Nawal M. Nour in their article “Unsafe Abortion: Unnecessary Maternal Mortality,” 20 million of the 42 million abortions that happen annually are self-induced and unsafe. Abortion should always be legal in any circumstance, such as when it is what the woman wants or needs to do for either her health or the babies. Fetal suffering is one reason to keep abortion legal because 67% of fetal anomalies will be terminated in the second trimester due to concern for both the child and mothers quality of life (Antenatal Care). Rape is another circumstance in which the woman may need an abortion. Postpartum depression, an effect of rape caused pregnancies, already has more than 3 million people in its grips a year (Rape-related …show more content…
In the United States 67% of women who find out the fetus has down syndrome abort the baby (Antenatal Care). People with down syndrome may be very healthy or may have unusual and demanding medical and social problems at virtually every stage of life. According to Ruth Marcus at the Washington Post, “most children with down syndrome have mild to moderate cognitive impairment, meaning an IQ between 55 and 70 (mild) or between 35 and 55 (moderate). This means limited capacity for independent living and financial security.” This would mean that the mother would either have to stay with them or provide them with someone who could take care of them constantly for the rest of their life. Opposing viewpoints would say that even in the event that a child is born with down syndrome they are a gift from God and no matter their genetic hardships they should have a chance at life. This is difficult on both the mother and the child throughout both of their lives and prohibits the mother from moving …show more content…
Three million women a year are affected by postpartum depression but women who have been raped can be affected by both postpartum depression and rape trauma syndrome which “is the medical term given to the response that most survivors have to rape” (Rape-related pregnancy). If abortion were illegal and women who were forced into pregnancy were unable to abort the thing that reminded them every single day of the fact that they were raped, what is the boundary between our morals and protecting women who have been through one of the most difficult hardships? Opposing viewpoints may say that no matter the way the child was conceived the woman should love them no matter who the father is or how bad of a person he is. Women no matter the circumstances, although there are many good circumstances, should have the right to do with their body what they want, especially if it will affect the way they raise that child. If their child ends up in the system in even worse circumstances than they had at home, then their quality of life is worse than if they had one all