Abortion Essay -- social issues

AbortionFrom 1973 to 1987, over 22 million abortions scram been performed. Pro-lifers would c alone that a terrible waste of humanlife. True, 22 million lives were taken, besides I believe that we are better off without those. Websters dictionary defines abortion as the expulsion of anonviable fetus. Abortion might possibly be the mostcontroversial thing right now. Im sure by now that youve heard of all the incompatible types ofabortion. Almost all abortions performed in the US are surgicalabortions, where the fetus is remote by suction or other promoter.(Medication offers another option, to be discussed posterior in thisreport.) During a suction abortion, the fetus is dismembered anddisposed of by a downcast tube. This process takes exactly closely 10 minutes, and the mother experiences very elf similar or no physicaldiscomfort. Pro-lifers immediately say that emotional trauma andguilt haunts any woman after she has an abortion. However,during my research, I found num erous women who led (and continueto lead) fully grown and scot-free lives after their abortions. Ithink that the mental state of the mother depends very much onher in the flesh(predicate) feelings toward abortion, and the actual experiencethe had before and during the abortion. I have found that most of the time,they usance the use of a few strategies for making their viewsknown. One tactic pro-lifers use to convince people of theirviews is to play on fear and emotions. Their naturaldescriptions and gruesome pictures are a crude attempt to scare people out of abortion, bit their pious talk andsobbing try to make us feel raunchy for them and the unborn.Another popular strategy of pro-lifers is to protest things likeLife begins at caprice The fetus is human Science hasproven these facts, and pro-choicers are by no means trying todeny them. However, pro-choicers feel that the rights of theparents (namely the mother) override the rights of the unbornchild.Neither of these tactic s work on pro-choicers like myself. True,pro-lifers are entitled to voicing their opinion (just as I am),but I feel that some of their methods (as illustrated in thenext section) are very unorthodox. A untried bill was introduced in April 1994. The Freedom of Accessto Clinic Entrances Act (aka FACE or FACEA) protects womenseeking abortion, and the facilities do them.Specifically, FACE protects reproductive health service staffand patients from vi... ...arepeople out of abortion. Judging by the reaction of the class,people have wised-up to pro-lifers. People will no longertolerate being bombarded with graphic descriptions, gorypictures, and sorrowful testimonies. To but it bluntly, I am fedup with extreme pro-lifers. Granted, not all of them are as badas I make them out to be, but about a year ago, while walkingout of my dads office at Jewish hospital, we were chafe bythree pro-lifers. At first I thought they would respect ourprivacy and let us pass. However, they blurted out Di d you knowthat there are abortions being performed at Jewish Hospital?What did they intend that question to accomplish? We tried toignore them kept walking, but they persisted and attempt toforce their pamphlets and handouts on us. I would have had noproblem had they simply offered us a pamphlet, but I feltviolated when they thrust them into our faces. After researching this report, I still hold my give about being pro-choice. I think that the womans rights override thoseof the fetus. Regardless of the movement or circumstances safe,reliable abortion should be made available to any woman. Acts of Violence Against Abortion Providers and Clients.