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Kurstin Tschabrun

Mrs. Parker

English 12

05 March 2018

Finding a Balance Between Prolife and Prochoice

“We're always going to argue about abortion. It's a hard choice and it's controversial,

and that's why I'm pro-choice, because I want people to make their own choices.” Hillary

Clinton​(Clinton). ​Abortion throughout the years has been one of the most controversial topics

out there. Many are for, many are against whether it is for religious rights or morals. According

to CDC there has been reports of 44,498,750 abortions from the year 1970 to the year of 2014

alone​(“Reproductive Health.”).​ As the years progress, so does the popularity of the controversial

topic of abortion. The statics shown from CDC clearly shows the rate of abortion increasing each

year​(“Reproductive Health.”).​No matter how many times this topic has been talked about, there

has never been a true negotiation to meet what both opposing sides wants. ​People who are Pro

Choice and who are Prolife are working to come together within society to find a compromising

balance​.

Abortion has been around as long as anyone can remember. The earliest documented

proof of the existence of abortion dates back as early as 4,000 years ago​(Klabusich). ​Because

abortion has been around for such a significant amount of time, to criminalize it would take

years, therefore, it has never been done. When women make the decision to have an abortion, it
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typically resulted in back alley abortions which is very unsafe. Multiple events eventually led up

to the Roe v. Wade case within the Supreme Court. Roe was a 21 year old women who was

pregnant in 1969. She had requested an abortion but was denied because it was only legal for

rape and insest​(“History of Abortion.”)​. Roe believed that it is your body and you should be able

to do what you want and it should be a guaranteed right under the constitution. Roe took this

belief fighting to legalize abortion in 1973​(“History of Abortion.”)​. In the district level Roe wins

against Wade, the district attorney representing the state of Texas. Even though Roe had won her

battle, a good percentage of people were unhappy of the outcome. Though some people were

unhappy with the results, it hadYour verb tenses need to be consistent become a big marking

spot in the United States histor​y(“History of Abortion.”).

To this day, abortion is still legalized, but it also a topic that has created a great debate.

The data provided by the CDC, ​there had been reports of​ ​44,498,750 abortions redundant; you

already stated this earlier. from the year 1970 to the year of 2014​(​“Reproductive Health.”)​. Not

only were these reports given, as time went on the number of abortions increased. Based off of

this information, you can assume it is safe to say the rate of abortions in the United States is still

increasing. Because the rate of abortions is still increasing to this day, it is still a very relative

and controversial topic. It may have taken 15 years, but as of January 29, 2018 congress made

the move to finally get rid of what is called a partial-birth abortion​(Stolberg).

One of the biggest concerns of abortion is the mental and body damage after the

procedure. Depending on the woman and the reasoning behind the abortion, the side effects

can be very different​(​“Emotional Side Effects After an Abortion.”​). S

​ ome women can feel like

some stress has been lifted off of their shoulders. Some women might also feel regret after the

fact. According to Haley Curl, a psychology major, the feeling of regret typically will come from
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the fact that there is a thing growing inside of that person. Even if it cannot communicate, all

women typically will feel a connection with her unborn child​(Curl). ​For some women, the the

procedure can result in depression and sometimes suicide. These are just a few of the mental

side effects. Not only can abortion affect the mental health of a woman, but physically damage

the body. The abortion procedure can result in damage to organs, the uterus and sometimes

even death​(​“AbortionFacts.com.”)​.​ Not only are people within society afraid of a woman’s

health after the abortion procedure, they believe it is cruel and unfair to be killing a living thing. It

is difficult to discern whether this paragraph supports pro choice or pro life.

If you Don’t address your reader look above, this is a baby that was born at the nineteen

week mark, in the second trimester of a pregnancy or four months​(​Greig).​ As you can see, the

baby is not very big, but still has all the normal features that make them like any other human
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being.The majority of women who get abortions get them between the three-four month mark of

being pregnant​(​“AbortionFacts.com.”)​. Typically at this point in a pregnancy, the baby has

already developed arms, legs, hands, feet and even eyes. Because the baby has already

developed all of these features, a great majority of society feel even stronger about being Pro

Life. Curious as to why this is, Haley Curl was asked “Why do you believe people are even more

against abortion when the unborn baby has developed its features opposed to earlier in the

pregnancy?”. In response, “I believe people feel more drawn to the unborn child because it has

developed its features such as hands. This helps people feel more connected to the child

because it is more comparable to a newborn baby, unlike what looks like a blob in the first

trimester of a pregnancy”​(Curl).

Recent studies have shown it is completely safe to perform an abortion procedure within

the first trimester. Not only will the baby not be fully formed, it will cause less damage to the

mother’s body. In a recent discussion involving president Trump and the senate, it was decided

to only accept abortion within the first twenty weeks of pregnancy, any requests after the 20

week mark would be denied​(Stolberg)​.With this rule being applied to the abortions, the 2

opposing parties can somewhat meet half way in getting what they both desire. There will not be

an argument about killing a baby because the baby won’t even have a brain or heartbeat at this

point of a pregnancy. It would make a win win. In an interview with Haley Curl, she was asked

“What do you believe would be a good solution to make the opposing sides of abortion happy?”

the response received was, “I believe what President Trump and the Senate are trying to

achieve right now is a very beautiful way to try and please everyone. Though no matter how

much someone tries to please people, not everyone will be fully pleased with the

outcome”​(Curl).
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Above you will see counter protests outside of one of the many Planned Parenthood

buildings. Although many people at this protest were there because they believed federal taxes

should not be used to help fund abortions. The protesters were trying to be most effective by

getting the attention of the congress and President Trump, there were also many that were

trying to keep that help for the abortion procedures as it can cost a lot of money​(“Protesters

Face Off”). ​This specific picture was taken in Denver, Colorado being one of over the forty

locations being filled with protesters during February 11, 2017.

Like slavery, abortion has been around and practiced by mankind for many years.

Abortion will always be one controversial topic that no one will be fully happy of. Like Curl said,

no matter how hard you try to make everyone happy, it's pretty much impossible to achieve

that​(Curl).​ In a perfect world there would be a way to please everyone with laws when it comes

to abortion, but this is not a perfect world. All that can be done is try to meet half-way with both

parties and try to please them, which is what President Trump is trying to accomplish.
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Works Cited

“AbortionFacts.com.” ​The After Effects of Abortion – AbortionFacts.com​,

www.abortionfacts.com/reardon/the-after-effects-of-abortion​.

Curl, Haley M. “Psychological Questions On Abortion.” Kurstin Tschabrun, Accessed 16 Feb. 2018.

“Emotional Side Effects After an Abortion.” ​American Pregnancy Association​, 2 Sept. 2016,

americanpregnancy.org/unplanned-pregnancy/abortion-emotional-effects/.

Greig, Alex. “Mother Shares Heartbreaking Photos of Baby Son Born at Just 19 Weeks.” ​Daily

Mail Online​, Associated Newspapers, 19 Jan. 2014,

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2542212/Mother-shares-heartbreaking-photos-baby-mi

scarried-19-weeks.html.

“Hillary Clinton Quotes.” ​BrainyQuote​, Xplore,

www.brainyquote.com/quotes/hillary_clinton_664851.

“History of Abortion.” ​National Abortion Federation​,

prochoice.org/education-and-advocacy/about-abortion/history-of-abortion/.

Klabusich, Katie. “Abortion Is as Old as Pregnancy: 4,000 Years of Reproductive Rights

History.” ​Truthout​,

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ductive-rights-history.

“Reproductive Health.” ​Centers for Disease Control and Prevention​, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, 16 Nov. 2017,

www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/data_stats/abortion.htm.

Reuters. “Anti-Abortion Rallies Outside Planned Parenthood Clinics Met By Pro-Choice

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Protesters.” ​The Huffington Post​, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 11 Feb. 2017,

www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/abortion-protests_us_589f9534e4b094a129eb9015.

Stolberg, Sheryl Gay. “Senate Rejects Measure to Ban Abortion After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy.”

The New York Times​, The New York Times, 29 Jan. 2018,

www.nytimes.com/2018/01/29/us/politics/senate-abortion-ban-20-weeks.html​.