Abortion has been a hot topic for decades, with heated debates occurring across all platforms on the subject. Pro-life individuals say that abortion in general is a crime, as it interferes with a fetus’ rights as a human being and should be considered murder; pro-choice individuals say that abortion is the mother’s choice as it’s her body and special circumstances surround certain cases, such as rape.
It’s ridiculous that certain individuals in the pro-life movement stand against abortion in its entirety without considering other viewpoints, especially the mother’s. It completely goes against the basis of their stance, pro-life. In some cases, abortion is considered because it’s imperative to the mother’s health and can lead to further harm or death if not performed. Women who were raped may have become pregnant against their will and not want to keep their rapist’s child. If forced to carry the child to term, the trauma and stress can lead to future problems in both the mother and child’s life. There’s also underage pregnancy, where minors who are pregnant will be impacted significantly.
Aborting a fetus is far different from murdering a baby. For a portion of the gestational period, the child hasn’t developed enough yet to be considered alive. It should be considered alright if a woman were to ask for an abortion in this timeframe. However, I believe that once a child has developed enough to be viable out of the womb, then abortion should be banned.
States need to open up more clinics and hospitals that allow abortion to be readily accessible. Instead, they’re closing them down and passing laws that heavily restrict it. North Dakota recently passed a law that bans abortion at 6 weeks, a time period of little over a month. In some states, there are so few abortion clinics that women are forced to travel to other states for the process. Some women are unable to afford the transportation and time required for the travel.
Abortion needs to be more readily accessible to women everywhere across the states, and the legality of it should not be questioned any further.