Abortion Laws

 

Abortion Laws 

By Dafne Garcia  

Women’s rights have always been affected and a glimpse of that was shown in this year’s presidential election, 2020. Our human right laws as women were at risk due to what males think is best for our own bodies. The debate between pro-choice and pro-life when it comes to fetuses has always been debated and the only victims here are women. Taking a women’s human right about making decision on her body, such as banning abortion, is a social issue where many women are affected. I am affected by this social issue.  

As a female myself this social issue affects me. If abortion laws were to change in my state, I would be terrified. Making it illegal for me to abort would have me dealing with legal consequences or dealing with an unwanted child. There are many girls who are raped that end up pregnant by their rapist. If I were to be in that situation, I would not want a child who will remind me of the worst day of my life for the rest of my life. Growing up in the middle wage class I got the opportunity to see a glimpse of both upper class and lower-class lifestyles. I have seen parents struggling to put food in their children's tummies and I have been one of those children growing up. Thankfully, my family and I are in a better position in life but unfortunately not everyone has the best luck. I would prefer aborting a fetus than having my children suffer of hunger. Sometimes not everyone is ready to have a child and even though putting you children in adoption might be an option, it is not the best. We all know the foster care system has had many issues in the pass by putting children in the wrong household and the only victims here are the children.  

I fell as women we already are terrified because abortion is an overly sensitive topic in most households that makes women feel some type of guilt by even consideration it an option. I have seen many cases of girls having their children and not wanting them, making them mistreat that baby. Cases in which a mom kills her children. That is worse than aborting a fetus. There are also girls who take abortion into their own hand and do it themselves. Indonesia is a country where abortions are illegal and profound consequences like your parents disowning you. In Indonesia they believe that when a woman aborts, she is killing her own blood. Here is the story of Inna Hudaya, "an old woman performed an abortion on her with no anesthesia and no painkillers. They barely spoke a word after the exchange of money — a lot of money, money ". She had to pay an amount of money as well as risking her life for her to continue her dreams. Hudaya is one of many women who go through this situation and some do not always make it alive. 

According to the article " A Guide to Abortion Laws by State by Susan Miligan, "Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on May 15 signed the most restrictive abortion law in the nation, abortion at any stage of pregnancy, including in cases of rape and incest, Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on May 7 signed a "fetal heartbeat" law, effectively banning abortion after six weeks". These are some examples of abortion laws in two different states.  

 In conclusion, changing abortion laws against women is not the best idea. If the whole idea of being pro-life means saving a life, save the women's life. Allow them to have an actual abortion with actual medical staff to avoid women dying when performing their own abortions. Do not force a child into a household in which it is not going to be accepted to avoid mistreatment. Most important allow women to make decisions for their own bodies, allow pro-choice! 

Refences: 

Miligan, S. (2019). A Guide to Recent State Abortion Laws. Retrieved November 12, 2020, from https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2019-06-27/a-guide-to-abortion-laws-by-state 

          Filipovic, J. (2016, October 26). Should Women Perform Their Own Abortions? Retrieve November 14, 2020, from https://womendeliver.org/2016/women-perform-abortions/