Abortion Should Be Legal

Abortion has been a heated debate in the United States for decades. Since before the ruling on Roe v. Wade, it is clear that this is an issue that is far from ever being decided upon. Between those who are pro-life and those who are pro-choice, scholars from both sides work on disproving the morality of the other side. With the evolution of abortion laws and regulation through the decades, it is difficult to imagine the United States without conflict pertaining to abortion. Despite pro-life and pro-choice agendas, the country is in ever-changing opinion when it comes to abortion.

Abortions became increasingly more common throughout the end of the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century, even though, by 1900, abortion was prohibited by law throughout the U.S. unless two or more doctors agreed that an abortion was necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman (Sauer).

Abortion has been around for thousands of years and was legal in the United States since the very beginning. First it became illegal throughout the 1880’s up until 1973. Although abortion was

Before 1820 abortion was legal and practiced, despite the fact that it was a dangerous procedure and more often than not resulted in the death of the mother. it wasn't until after 1821 that abortion started to become regulated and laws were set in place (lewis 2011). in 1879 the first law to be set up was in Connecticut, it was targeted towards merchants that sold poisons to cause miscarriages and drugs to prevent pregnancy and banned the use of the products. By the late 1800s even though abortion was illegal in most states it was still done under the table. Most people didn't get persecuted for illegally performing an abortion, mostly because of a lack of proof that the abortion was performed. the fetus was often disposed of and without

Abortion has been around for ages. When it was banned in the US in the 1800s, it was justified by the eugenics movement and the US government as concern

Abortion has occurred throughout history, dating since 1550 B.C. with written evidence of the cessation of the Greeks, Egyptians, Romans, Cambodians, and many others countries in the modern world, according to Wikipedia, the History of Abortion. Some methods of abortion include hard labor and herbal medicine.

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, greed, vanity, and selfishness are the motives behind many of the Puritan people living in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. During this time, Massachusetts is laden with witch-hunters and “witches.” People are constantly being accused of witchcraft because one of their neighbors does not like them or can gain something from their imprisonment and even their death. Issues in contemporary society such as abortion, reveal how self-seeking individuals may become blind to justice similar to how Abigail Williams and Thomas Putnam’s greed blind their sense of justice.

Abortion rights are one of the issues that has been around since 1800’s and it was declared illegal after many deaths among women occurred, which was a result of complicated and illegal abortion. Decline in birth rates in late 1800’s was another reason to ban abortion. By the end of the 19th century in 1967 abortion was illegal in the United States. Abortion was and still is considered a crime according to some percent of people. Many people are still against abortion because

Abortion is a touchy subject in today’s society and has been debated among the general public for decades now. Before legalization for abortions, women sought abortions in any way they could. If a woman had money then she could get away with leaving the United States and having a procedure done at a foreign country or she could pay off a doctor in America though many risk were included. Many homemade methods were also created among desperate women, which included douching with soup or bleach, or inserting a wire coat hanger in attempt to terminate the fetus (OBOS, 2014).

America took its cue from England, however, and the first piece of abortion legislation came with the Georgia Penal Code for 1811,

One may think abortion started in the early 1800s, abortions are not new, and they date back to 1550

The answer to the question should abortion be legal is a resounding no. There are always alternatives to abortion, despite whether people acknowledge them or not. This is the case, especially, in instances such as a rape or a cephalopelvic disproportion; the cases where people say there is ambiguity in the morality of abortion. Although this is not the most popular answer among citizens, abortion just has no real reason to be legal. Although there will be much opposition to the claim, when abortion is legal, it allows for selfishness, despite its clear alternative.

As early as 1550 B.C., Egyptians were performing abortions. Egyptians documented the techniques they used to perform abortions and by the Middle Ages, the concept of abortion had spread globally (PRB). Knowing the idea, of terminating a pregnancy, was being performed in 1550 B.C., the number of babies lost to this horrific death will never truly be known. Since 1969, the CDC started documenting the numbers of legal abortions obtained in the United States. Roe vs. Wade was the infamous court case that made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, in 1973, that assisted abortion in becoming completely legal. The United National Library of Medicine published that since that day in 1973 abortion rates peaked but remained continuous through the

Dating all the way back to the 1800’s, abortions have been taking place all over the world. In the US abortion laws were created around 1820 stating that women would not have abortions after already being pregnant for four months. Then by 1900 most abortions were outlawed. It wasn’t until 1956 that all fifty states had

Abortion has been in existence since ancient times, therefore it is difficult to point fingers or even know who is responsible for its invention. Assyrians, Greeks, Romans, etc. all ancient cultures have some history of abortion. The difference between ancient practice and today’s