Abortion
Approximately 50% of the pregnancies in the United States are unplanned. This statistic is certainly not acceptable: a lack of planning on the part of two parents doesn’t typically lead to the strongest of family values. I don’t like the idea of abortion. It is certainly not an ideal solution to the problem unwanted pregnancies. It sounds harsh. But the reality is that women should have the option of terminating a pregnancy.
“Highly restrictive abortion laws are not associated with lower abortion rates. For example, the abortion rate is high, at 29 and 32 abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age in Africa and Latin America, respectively—regions where abortion is illegal under most circumstances in the majority of countries. In Western Europe, where abortion is generally permitted on broad grounds, the abortion rate is 12 per 1,000.” Sedgh G et al., Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008, Lancet, 2012 (forthcoming) from www.guttmacher.org.
“Each year 47,000 women die as a result of unsafe abortion, accounting for 13% of all maternal deaths worldwide.” www.guttmacher.org
“Low‐income women often have difficulty raising the money to pay for abortion care and research indicates that economic barriers often cause them to obtain abortion care two to three weeks later in pregnancy than do wealthier women. This is especially problematic because the cost of abortion care increases the longer the pregnancy continues. Later abortion care, which is already inaccessible to women in many states, ranges into the thousands of dollars, which can pose an insurmountable cost. These burdens disproportionately affect women of color, who, because of the connection between racial discrimination and economic disadvantages, are more likely than white women to be poor, to lack health insurance, and to rely on government health‐care programs or plans.” www.prochoiceamerica.org
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Dear Adele, I loved your
Dear Adele,
I loved your post, “Abortion”, because I don’t like the idea of abortion. Both the women and a human being are being effected. Woman sometimes have abortion because of pressure and how they are affected both physically and mentally.One sentence that you wrote that stands out for me is “It is certainly not an ideal solution to the problem unwanted pregnancies. It sounds harsh.”, because a lot of people see it as an easy solution . I found abortion to be harsh because it is the act of taking away a life.
Another sentence that I agreed with was “Each year 47,000 women die as a result of unsafe abortion, accounting for 13% of all maternal deaths worldwide.” This stood out for me because it shows how abortion affects the women and also the developing fetus. I think people should realize that we are losing more people by allowing abortions, which also means loosing someone that could have been important in our lives.
Your post reminds me of something that happened to me. One time, I was in Washington DC and I was talking to my friends about abortion. One of my friends said that if a woman becomes pregnant, it was because she had pleasure or wanted to, and she should keep the baby. The baby shouldn't have to pay for the consequences of the parents.
Thanks for your writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next, because your writing really grabbed my attention and it was very interesting seeing such an elaborate topic from your point of view.
Good Post
Dear Shatia,
I strongly agree with your post, “Comparing Push and A Child Called It.” because I can relate to what you are saying and also I have met students that have encountered the same abuse as Precious. One sentence hat you wrote that stands out to me is: “these two stories compare because they’re both going things from the people who are supposed to protect them, they’re parents.” I think this is so valid because not a single human being should feel neglected, or receive abuse from the person that birthed them. I think children should always feel comfortable around their parents without having to be put down or verbally abused.
Another sentence that I believe is valid is: ‘’I don’t think anybody is worthless we were all put on this earth for a reason and can be anything we put our mind to.” This stood out to me because deep down inside if anybody really think about it, it’s so true. I feel that if you are in a low class level then your are just as equal as someone in an upper class level. And no one deserves to be put down just because of their knowledge level or color.
Your post “Comparing Push and A Child Called It” reminds me of kids that would tease other kids because they are not as smart as them and would call them a “dummy” or “stupid”. When kids say that, it makes kids that are not on the same level feel useless. One time in elementary school, a group of kids were joking around and one child said: “that’s why I got higher than all y’all on our global test”. This kid was actually the smartest in the class, and made other kids and myself feel really stupid and uncomfortable.
Thanks for your writing. I look forward to what you write next because I feel that your outlook on certain things is the same as mine. I also think you have wonderful thoughts that should be shared with students to enlighten us, so we all can have an educational argument.
Dear Adele : I love your
Dear Adele :
I love your post, “Abortion” because i believe that abortion is wrong.If the mother doesn’t want the baby or she is too young to take care of the baby, she should give it t up for an adoption because that is good thing to , and she is not killing the baby by having an abortion.
One sentence that stands out for me: “For example, the abortion rate is high, at 29 and 32 abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age in Africa and Latin America, respectively—regions where abortion is illegal under most circumstances in the majority of countries.” This stood out for me because it shows that they care about the child’s life. People also need to realize that the little mistake you do can cause harm but people don’t noticed that it is not only violence that kills people.
Another sentence that i was shocked about was: “Each year 47,000 women die as a result of unsafe abortion, accounting for 13% of all maternal deaths worldwide.” This stood out for me because i can’t believe women would go and have an abortion and later on the news is brought up that the mother and baby died.
Your post reminds me of the time that i had to do a project on abortion and when i researched it, the news was really bad.
Thanks for your writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next, because i can’t wait to see more interesting things that you have in mind.