Essay/Term paper: Abortion

Essay, term paper, research paper:  Abortion

Abortion


Abortion has been one of this country's most controversial topic on hand.
But if one sees the constitutional infringement to women by the restriction of
abortion, the torment to the unwanted child and the anguish society has to
sustain,then this topic would not be so debatable. Too many people do not see
the cause and effect of not being able to have abortions.

All human beings are given some inalienable right guaranteed by the
Constitution. One of those privilege is the right to pursue happiness. A baby
can sometimes disrupt a woman's pursuit of happiness. Even if she decides to
give it up for adoption, she still has the burden of carrying the fetus for nine
months. Having the option to perform an abortion can solve that obstacle.
Taking away this right would be invading on a woman's constitutional liberty.

The unwanted child also suffers. Most of the time the mother of the
unwanted child is very young and inexperienced or too poor to take care of the
child. The child is usually malnourished, has no medical care, and gets very
little attention or love. The foster care system isn't any better. Only a
small percentage of the children are adopted by suitable parents. But the rest
remain in the foster care system, where there is little or no personal care.
In both cases, the child has a poor education because of the lack of attention
and discipline. He grows up to be unproductive individual or a menace to society.
Many get involved in drugs and crimes. These individuals are also very violent,
lacking morality due small amount of care they received themselves. In the long
run, not only does the child suffer but also society, who has to tolerate his
violent behavior and crimes.

An abortion can be seen as putting the child out of misery while he doesn't
have the ability to reason or fear.

In short, abortion allows a woman to retain her constitutional rights, it
relieves a would be suffering child out of his distress and it establishes a
safer and more peaceful society. On these grounds, abortion should be kept
legal, and even encouraged to specific individuals, for benefits to all of us.