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Abortion: Pros and Cons Overview

This document discusses the pros and cons of abortion. It notes that half of women getting abortions are under 25, and 60% are never married. While the decision to abort is not usually impulsive, it is difficult and can potentially cause post-abortion trauma. Cons of abortion include the moral argument about choosing to end a life, potential psychological and physical risks. Pros include that the woman ultimately bears the physical burden of pregnancy and parenting, restricting abortion could increase unsafe illegal abortions, and the woman herself is best able to determine what is more traumatic.

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Abortion: Pros and Cons Overview

This document discusses the pros and cons of abortion. It notes that half of women getting abortions are under 25, and 60% are never married. While the decision to abort is not usually impulsive, it is difficult and can potentially cause post-abortion trauma. Cons of abortion include the moral argument about choosing to end a life, potential psychological and physical risks. Pros include that the woman ultimately bears the physical burden of pregnancy and parenting, restricting abortion could increase unsafe illegal abortions, and the woman herself is best able to determine what is more traumatic.

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ABORTIONS

Pros and cons


Abortion can be defined as pregnancy termination
accidentally as in a miscarriage or by choice.
Abortion Debate Facts

 Half the percentage of women getting an


abortion done is below (age) 25.
 Around 60% of abortions are performed on
never married women.
 When a woman decides to go for an abortion,
it’s not an impulsive decision, though the
preceding act might be impetuous.
 Concluding whether to abort, keep the baby
or give it up for adoption is really hard and
may lead to post-abortion trauma.
Abortion Cons - Reasons Against Abortion

 The important con that should be considered is


can we choose to kill unwanted pregnancies?
Abortion Cons - Reasons Against
Abortion
 Abortions can cause serious psychological
impairment to the woman in the form of depression
and guilt.
Abortion Cons - Reasons Against
Abortion
 Choosing adoption as an alternative to abortion
would give the baby its right to life.
Abortion Cons - Reasons Against
Abortion
Infection, sepsis, recurrent miscarriages and rarely
death could be the complications of abortions.
Good Reasons for Abortion - Abortion Pros

 Ultimately, a woman is the one who would be going through the


actual "Labor" of continuing pregnancy, delivering a baby, bringing it
up, parenting it well, in addition to other obligations she has to do in
her daily life. To get it done with little or no help from the partner and
families needs a well-balanced body and mind.
Good Reasons for Abortion - Abortion
Pros
 An attempt to restrict the abortions would rise not only the
percentage of illegal and unsafe abortions but also the expenses of
the procedure. A new law would be needed to tackle the illegal
abortions and further legal hassles would have no ends.
Good Reasons for Abortion - Abortion
Pros
 While we argue about the mental well being of a woman, how do
others get to decide what would be more traumatic to the woman,
abortion or; 'childbirth and the unending list of duties waiting to be
accomplished‘

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