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United States Abortion Laws Pro Choice

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United States Abortion Laws Pro-life versus pro-choice has always been a controversial issue due to religious reasons and our countries constitutional rights. The woman’s right to have a say on her pregnancy has slowly progressed throughout our countries history, while only allowing women the right to make their own choice on whether or not to keep their unborn child within the past 50 years. “The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision guaranteed a woman 's right to an abortion,” states Judith S. Baughman, editor of American Decades. However, this was not always the case and still causes controversy among many people living in America due to religious reasons. Those who follow specific religions argue that abortion is a murderous act and that it is the government’s duty to protect all life. On the other hand though, the other side believes that it should be the woman’s choice on whether or not to keep her child. This is because it is her own body and she has the right to do as she please with it. No matter what the woman decides though, both sides make strong points and raise questions to what actually should be the right decision. “When you deny me a means to end my unwanted pregnancy, you deny me the opportunity to participate in society in the way that my brother or husband can. Better nurseries, better financial support can mitigate some of the consequences of motherhood—but nothing can mitigate the impact of pregnancy itself, which is why women need the means to end it” mentions

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