Did you know that almost 68,000 women a year die from unsafe abortions in places where it is banned? For this reason and many others I believe that abortion should stay legal. Abortion is a safe procedure that I believe women should be able to have access to.
Some people can't afford children. Now, most people would say “put the child up for adoption” but it is not that simple. According to the University Of California in the United States having a child in a hospital can cost anywhere from $3,000-$37,000. That's not cheap, also the lost opportunities such as failing classes or losing a job to host the child. Along with that, depending on your age and race, you could get shunned by family and friends, says Safe Space Radio. Not only is it costly to have children, it's risky too. According to the National Vital Statistics Report in the United States, pregnancy complications are the six most …show more content…
According to the World Health Organization regulated abortions are one of the safest procedures in medicine. The death rate being .01 percent. The risk of dying while giving birth is about 13 times higher. Almost 68,000 women die each year from unregulated “back alley” abortions- about 8 per hour, says the World Health Organization. Romania banned abortions in 1966. That remained for about 23 years. In that time frame, over 9,000 women died from unsafe abortions, and countless others were injured. Statistically, that's about two women dying every day. Romania's ban also started a nationwide orphan crisis, according to the Los Angeles Times, over 150,000 unwanted orphans were placed in orphanages. Because of that, many of them suffered from severe mental and physical health problems including: reduced brain size, schizoaffective disorder, and sociopathy often due to the mothers being inadequate or just not caring. When abortion is illegal, it becomes very unsafe for women and worse for
Some people can't afford children. Now, most people would say “put the child up for adoption” but it is not that simple. According to the University Of California in the United States having a child in a hospital can cost anywhere from $3,000-$37,000. That's not cheap, also the lost opportunities such as failing classes or losing a job to host the child. Along with that, depending on your age and race, you could get shunned by family and friends, says Safe Space Radio. Not only is it costly to have children, it's risky too. According to the National Vital Statistics Report in the United States, pregnancy complications are the six most …show more content…
According to the World Health Organization regulated abortions are one of the safest procedures in medicine. The death rate being .01 percent. The risk of dying while giving birth is about 13 times higher. Almost 68,000 women die each year from unregulated “back alley” abortions- about 8 per hour, says the World Health Organization. Romania banned abortions in 1966. That remained for about 23 years. In that time frame, over 9,000 women died from unsafe abortions, and countless others were injured. Statistically, that's about two women dying every day. Romania's ban also started a nationwide orphan crisis, according to the Los Angeles Times, over 150,000 unwanted orphans were placed in orphanages. Because of that, many of them suffered from severe mental and physical health problems including: reduced brain size, schizoaffective disorder, and sociopathy often due to the mothers being inadequate or just not caring. When abortion is illegal, it becomes very unsafe for women and worse for