Abortion

Abortion can be defined as pregnancy termination by choice or one that happens accidentally in case of a miscarriage. Abortion is an important right for a woman to have.

Abortion Facts
* Halfthe percentage of women getting an abortion are below the age of 25.
* Around 60% abortions are performed on 'never married' women.
* The failure rate for most medical abortions is around 3%,following which a surgical abortion becomes absolutely necessary.
* A woman's decision to go for an abortion is not impulsive in majority of the cases, although the sexual behavior that led tothe pregnancy may be deemed irresponsible.
* Choosing between the alternatives - to abort, keep the baby or give it up for adoption can be really tough and either of the decisions can lead todepression or post-abortion trauma.
Abortion Cons
* The most important argument against abortion would be - can we choose to kill unwanted pregnancies? Should a person be so irresponsible to land up ina situation where they have to be merciless to the unborn?
* Also, most of the unplanned pregnancies if extended to childbirth may perhaps prove to be less traumatic later.
* A growing embryois considered human with the heartbeats initiating as early as 21st day of conception. So what if we cannot see the human form, it does have the potential to gain one.
* Choosing adoption as analternative to abortion would give the baby its right to life.
* An abortion can cause serious psychological impairment to the woman in the form of depression and guilt.
Abortion Pros
*Although women have a hard time choosing abortion as an option for unwanted pregnancies, they have been making the choice for a long time. They have been knowing the implications of their choices and holdthe right to do so.
* Ultimately, the 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...