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Abortion is one of the most controversial topics in America. ... Three days after her abortion, the woman died. Abortion is such an easy, safe way to terminate unwanted pregnancies, yet women were dying for lack of safe abortions.
Reproductive freedom- the fundamental right of every individual to decide freely and responsibly when and whether to have a child- is a reaffirmation of the principle of individual liberty cherished by most people worldwide. ... Instead, people against abortion want the child to be born no matter what the circumstances. ... If abortion was legal, the young girl would have her life handed back to her in five minutes, she could learn from her mistakes, finish school, get a good job, and wait until she is mentally, emotionally, and financially able to raise a family. ... 43 percent of women will have had an abortion by age 45, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. ... In fact, abortion now has a far lower incidence of maternal mortality then pregnancy. About thirty-years ago, when abortion was illegal, an estimated 200,000 to 1. ...
Illegal abortion doctors (and sometimes even the women themselves) were known to use knitting needles, crochet hooks, parts of coat hangers, and other crude materials that did awful damage to the women’s bodies. ... Eventually she confessed that she’d had an illegal abortion, and the doctors realized she had developed Septicemia, an overwhelming infection.
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