Abortion Pill Legalization

Abortions are the #1 controversial topic to exist! What is an abortion? An abortion by definition is “the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy”, in other words, ending an infant's life in the tummy before they are born. According to guttmacher.com, abortion pills accounted for over 54% of all abortions in the United States. This pill is now being taken to court. Should this pill stay legal for all states, or shall the banning of this pill begin now?

 

Why do people execute abortions? There are many reasons that women state why they want or have an abortion. Such as, “too early”, “not ready”, “don’t want a baby”, “can’t care for one”, ect. 

 

How does the pill work? Well actually, this is a two-step process. First, the woman will take a pill called Mifepristone. This pill will initially stop the pregnancy from progressing. This may cause a woman to feel nauseous or start bleeding from their uterus. The second pill is called Misopristol. Up to 48 hours after taking Mifepristone, the female will take Misoprostol. This pill will “in simple terms” kill the sex cells that are creating the baby. This pill will cause extreme cramps for the female as well as a lot of blood rushing out from the uterus. This process is very similar to a miscarriage when taking these pills. Still confused? Think of it as a forced miscarriage. 

 

Why is the potential banning of the abortion pill such a big deal? Mifepristone (the abortion pill) is responsible for over half of all abortions. Because of how big this pill is to abortions, this is huge for both Democrats and Republicans. Democrats are usually for “pro-choice”, whereas Republicans are usually for “pro-life”. What does that mean? If you are pro-choice, that means that you believe that women should be able to make their own decisions on what they do with their body and want abortions to be legal. If you are pro-life, you believe that abortions should be illegal and vote for the banning of this medicine. 

 

Depending on your political POV, there are many pros and cons to this pill and topic. In my personal religious view, I do not believe in abortions. I think that they should be illegal because I don’t think it is right to end a life, even if it hasn’t even begun. Also meaning, that I think that this pill should be banned by the court. This is a really tough topic to talk about, with many mixed opinions.

 

*I will try to keep posted on updates with this court case

For right now, the pill will remain legal until further notice.

 

https://www.guttmacher.org/article/2022/02/medication-abortion-now-accounts-more-half-all-us-abortions 

 

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion/the-abortion-pill/how-does-the-abortion-pill-work 

 

Do you think that the abortion pill should be legal or illegal? Why?

 

Would it be easier for the female to just have the baby and put it up for adoption?

 

Do you think that the government will end up banning this pill?

 

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  • I think the abortion pill should defiantly be legal. If you had a kid who got raped and then pregnant would you really want her to have to deal with that baby? Its horrible for a child to give birth aswell. It would not be easier for the women to have the baby and give it up for adoption, if you don't want to have a baby you shouldn't be forced to. 

    • I understand why you feel that way, but keep in mind that it is also very painful to have an abortion, physcally and of course mentally. Though it may be hard for that child to have the baby, it is still the right thing to do, even if it may be "easier" to take a short cut.

  • I think it should only be legal for medical reasons. I think it's killing a baby for no reason or without a good reason. I don't know if it would be easier but it would be better than murdering an innocent kid. I don't know if the government will end up banning it or not. 

    • I understand your reasoning, but I don't think that there is ever a good reason for killing a baby or soon to be.

  • I think that the abortion pill should be illegal. A life shouldn't end, especially that early,  just because you made a mistake. I think adoption is a much better option if you arn't able to take care of a kid. I hope that the government bans this pill.

    • I agree, I think that abortion is wrong and it is not right to end a life. 

  • I think that the abortion pill should be illegal. I think knowing the risks when you are having sex is part of it. There are people that can not have kids and would love to be able to have kids. I think that if you have been raped or something along those lines, you should be able to do what you want, but this pill should be banned.

    • I agree. I think people people need to be smarter with the decisions that they make in life and at least use protection so then there is not a baby's life at risk. I too think abortion is wrong.

  • Abortion is a tough topic to make a full decision on. I think you should be able to get an abortion if you are 1. raped, you shouldn't have to be forced to have a baby that wasn't planned and was created in a traumatic way. 2. If your financially unstable/too young I don't think it should be a good idea to bring a child into this world because most of the time they end up in foster care which can potentially be way worse. But if you were having unprotected sex and didn't care about if you got pregnant or not and wanted to terminate the baby that's your fault because you were being stupid and basically selfish. Like I stated, it's a tough topic to make a full decision on but I don't think they should make them illegal, women still need some sort of decision, it's like we're getting our rights taken away all over again.

    • Overall, I think that this generation needs to be smarter because accidents like this occur. I feel that it would be really hard for someone to have a baby if they were assulted, however, I still think that killing the baby is wrong. I think that 2 wrongs don't make a right, and I feel that although it would be tough, keeping the baby would be the right thing to do.

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