Why Should Abortion be Legalized?

Why Should Abortion be Legalized
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Why Should Abortion be Legalized
Abortion is one of the most contentious topics that continue to divide the world into two equally staunch groups. The topic of abortion introduces many instances that have people deeply engrossed in debates over the viability of abortions. For example, the topic of unwanted pregnancies happens to have people divided because of the contentious nature of the discussion. A pregnancy that results from rape, for example, will have people trying to establish the right way of handling the unborn. However, as all these discussions are happening, the most surprising aspect of these discussions is the fact that women are usually left out, and their opinions are never considered. The most dominant voices in the discussion of abortion happen to be men. Further, Dozier et al. (2020) note that women have also fallen victim to religious and moral influences that further limit their voice from ever being heard. However, even as more voices continue to propagate their dissent on abortion, it is crucial to note that criminalizing abortion leads to more harm than good. First, criminalizing abortion makes it unsafe instead of preventing it. Second, criminalizing abortion leads to an increased rate of preventable complications and deaths. Finally, abortion is a human right because every person has bodily autonomy. Therefore, below is an elucidation of the above statements with the aim of making a case on why abortion should be legalized.
Criminalizing any activity leads to an increase in the said activity albeit through underground or clandestine means. Berer (2017) echoes the above sentiments noting that the more restrictive a law is, the higher the likelihood it is being broken or defied. The worst or sad part of the above statement is that when the law is being defied, people consider other underground means or ways to actualize their desires. For women seeking to have abortions, the above means visiting people with no qualifications in healthcare. WHO (2020) reports that between 2010 and 2014, 45% of abortions globally were considered unsafe. The implication of the above is that the lives of millions globally are put at risk.
With unsafe abortions comes the aspects of preventable complications and deaths. According to WHO (2020), between “4.7% - 13.2% of maternal deaths can be attrib...