Critical Thinking

The World Health Organization had a statistic saying that there were 19 million women that performed unsafe abortions, called back-alley abortions Back alley abortions could ultimately lead to death. Wouldn’t we rather have woman doing this legally so they don’t inflict more damage upon themselves? Grant it that they have certain social pressures that affect them, which shouldn’t be used as an excuse, but the woman has to choose what works for them and how it will affect them in the long run. In some cultures, some families have a preference for a specific sex, some don’t think that the mother will be an acceptable one; some even think that the mother is too immature to have a baby or that it could interfere with her work or education.. In addition, some woman can’t even afford to take care of themselves so how are they going to take care of a baby? There are already many poor people in the world right now and if they can’t be afforded to be taken care of correctly then why add more underprivileged people into it? Say, for instance, that the woman doesn’t even want the baby, why should they have it when they are going to be treated like crap? I know that I wouldn't want to be neglected, lonely, and starved all the time; nobody wants to feel that way. Of course the mother could always put the baby up for adoption but woman like that won’t go through those nine months of agony to have something that they do not want. I don't think these reasons are acceptable to have an abortion but the social problems that are thrown at them makes them feel like that is the only choice for them. Statistics also show that states with legalized abortion had a decreased crime rate because of unwanted children but this fact is discriminatory with regard to race and socioeconomic class. Personally, I believe that abortions could be performed in cases of rape and incest, to save the pregnant mother’s life or physical health, to selectively reduce the number of fetuses to lesson health risks when having multiple pregnancies,and to end a pregnancy that would result in a baby with congenital disorders like heart disease or dysemelia. I only say to end a pregnancy resulting in congenital diseases because it is hard for any family to deal with something like that and also because the kid will be suffering his or her whole life and might not even end up living that long so will it really be worth it to add all of this unnecessary pain when you could stop it before it even starts? Nevertheless, the option of aborting should be open for all women if they need it. Do you think that if the social pressures of women were somehow reduced than there would be a drop in abortion rate?