Argument for Abortion: Why it should be legal

Should Abortion Be Legal?
Abortion can be explained as a deliberate termination of a fetus from its mother’s womb.
The act usually takes place between conception and twenty-eight weeks after pregnancy. Various
societies and different nations have varying viewpoints when it comes to abortion with some
countries allowing it to some extent while others are banning it altogether. As a result, abortion is
a highly debated topic. In this essay, I am going to argue for abortion.
According to ProCorn.org, the proponents of abortion identify themselves as pro-choice.
The group indicated that having an abortion is a woman’s right and cannot be limited or
regulated by a governmental, religious or societal authorities. The right of a woman to abortion
“outweighs any right claimed for an embryo or fetus” Pro-choice continue to argue that if there
are no legal means to carry out abortion, then “pregnant women will resort to unsafe, illegal
abortions if there is no legal option.” (ProCorn.org, n.d)
Pro-Choice is the viewpoint in which the mother has the right to choose whether she
wishes to receive an abortion or not. Many people believe that if you are not ready to have a
baby, then it would be better for you and your infant if you aborted and waited until you were
prepared. This would allow for the child to have a happy childhood and grow up to be a well-
functioning member of society (Lee, Sheldon, & Macvarish, 2018). Studies show that the
children in unwanted pregnancies are much more likely to fall into a life of crime. An economist,
Steven Levitt, the author of Freakonomics, recently linked the legalization of abortion to the
crime rate decrease that occurred in the late 1990’s when the crime was at an all-time high and
had no signs of decreasing. His theory behind this was that the top years in which people commit
a crime is between 18 and 25. When the late 1990’s came around approximately 20 years after
the Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion, there was just nobody to commit crimes. Some