Legalization of Abortion
The legalization of abortion led to the formulation of the abortion law that regulates the availability of abortion. The abortion law was implemented in the year 1985. According to the World Health Organization [WHO], abortion rates are similar in countries where the act has been legalized and in countries where it is not. The legalization of abortion was aimed at benefitting women that were caught up with unwanted pregnancies and therefore this was a solution for women to have children by choice and not by chance. The legalization of abortion has its pros and cons as well as effects that come with it. Hence the paper gives information on the effects, pros, and cons of the legalization of abortion in various countries.
Effects of legalization of abortion
In all societies, the legalization of abortion will impact the number of births that occur to different mothers. This is because the mothers can control the number of children they would want to have because abortion would enable them to get rid of unwanted pregnancies through legal channels [Family Planning Perspectives, Tietze, pg 123]. Having this law equally leads to a decline in the number of births because some women who would have been deterred from seeking illegal abortions would have access to legal abortions.This law led to the attainment of higher educational attainment and higher life satisfaction in the long term by those women who engaged themselves in legal abortions.
Pros of legalized abortion
Abortion is considered a fundamental right by the US constitution and therefore a right to any expectant mother. Reproductive choice empowers women since they have control over their bodies. Modern abortion procedures are safe and do not cause health risks such as infertility or cancer. The choice to give birth protects women from disadvantages such as lack of finances for baby upkeep, suffering from mental problems due to unwanted pregnancies and not having to give birth to a child by chance.
Cons of legalized abortion
Abortion is murder and is considered wrong even when that human is yet to be born. It promotes a culture in which human life is easily disposable and goes against the inalienable right to life law. Women that carry out this procedure are likely to have psychological problems as well as health complications after the practice. Abortion is the killing of a human being which defies the word of God.
In addition to these cons of legalization of abortion, the practice eliminates the potential societal contributions of a future human being because women used abortion as a form of contraception which is wrong.
In conclusion, the legalization of abortion has impacted different societies worldwide in different ways which have led to a mixed reaction from believers of different religions and people that questioned the act by the US Supreme Court to legalize abortion.