What Makes Abortion Humane?

What makes abortion humane? Why take away a life that could possible lead to many great things? Abortion is an unethical decision that leads to very negative outcome. The process of termination is a very big social issue, a very risky procedure, and a legal and ethical problem. An abortion refers to the termination of a pregnancy by removing the fetus or embryo from the uterus before it is ready for birth. The process comes in two main forms being: spontaneous, which is referred to as a miscarriage or the purposeful abortion, which is an induced abortion. The term abortion is commonly used to refer to the induced abortion, (terminating the baby for it can live on its own) and this is the form of abortion that has started many debatable topics.

There is a high risk factor with induced abortion. Even other developed nations have introduced induced abortions and at first said it was the safest form of medical procedures in medicine if it is conducted under the local law, was proved otherwise. Including the United States only 40 percent of women confirm that they have terminated a pregnancy. Of the 40 percent 82 percent have either regret it or felt some kind of guilt for aborting the baby. These abortions are conducted by women from all forms of life; however, the typical woman who terminates her pregnancy may either be white, young, poor, unmarried, or over the age of 40 years (Berer, 2004). Whether you consider the grounds on which abortions are conducted, there are numerous instances of unsafe abortions, which are conducted either by untrained persons or outside the medical profession. Even with the United States Supreme Court ratifying the legalization of abortion in an effort to make the procedure safer, still has not changed the procedures. Abortions are the most risky procedures and are responsible for over 75 thousand maternal deaths and over 5 million disabilities annually. In the United States alone, between 20 and 30 million abortions are conducted annually, and out of this number, between 10 and 20 million abortions are performed in an unsafe manner (Berer, 2004). These illegal abortions are conducted in an unsafe manner; they then contribute to 14 percent of all deaths for women. This causes severe complications and has led to increase of citing the large numbers of abortions that are conducted annually. With this information there is still large numbers of abortions, more so, the illegal abortions continue to be alarming.

Our society is built on different groups who are in a constant struggle with one another for the access of scarce and valuable resources; these may either be money, power, or the authority to enforce one’s value on the society. That same conflict exists in our society when a group of people who on believing that their interests are not being met, or that they are not receiving a fair share of the society’s resources, works to counter what they thought is a disadvantage. Prior to 1973, abortion was illegal in the United States, unless in situations where a woman’s health was at stake. If the doctor indicated, a woman had the option of choosing to terminate her pregnancy, and the doctor would carry out the abortion without any of them violating the law. This then all changed in March 1970, Jane Roe, an unmarried woman from Dallas County, Texas, started a federal action against the county’s District Attorney. Roe fought a judgment that would declare the Texas criminal abortion legislation unconstitutional and find some kind of authority.Joe stated that she was an unmarried, but pregnant lady; she wished to terminate her pregnancy by finding the services of a professional and licensed practitioner under safe clinical environment. However, she noted that she was unable to contract the service since she was not able to get access to a legal abortion in Texas since her life was not under any form of threat from the pregnancy. Furthermore, Joe stated that she was not in a financial position to travel to another state to secure a safe abortion. She argued that the Texas statute was unconstitutional and was in contravention of her right of her right to privacy, which was guaranteed by the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments. Joe was going to sue on her behalf of all other women who were in a similar situation to hers.The social side of the case and the moral ones have continued to affect the two sides of the abortion debate. The people who thought that the 7-2 majority ruling in favor of abortion were severely wrong; abortion has become one of the most emotional, and controversial political debates Prior to Roe vs wade ruling, women who had abortions risked suffering from pain, death, serious injury, prosecution, and sterility. however, a number of women state that abortion affected them negatively. Therefore, it can argued that abortion is a social issue. Based on the sociological imagination, people’s behaviors and attitudes should be perceived in the context of the social forces that make up the actions. Wright Mills developed the theory, and he emphasized that the changes in the society have a massive effect on our lives. Prior to 1970, legal abortions were unheard in the United States and people perceived abortion as a despicable act. However, once the law changed allowing doctors to conduct legal abortions, the people’s attitudes changed. To prove the fact that abortion is a social issue, we have to look at the components of a social issue. A