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Abortion. This has been a hot debate over the course of the past few years. People fall on radically different sides of this topic, including some who say they don’t care. For those of you who don’t care, this was written with you in mind so pay close attention to what I spent an hour typing out for you. Before you let someone pressures you into making a decision about abortion, you need to know that facts around abortion. You need to know what abortion is, why people do it, and why people are against it.
What is Abortion?
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus. (The Merriam-Webster Dictionary) Basically, it’s the death of the fetus before it exits the womb.
Common Pro-Choice Arguments-
~A fetus can’t survive on it’s own. It is fully dependent on its mother’s body, unlike born human beings.
~”Right to life” doesn’t imply you can take over someone else’s body so that you can live.
~”Right to life” also doesn’t mean you can threaten the life of another in order that you may live.
~giving birth is dangerous.
Common Pro-Life Arguments-
~Personhood may be a philosophical question, but life is not. Fetus are living.
~50% of unborn babies are girls. Who is protecting their female rights?
~if they were involved in the act, they should pay the price.
~in cases of rape, females have a safety mechanism to protect herself from rape.
~ See that old guy working at Walmart in the "I served in the Army" hat? He's there because their are fewer people paying into social security so he doesn't have enough to pay for his medications.
Should Abortion be Illegal?
Many pro-choice people say no because it would simply cause desperate women to get abortions from some shady places, putting their lives at risk.
Pro-lifers retaliate by saying that it’s not problem. The problem is that our society should condemn it and help pregnant women get through their problem.
What are the Types of Abortions?
I’m glad you asked. There are two main types: medical abortion and surgical abortion.
During your first trimester these options are open to you -
~MTX (methotrexate and misoprostal) - Not typically used in the U.S. Can be used up to the 7th week of pregnancy.
~RU-486 (midepristone and misoprostol)- Can be used up to the first 7 to 9 weeks
~MVA (manual vacuum aspiration)- can be used as early as 3 to 12 weeks. Uses local anesthesia.
~Aspiration - surgical procedure used until the16th week of pregnancy
Today, I’m just going to tell you what these entail. If I were to give you all trimesters, you would be sitting here for hours. Let’s start with the first…
The Pill-
I am unfamiliar with MTX, I do however know RU-486. (I assume they’re be similar, I guess…) The woman will takes a mifepristone bill at a clinic or doctor’s office. This cuts off the progesterone supply to the uterus lining. Progesterone is what stabilizes the uterus lining. The woman then takes a second pill of misoprostol 24 to 48 hours later. This causes cramping and a heavy blood flow. The woman will spend much time on the toilet and in terrible agony for the next few days until she expels the fetus.
MVA and aspiration-
A speculum is inserted into the vagina.It then opens enlarges the opening so that the abortionist can access the cervix. The cervix is what holds in the baby and protects it from outside danger. The abortionist inserts tools, going from smallest to largest, into the cervix to dilate it so they can open up the uterus. Once there, they either insert a manual device (rare) or a vacuum with ten times the power of a household vacuum into the uterus.
As this point, generally the fetus has a heartbeat, fingers, toes and mushy bones. Because the bones are so soft still, it makes it easy for this next part — they switch on the vacuum. The fetus is then ripped apart at each limb and pulled into the vacuum. Sometimes, the vacuum doesn’t get all the body parts to the insert a tool called a “curette” to scoop out any remaining pieces.
Now that you've read a bit about abortion, don't jump to any conclusions as to your belief yet. I have two more trimesters to write about and not enough time to do it today. Abortion is a sticky subject that tends to have hotheaded people ardently backing their reasoning. I don't think anyone should make a decision to join one side or the other of a hot topic until they know what they're getting into.
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