ABORTION – THE ISSUE Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy. Legal abortions can be performed up until the sixteenth week of pregnancy, after sixteen weeks most doctors or clinics will not perform the procedure unless keeping the baby presents a medical risk to the mother. Even in these situations abortions are very risky after sixteen weeks. The moral question has always been whether or not it should be a woman’s decision to get an …showed first 75 words of 792 total…

…showed last 75 words of 792 total…had an extremely religious upbringing. With each abortion she would suffer depression and many times was hospitalised as she could not eat without vomiting and had suffered severe migraines. She shares her experiences and says “no matter what the circumstances abortion is the most cowardly way out and the disadvantages far outweigh the supposed benefits.” Abortion will forever remain an issue with two sides the right to life or the right for freedom of choice.