Should Abortion Be Legalized - 1130 Words

Congress wasted no time coming back to work and has now proposed new anti-abortion laws, which would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. These laws are called â€Å"fetal pain† measures, based on studies saying that â€Å"fetuses are sentient after 20 weeks of pregnancy, assuming that an abortion procedure after that point would be painful for them† (Culp-Ressler 1). 20-week abortion bans have become increasingly popular on the state level, â€Å"nine states currently cut off legal abortion access at 20 weeks based on the assumption that fetuses can feel pain at that point† (Culp-Ressler 1). Many believe that focusing on later abortions is a â€Å"winning strategy† because it can be considered moderate ban. Two lawmakers introduced a measure to ban†¦show more content†¦Those that support abortion ban say it would be same as murder, because after 20 weeks the fetus can now feel pain and is considered â€Å"alive.† Which brings in the other side of the argument that â€Å"fetuses cannot survive outside the womb until about 28 weeks of pregnancy,† (Culp-Ressler 1) which means that if taking away an abortion after 20 weeks, and a problem happens between 20-28 weeks, the baby could not be aborted and could cause potentially health risks to the mother, even though the baby could not survive outside the womb. Also it should be the woman s choice to abort the child or not. The mother might not have the conditions to take care of the baby, or it is too risky of a pregnancy to be had, it is not right to impose one’s beliefs onto others. The mother has to have the choice, especially if she is not capable of taking care of the child. One should not interfere with other people’s lives, the abortion ban could potentially ruin many children’s and mother’s lives. Fetal pain measures represent a politically popular way of defining a policy that can force women to carry doomed pregnancies to term. 1/20/2015 The push for the 20 week abortion ban continues to be encouraged by GOP control of the House and now also the Senate, and they â€Å"are rallying behind a bill they believe will be the first step in a new