Abortion Throughout History Abortion Has Term Paper

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• Sources: 5
• Subject: Women's Issues - Abortion
• Type: Term Paper
• Paper: #35785908
• Related Topics: Pro Choice Abortion, Abortion, Sexual Dysfunction, Legal Drinking Age

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However, when all said and done the situation is still critical and those having resorted to abortion have a hard time getting over the psychological traumas that they suffer. Of course, such an experience is difficult to put behind and the best solution for abortion victims should be their subjection to intense psychological discussions in order to get over the shock more easily.

It seems that the women that cannot psychologically recover from an abortion describe similar symptoms. Most have reported having nightmares about children, blood, and voices calling them. It is horrible for someone that underwent an abortion to be reminded of the episode, as images immediately spring to their minds making them go into a state of distress. It is not surprising that consequent to undergoing an abortion, one's self-esteem drops significantly, as women feel that they have been incompetent at performing one of humanity's basic functions-that of being a mother. People have little information relating to abortion, and to the suffering that an abortion victim goes through.

Psychologists claim that the physical damage undergone by women after an abortion is almost not worth mentioning when compared to the emotional one. There are several symptoms likely to occur in women that have experienced an abortion, and, according to researchers, the psychological distress can be referred to as the Post-Abortion Syndrome. Those living through it are inclined to become victims of "drug and alcohol abuse, personal relationship disorders, sexual dysfunction, repeated abortions, communications difficulties, damaged self-esteem, and even attempt suicide." (nrlc.org) the masses might have the tendency to think that there is not much to remember consequent to an abortion, as they fail from recognizing the baby as a human being. A woman suffering an abortion, however, goes through several phases in which she pictures the baby, what he or she might have grown up to be, and the fact that their own mother chose to end their lives, not even giving them the chance of leaving her womb.

The extreme agony experienced by some women after they terminate a pregnancy can be associated with them not being able to accept the fact that they went through with the abortion procedure. Though necessary in most cases, abortion is a degrading process that shatters women's personalities, making them have little confidence in themselves in the future. Abortion leads to the people who practice the act having a feeling of guilt. Because of the level of communication reached by society, women have access to more information and to groups that assist them in overcoming their problems with less difficulty.

People are virtually put face-to-face with an ethical dilemma when being asked their opinion in relation to abortion. Perhaps that the topic has become less touchy in the last decades, as people in the past could not accept the theory that a woman would choose to have her baby murdered. Being pro-life means opposing any idea that would encourage abortion, but what about when it is vital for the procedure to take place?

What if the pregnancy is experiencing difficulties and the doctors know that the baby is going to suffer severe medical problems? What if the woman cannot accept the fact that her baby would grow up in a world that does not want him or her? What if the parents do not have the financial means to raise the baby and they cannot stand the thought of knowing that the baby is going to be put in an orphanage?

Whether or not society accepts abortion, those wanting it will always go through with their plans, no matter the risk involved. In consequence, it would be best for abortion to receive support from the general public, at least for women to turn to medical institutions when choosing to terminate their pregnancies and having fewer chances of encountering difficulties, both physically and psychologically.

Works cited:

1. Angela Kennedy, and Mary Krane Derr, "Feminism and Abortion," History Today Aug. 1999: 34, Questia, Web, 9 Mar. 2010.

2. Beverly Wildung Harrison, Our Right to Choose: Toward a New Ethic of Abortion (Boston: Beacon Press, 1983) 163, Questia, Web, 9 Mar. 2010.

3. Robert M. Baird, and Stuart E. Rosenbaum, eds., the Ethics of Abortion Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice, Revised ed. (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1993) 7, Questia, Web, 9 Mar. 2010.

4. "Is Abortion Safe?." Retrieved March 09, 2010, from the nrcl.org website: http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/asmf/asmf14.html

Robert M. Baird, and Stuart E. Rosenbaum, eds., the Ethics of Abortion Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice, Revised ed. (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1993) 7, Questia, Web, 9 Mar. 2010.

idem

Beverly Wildung Harrison, Our Right to Choose: Toward a New Ethic of Abortion (Boston: Beacon Press, 1983) 163, Questia, Web, 9 Mar. 2010.

Robert M. Baird, and Stuart E. Rosenbaum, eds., the Ethics of Abortion Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice, Revised ed. (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1993) 7, Questia, Web, 9 Mar. 2010.

Angela Kennedy, and Mary Krane Derr, "Feminism and Abortion," History Today Aug. 1999: 34, Questia, Web, 9 Mar. 2010.

idem

Beverly Wildung Harrison, Our Right to Choose: Toward a New Ethic of Abortion (Boston: Beacon Press, 1983) 163, Questia, Web, 9 Mar. 2010.

Robert M. Baird, and Stuart E. Rosenbaum, eds., the Ethics of Abortion Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice, Revised ed. (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1993) 7, Questia, Web, 9 Mar. 2010.

Robert M. Baird, and Stuart E. Rosenbaum, eds., the Ethics of Abortion Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice, Revised ed. (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1993) 7, Questia, Web, 9 Mar. 2010.

Beverly Wildung Harrison, Our Right to Choose: Toward a New Ethic of Abortion (Boston: Beacon Press, 1983) 163, Questia, Web, 9 Mar. 2010.

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