Essay, Research Paper: Abortion

ABORTION
Abortion is the expulsion of a nonviable fetus during the first twelve
weeks of gestation. Many people think that abortion is a horrible thing. But
if you find out the reasons why most people have abortions then you might
change your mind. There is many different ways in order to do an abortion.
Depending on the complications you will use different methods to have an
abortion. Two ways to have an abortion are called either a D&X or a
hysterotmy. There is also something called an incomplete abortion. One
such complication is called a ectopic.
One way to have an abortion is by D&X. A D&X is performed with in
the first three months of the pregnancy. They are performed for health
reasons most often mental health reasons. The cervix is dialated. The fetus is
delivered feet first. Then the surgeon jabs a sharp object into the back of the
fetus head, removes it and inserts a vacuum tube through which the brain is
extracted. The head of the fetus contracts at this point and allows the fetus to
be more easily removed from the womb. This simplifies the removal of the
fetus with less damage to the woman. A bill banning D&X was reintroduced
in to the house in early 1997. But the bill easily passed through with a vote
295-136.
Another way of abortion is by a hysterotomy. This is a major surgery,
essentially identical to a Calsaria Section. These are usually done in the case
of a very young pregnant woman, or a pregnancy which resulted from a rape
or incest. If this is not performed right it can lead to serious infection or even
death.
There is also something called incomplete abortion. This happens
when fetal tissue is retained inside the uterus. The tissue can purify causing
uterine infection wcich is a very serious situation. You need to be checked
by a doctor and get helped right away. If you don’t you can have serious
problems, such as you uterus not returning to its normal size.

One complication that leads to having an abortion is called ectopic
pregnancy. This is where the fertilized egg becomes stuck in the fallopian
tube. This is a life threatening situation. As the egg continues to grow the
tube will rupture and death could be as little as fifteen minutes.
There is so many reasons why people should be able to get an
abortion. If a womans health or life is endangered. If not having an abortion
a child might be born with a serious mental or physical defect. Also if a
woman is raped or incest she should have the option to weather she wants an
abortion or not. I know abortion sounds wrong. Killing a baby is not the
right thing to do. But sometimes it is if your saving someone elses life. Or
think if you had that kid they would not be leading a full life. So I think that
women should have the choice of weather they can get an abortion or not.


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