Abortion has been one of this country's most controversial topic on hand. But

if one sees the constitutional infringement to women by the restriction of

abortion, the torment to the unwanted child and the anguish society has to

sustain,then this topic would not be so debatable. Too many people do not

see the cause and effect of not being able to have abortions. All human beings

are given some inalienable right guaranteed by the Constitution. One of those

privilege is the right to pursue happiness. A baby can sometimes disrupt a

woman's pursuit of happiness. Even if she decides to give it up for adoption,

she still has the burden of carrying the fetus for nine months. Having the

option to perform an abortion can solve that obstacle. Taking away this right

would be invading on a woman's constitutional liberty. The unwanted child

also suffers. Most of the time the mother of the unwanted child is very young

and inexperienced or too poor to take care of the child. The child is usually

malnourished, has no medical care, and gets very little attention or love. The

foster care system isn't any better. Only a small percentage of the children are

adopted by suitable parents. But the rest remain in the foster care system,

where there is little or no personal care. In both cases, the child has a poor

education because of the lack of attention and discipline. He grows up to be

unproductive individual or a menace to society. Many get involved in drugs

and crimes. These individuals are also very violent, lacking morality due small

amount of care they received themselves. In the long run, not only does the

child suffer but also society, who has to tolerate his violent behavior and

crimes. An abortion can be seen as putting the child out of misery while he

doesn't have the ability to reason or fear. In short, abortion allows a woman

to retain her constitutional rights, it relieves a would be suffering child out of

his distress and it establishes a safer and more peaceful society. On these

grounds, abortion should be kept legal, and even encouraged to specific

individuals, for benefits to all of us.

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