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When women get abortions, the majority of the time it is because they are young and are unable to raise a child. They have other responsibilities such as their education, a career, or maybe they are not in a financial situation where they can take care of a child.
Abortion also allows a mother to decide whether or not she should allow her child to be born if it has severe medical problems. If a child is born unwanted, the chance of it living a happy life is lost. If a parent finds out that their child is deformed or has a disease which may impair it for life, they may decide that abortion is the better option.
abortion is certainly taken advantage of, but it should not be abolished altogether. It should be regulated. A woman can have a certain amount of abortions, like a Subway punch card. Women should not be allowed to have an abortion in the second half of their pregnancy unless their pregnancy is putting the woman or the child in danger. This will limit women from taking advantage of the system. No young woman should have to be punished for her whole life because of a mistake she has made when she was young. She should have a second chance.
In conclusion, abortion should remain a legal choice and allow woman to have a second chance when the life of the expected mother is in danger, a poor or misguided choice was made, a repulsive act of violence or incest, or when the life of a newborn is destined to suffer every day of its life through disfigurement and/or severe and debilitating handicaps. Even though abortion has these positive attributes, it cannot be used by women as a form of birth control. If abortion is to remain legal, it should be regulated and controlled and be a means to enhance the life of the mother and be beneficial to society.