Essay Archive - Abortion: The Woman’s Right
Abortion: The Woman’s Right
Birth is a miracle or so it feels to the willing parents. A tiny infant emerging from the mother's womb, a piece of you, embodying all your hopes and dreams, but what about the unwilling parents? What about the female who has found herself with an unwanted pregnancy? Her options are few motherhood, adoption or abortion. Abortion remains a controversial issue, and depending on where you live, can be illegal.
Since 1988, the Canadian legislation has been silent on the subject of abortion, and in 1991, the court found that legally speaking a fetus is without rights, but the topic continues and prot....
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