Abortion

             Sara quickened her pace as she walked home from her baby-sitting job a block away from her house. A frightening noise lingered behind while her mind raced through what the noise might be. Two strong hands grabbed her tightly, one around her chest and one covering her mouth. She strained to break free as she breathlessly yelped for a savior. The man dragged her into the ally and threw her on the cold concrete. She struggled to protect herself from the violence yet to come upon her. Six weeks later, she did not start her period. Her nightmare had yet to end. She will solemnly decide to kill the life inside her, so her nightmare will not stare her in the face for the rest of her life.
             Tragedies, such as rape, occur every day. To be in the situation that Sara was, would definitely be devastating for your soul. The terrifying decision to have or not to have an abortion eats away at one's soul until the final decision is made. This decision has been made possible for all women in the U.S. by the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court. Since then, in the United States, women choose to end twenty five percent of their pregnancies through abortion.
             Abortion is the surgical procedure to end a pregnancy by removing the fetus and placenta from the uterus. A surgical abortion is performed between six and twelve weeks into the pregnancy. Alternative names for abortion are suction curettage, induced abortion, and surgical abortion. Abortion is an act that humanity must take very seriously. Some people support a woman's right to elective termination, or the right to choose abortion, and some are against it. Although many people believe that women should have the right to choose, abortion should be illegal in all states because women misuse abortion, they do have other options such as adoption, and it is against all moral standards to kill an innocent child.
             Although in some extreme circumstances, abortion is the only
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