The Right of Abortion

The Right of Abortion The Right of Choice Nov 19, 2018 in Persuasive Essay Long History of Abortion Abortion is one of the most controversial topics of the today world. According to Joffe, abortion has got a very long history. Its history is as long as about two and a half thousand years according to some sources, while other historians believe that it is even longer than three thousand years. However, in the modern world, the problem became the most discussed and the most controversial. There are numerous reasons for it. On the one hand, modern medicine made it possible to provide safe abortions that have almost no effect on the womans health. Besides, it became possible to easily and effectively diagnose pregnancy at the early stages as well as diagnose possible problems the child may have in the future. However, on the other hand, in accordance with the data provided by Shah in December 2009, unsafe abortions still result in about seventy thousand maternal deaths annually. Another important argument against abortions is of moral nature. Nowadays, it is widely believed and some s cientists have made serious attempts to prove scientifically that the unborn child is an alive being. Moreover, as an alive human being, it, therefore, should be given the right to live, and nobody can be allowed to take it away from the child.