Abortion

            
             Abortion is a very controversial topic that is hard to take a stand on. It is difficult to understand the loss of a fetus which hasn't been born. On the other hand, studies show that most unwanted pregnancies result in child abuse, whether it is physical or mental. There are also many cases in which the mother has no means to financially support her child. All of these infants, which are born to mothers who never wanted a pregnancy, have the odds set against them in the road of life. Abortion must be kept legalized in order to prevent all these negative after effects from becoming reality. Even though some people feel it is wrong, everyone should still have the choice to decide whether abortion is the right course of action for them or not.
             There have been many known acts of cruelty and neglect which are practiced upon innocent children born from mothers who did not want them. This causes a serious psychological trauma upon these children, which dramatically decreases their probability of becoming productive members of society. In a desperate search for acceptance, most of them end up using drugs, which eventually leads them in to a life of crime. Without abortion, there would be a lot more violence and negative acts practiced upon children and by children, in need of acceptance throughout this country. Children suffer from a high rate of physical and psychological abuse as it is; if more unwanted children were forced to be born to parents who didn't want them, then this rate could easily double or even triple. In the long run, the banning of abortion will cause child abuse rates to rise; when children get abused they will resort to drugs and violence in a plea for acceptance. This will also cause the crime rate to increase in our environments which devalues the quality of life for everyone.
             Most of today's teenage mothers have no way of financially supporting their children. In these cases, the parents have to become dependant on child support, which turns them into a drain of the economy.