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Running head: SHOULD ABORTION BE LEGALIZED 1

SHOULD ABORTION BE LEGALIZED? 4

Should Abortion be legalized?

PHIL347: Critical Reasoning

September 17, 2020

Should Abortion be legalized?

Abortion has remained a controversial issue that raises different suggestions from people. Different states have legalized the act, while in others, abortion remains illegal. The topic attracts moral, ethical, and religious views in a society where it is morally seen as deviant behavior. People who support the legalization of abortion are pro-choice, while those who oppose the act are prolife.

Content of the Sources

Article 1

Oyefabi, A. O., Nmadu, A. G., & Yusuf, M. S. (2016). Prevalence, perceptions, consequences, and determinants of induced abortion among students of the Kaduna State University, Northwestern Nigeria. Journal of Medicine in the Tropics, 18(2), 86. http://www.jmedtropics.org/temp/JMedTrop18286-8714109_022514.pdf

Due to the increased cases of abortion, Oyefabi et al. (2016) article seeks to determine the results, perceptions, prevalence, and determinants of induced abortion among Kaduna State University in Nigeria. The study aims at providing information to the University Management to induce reproductive health programs for the students. The study aims at determining the abortion rate among the adolescent and early adults who have a high risk of complication of abortions.

Article 2

Kathpalia, S. K. (2016). Acceptance of family planning methods by induced abortion seekers: An observational study over five years. medical journal armed forces india, 72(1), 8-11. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4723710/

The article seeks to determine the acceptance of family planning methods after abortion among women (Kathpalia, 2016). Family planning services are regarded as ways of preventing abortions and avoiding repetition of the act. Patients with induced abortions switch to effective contraceptive methods to help them avoid unwanted pregnancies again. The study reports that consistent and correct use of contraceptives reduces pregnancy and further induced abortions.

Article 3

Donohue, J. J., & Levitt, S. D. (2019). The impact of legalized abortion on crime over the last two decades (No. w25863). National Bureau of Economic Research. https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/pegroup/files/donohue_levitt1.28.pdf

The article identifies the impact of legalized abortion on crime (Donohue and Levitt, 2019). The legalization of abortion in the 1970s lead to a reduction in crime rate in the 1990s. Hence the article shows the relationship between crime rate and legalized abortion. Unwanted children are exposed to less favorable life outcomes such as crime involvement due to reduced parental care and other factors. Legalizing abortion reduces the number of unwanted births, leading to less criminal behavior of the persons exposed to it.

Article 4

Borges, A. L. V., OlaOlorun, F., Fujimori, E., Hoga, L. A. K., & Tsui, A. O. (2015). Contraceptive use following spontaneous and induced abortion and its association with family planning services in primary health care: results from a Brazilian longitudinal study. Reproductive Health, 12(1), 1-10. https://reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12978-015-0087-7

The article seeks to determine contraceptive use after induced abortion among women (Borges et al., 2015). It is essential to reduce abortion rates and present effective family planning techniques. The study shows that women receive little or no contraceptive prescription after induced abortion. Immediate initiation of contraceptives is recommended after an abortion.

Article 5

Geleto, A., & Markos, J. (2015). Awareness of female students attending higher educational institutions toward legalization of safe abortion and associated factors, Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study. Reproductive health, 12(1), 19. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12978-015-0006-y.pdf

The article identifies female students' awareness of attending higher institutions towards the legalization of safe abortion (Geleto Markos, 2015). Unsafe abortion is recognized as a challenge in public health in the world. Few women have adequate awareness of the issue. It is essential to offer strengthening information on the legalization of safe abortion among women.

Article 6

Hjalmarsson, R., Mitrut, A., & Pop-Eleches, C. (2019). The Impact of Abortion on Crime and Crime-Related Behavior (No. w26024). National Bureau of Economic Research. https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/60487/1/gupea_2077_60487_1.pdf

The article identifies the link between abortion on crime and crime-related behavior (Hjalmarsson et al., 2019). Abolition of abortion is associated with an increase in birth rates while legalization is associated with decreased birth rates. People engage in crime to meet their personal and child's needs. Unwanted births are costly to the parents and expose them to struggles that make them engage in crime.

The aspects discussed in the paper include education, family planning, and crime in relation to abortion. Education is regarded as a basic need in all states in the world. High school and University students are a higher risk of unwanted pregnancies that affects their access to education services. The students have to go for unsafe abortions contributing to postabortal abortions (Oyefabi et al., 2016).

One benefit of legalized abortion is that the students can continue with their education. Unsafe abortions lead to complications that can lead to the victim's death, hence terminating their education life (Geleto, 2015). Sex education is also essential to the students as it gives them knowledge on the use of contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

Family planning and relation to abortion has been a common topic. Post-abortion contraceptives are one of the post-abortion family care (Borges et al., 2015). However, the care is poorly delivered; research indicates that women fail to receive the contraceptive prescription. Prescribing family planning services after abortion is a way to stop further unwanted pregnancies, showing contraceptives' benefits as they reduce abortion rates (Kathpalia, 2016).

Crime is another aspect of abortion. Legalizing abortions has led to a reduction in crime rate as women do not struggle to cater to their personal needs and the child's ending up being involved in crimes (Donohue, 2019). Failing to legalize abortion contributes to increased crime rate as unwanted births remain costly to both parents and children (Hjalmarsson et al., 2019)

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