Miranda

//[|Miranda Arispe] is senior at [|Eldorado High School].// //Miranda is active in many sports. She plans to attend Texas State in the fall.//

Women Want Their Rights, But is Abortion One of Them?

February 11, 2013

About one in three women will have had an abortion by the age of 45. Fifty-eight percent of these abortions come from women in their twenties. 85 percent of these women are unmarried, while 73 percent say it is because of their religious affiliation. They’re tons of excuses for why girls have abortions. I honestly don’t believe in getting an abortion. I mean do not get me wrong. There are exceptions for women who were raped or have medical problems. Other than those people I believe abortion is wrong. How is murder any different from abortion? You are killing an innocent life that has done no harm. We as people should not control whether or not we can end a life. According to the ,Guttmacher Institute, the following restrictions on abortion were in effect as of January 2013 in the state of Texas:
 * A woman must receive state-directed counseling that includes information designed to discourage her from having an abortion and then wait 24 hours before the procedure is provided.
 * The parent of a minor must consent and be notified before an abortion is provided.
 * Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest.
 * A woman must undergo an ultrasound before obtaining an abortion; the provider must show and describe the image to the woman. If the woman lives within 100 miles of an abortion provider she must obtain the ultrasound at least 24 hours before the abortion. [SIC]

I hope the restrictions the state of Texas has applied will help to decrease the rate of abortions. There have been several amendments that they have tried to pass making abortion unaffordable for those who want it. Although there were arguments on how far a woman would go to care for herself, some of these examples are; getting a second job, cutting off the heat to her home to instead afford food. In the end though having a baby could be just as costly for a family. My solution would take many things into consideration. I would not want to burden a woman with the child of her rapist that just sounds cruel. I would hope they would have the baby and give the child up for adoption. In the end it just comes down to abortion being the woman’s choice. If she is unable to get an abortion because of the law, then more than likely she will find another way, just as most women have been doing for years.


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Life Begins at Conception Nikki Herrera, High School Student ||= Why should you end someones life before it starts? //Cesar Cruz, high school student// || Who are we to decide who has no chance at life?... Brian Shriver, High School Student ||= Killing Innocent Lives //Kasey Gonzalez, High School Student// || As a Former Fetus, I Oppose Abortion Austin Stapp, High School Student ||= **Abortion Illegal, Unless Special Cased** Edward Hernandez, High School Student ||
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