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The term abortion is to define the ending of a pregnancy which the fetus is clinically removed from the women's body.

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The first case of abortion can date back to 1550 B.C. in early ancient Egypt with unwanted pregnancies. In the picture shown it shows a "demon" performing an abortion on a women who has been sent to the underworld.

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Since the early times, abortion has now been used over millions of times in our modern society and has now become one of the most controversial topics around the globe.

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Before legalizing abortion in America, experts estimated that in the years 1966-1969 there were 200,000-1,200,000 illegal abortions performed on women. For many years leading up to the legalization, women were already fighting to have control over their bodies.

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While abortions were illegal and could not be professionally done, they came with heavy risks. Many women reported heavy blood loss, feeling ill, infections, heavy menstrual flow, infertility, and in some cases death.

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In most cases dating back to the 60's, the major reason why women had abortions was because if they were single or not married it was looked down upon. Public image was important to them and because of some religious beliefs and morals that played in, they didn't want to risk being a single mother in the public eye. Most women who chose to keep their child were forced to leave their homes and it was tough for them to find refuge where someone would take them in.

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On January 1973 the U.S Supreme Court ruled that state abortion laws were unconstitutional, therefore legalizing abortion. Although some states had already legalized abortions, there weren't many major changes and were still looked down upon.

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After abortion was legalized America split up into two parts in controversy. With one side arguing that abortion is murder and that you're taking the life of an innocent child. While on the other side they argue that it is up to them to decide whether they keep the child or not. Not only did it spark tension between men and women but also with some past presidents who urged to overturn Roe v. Wade. (In the picture shown it shows former President Ronald Reagan on his view of abortions, click on the image).

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A group known as Pro-Life formed prevent abortions and to spread awareness on the dangers of abortion. Their goal is not necessarily to shame a woman for having an abortion, but instead is to prevent her from having one. They are usually very religious based but not in all cases.

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On the other side, Pro-choice is a movement where they believe that a woman should always have the right to choose between ending her pregnancy or going on. They are more focused on obtaining the woman's rights and being able to control what happens to her body without the law putting their hands on the situation.

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Since its' legalization, each state has specific requirements to undergo an abortion. For example, in some states it is not required for you to notify each parent of the abortion while in some you must have consent from both.

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Since Trump's win in 2016, he had made it very clear on his stance on abortion. In 2017 the biggest women's march in D.C and other places in the US were held in response to him defunding planned parenthood and pushing for abortion rights to overturn.

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Just hours ago Trump's administration was given permission to limit access to abortion pills. This is significantly important because of how women are going to respond to him having power over their bodies. This decision will affect those who won't be able to get their hands on the pill therefore will have to get it clinically removed.

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Since COVID struck last year globally it has affected women's reproductive rights tremendously. Anti-abortion government officials have labeled abortions as non-essential and have placed restrictions on clinics during the pandemic. For pro-lifers this would be a win because it has decreased the number of legal abortions performed last year. For pro-choice, this is devastating to those who are choosing to terminate the pregnancy because now they either have to carry on with it by force or illegally terminate the pregnancy.

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As long as we keep sparking conversations and debates on abortion, the closer we are to spreading awareness and reaching those who can contribute on either side. This is important because for the future of our generation we will be the ones making decisions and we need to educate ourselves on important topics in order to contribute to our society.