Abortion in America: Will Women Soon Lose Their Right to Choose?

During the beginning of 2005, the women’s right to choose was on the brink of being taken away forever. In Washington DC and places around the country politicians began rapidly taking over a women’s private decision to choose whether or not she wanted to keep her unborn child. Many politicians decided to use ideology rather than medical science to back up there reasons for abolishing abortions. They have decided to portray highly unrealistic viewpoints of sex and abstinence in schools.   

This is only the beginning of what we will see take place regarding this matter. With President Bush’s reelection there is a strong possibility that the issue of choice will make into the Supreme Court. And quite possibly the issue of Roe V. Wade may be overturned. If Bush is able to make this happen it will affect up to nineteen states they will abruptly abolish abortions in their states. Forcing women to keep children they otherwise wouldn’t have. It is predicted that over nineteen more will follow. Given the current makeup of Congress, a national criminal ban would be an all-too-real possibility.

In the 14th edition of “Who decides?” The status of a women’s right to choose is portrayed as being a very bleak situation in many U.S states. Anti-Choice legislators have already begun to step up there crusades to eliminate and or restrict a Women’s right to choose.  There has been a 28% increase in the consideration of Anti-Choice measures in the year 2004 alone.  President Bush’s policies have placed the on a path leading to failure to protect American women’s basic liberties.

But even through the clouds there is still hope for Women’s rights, with the 1.1 million Women whom are mostly under the age of 30 that marched on Washington, in an effort to prevent women from having to resort to home done abortions. They also hope to prevent the overturning of the Roe V. Wade case.