Abortion Debate Does Little to Lower Abortion Rates

Abortion is a heated subject particularly in the United States with the debate being centered on whether or not it should be legal. The pro-life camp says abortion should be outlawed and this will stop abortion from happening. The pro-choice camp argues that if abortion is outlawed desperate women will resort to dangerous illegal methods to obtain abortions, jeopardizing their future fertility and their lives. I agree with the latter. I am pro-choice but at the same time I am anti-abortion. Confused yet? Allow me to clarify. Pro-choice does not mean pro-abortion or pro-death, it is rather an acceptance of a grisly reality. Thousands of women are forced to seek abortions every year. The driving forces vary but rape, incest, abuse, extreme poverty, and drug addiction top the list. Women seeking abortion are by definition desperate In the words of Hilary Clinton "No woman ever wants to have an abortion". Outlawing abortion will not have much of an impact on women seeking to have abortions. The brunt of humanities effort should be on the task of supporting women with aid and education to prevent them from needing to seek abortion.